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September 3, 2018 News Release

Cluster Munition Coalition Statement on Stockpile Destruction to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Eighth Meeting of States Parties in Geneva

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director, Arms Division

September 2, 2018 Report

Yemen: Coalition Bus Bombing Apparent War Crime

States Supplying Arms Risk Complicity

People are seen near a bus destroyed by an airstrike that killed dozens of children, in a photograph taken on August 12, 2018 in Saada, Yemen.
September 1, 2018 News Release

Libya: Civilians Killed in Tripoli Clashes

Residents Trapped Between Armed Groups

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August 31, 2018 News Release

Guatemala: President Sabotages Fight for Justice

Decision on CICIG Mandate Jeopardizes Anti-Corruption Efforts

August 31, 2018 News Release

UN Security Council: Condemn Abuses in Nicaragua

Brutal Repression and Impunity Belongs on Council’s Agenda

Burial of Teyler Lorío, 14 months old baby; his parents allege police shot him in the head when his father was holding him in his arms, walking on the street in Managua, Nicaragua.
August 31, 2018 News Release

Iran: Free People Jailed for Peaceful Protests

Detainees Face Abuse, Appalling Conditions

A still from video shows handcuffed detained protestors in front of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran, August 26, 2018.  © 2018 Private
August 31, 2018 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Chinese police patrol a night market near Id Kah Mosque in Xinjiang, a day before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, June 25, 2017.
August 31, 2018 Dispatches

Governments Pressure Russia to Act on Chechnya Abuses

15 Countries Take Rare Step Invoking OSCE Vienna Mechanism

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August 31, 2018 News Release

Guatemala: Reject ‘Life and Family Protection’ Law

Dangerous Attack on Rights of Women and LGBT People

An indigenous woman holds a placard reading 'My Body My Territory Is to be Respected' as she demonstrates on International Women's Day in Guatemala City on March 8, 2018.
August 31, 2018 News Release

Ukraine: Ensure All Pensioners Have Access to Benefits

Discriminatory Policies Restrict Older People’s Access to Pensions

Pensioners queuing in front of a state bank branch in government-controlled Stanitsa Luhanska. March 22, 2018.
August 31, 2018 Dispatches

In Scotland, Girls Go to School with One Less Worry. Period.

Other Governments Should Address Girls Access to Menstrual Hygiene Products

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August 31, 2018 News Release

Russia, Turkey, and Iran Should Act on Syria Detainees

Use September 7 Meeting to Address Arbitrary Detentions, Disappearances, Abductions

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lock hands during a group photo in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. © 2018 Tolga Bozoglu/Pool Photo via AP
August 31, 2018 Letter

Joint Letter to the Astana Working Group on Detentions and Abductions in the Syrian Conflict

August 30, 2018 Commentary

The Chance to Urge Religious Freedom in Indonesia

A police officer stands guard during a protest by supporters of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, outside Cipinang Prison where he was taken following his conviction of blasphemy in Jakarta, Indonesia, 9 May 2017.
August 30, 2018 News Release

India: 5 More Rights Activists Detained

Stop Prosecuting Dissent; Repeal Abusive Counterterrorism Law

Police try to stop people belonging to the Dalit community as they take part in a protest during a nationwide strike called by Dalit organisations, in Chandigarh, India, April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Ajay Verma

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