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December 19, 2018 Dispatches

A Child Bride’s Attempted Suicide in Lebanon

Parliament Should Pass Law Ending Child Marriage

The parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon October 27, 2016.
December 19, 2018 News Release

Guatemala: New Attack on Anti-Corruption Body

Government to Expel Key Investigators

Guatemala's President Jimmy Morales attends the Latin America and Caribbean International Economic Forum at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris
December 19, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Disband Panel on Crimes Against Rohingya

Rakhine State Commission Delays Efforts at Justice; Claim of ‘No Evidence’ Shows Bias

Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.
December 19, 2018 News Release

Brazil: Police Killings at Record High in Rio

Unlawful Actions Undermine Public Security

Police officers patrol the Rocinha slum after violent clashes between drug gangs, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 29, 2017. The banner reads: "The Rocinha asks for peace."
December 19, 2018 Dispatches

Britain Should Stand Up for Saudi Women Activists

Chilling Reports of Saudi Torture Should Not Be Met With Silence

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December 19, 2018 Statement

Bahrain: Drop Charges in Rights Defender’s Case

Apparent Effort to Obscure Appeal Hearing for Nabeel Rajab

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.
December 19, 2018 Commentary

Tokyo's 'values-free' diplomacy and the Rohingya crisis

A Rohingya woman walks through Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 22, 2018.
December 18, 2018 News Release

Maldives: New Government Should Promote Rights

Letter to President Ibrahim Solih Highlights Key Areas

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih interacts with supporters during a gathering in Malé, Maldives, September 24, 2018.
December 18, 2018 Dispatches

In Memory of Medi Ssengooba

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December 18, 2018 News Release

Former UN Rights Chief Joins Human Rights Watch Board

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland February 26, 2018.
December 18, 2018 Dispatches

Don’t Punish US Companies That Help End Abuses in the West Bank

US Congress Should Reject Israel Anti-Boycott Act

Barkan, located in the occupied West Bank, is an Israeli residential settlement and industrial zone that houses around 120 factories that export around 80 percent of their goods abroad. In the background is the Palestinian village of Khirbet Bani Hassan.
December 18, 2018 News Release

Mali: Militias Kill Over 75 Civilians

Judicial Inquiries, Arrests First Steps Toward Prosecuting Those Responsible

Members of the Dogon militia, Dan Na Ambassagou, which was founded to defend the Dogon community from attacks by Islamist armed groups. Dan Na Ambassagou has been implicated in numerous serious abuses against Peuhl civilians.
December 18, 2018 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on South Korea

82nd presessional, 2018

December 18, 2018 Commentary

No Country for Gay Men, Young Girls

Can the Bulldozer Really Change Gear?

Tanzania Sisi Kwa Sisi Foundation, a non-governmental LGBT youth organization based in Dar Es Salaam. On October 17, 2017, police raided a workshop at a hotel in Dar Es Salaam, where lawyers and activists were meeting to discuss HIV preve
December 18, 2018 News Release

South Sudan: Spate of Sexual Violence

Impunity Fueling Roadside Attacks on Women, Girls Around Bentiu

Women line up for food rations at a distribution site in Bentiu, South Sudan, on December 8, 2018.

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