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February 14, 2017 News Release

Lebanon: New Refugee Policy a Step Forward

Open the Door to Legal Status for All Syrian Refugees

A General Security officer stands by as a Syrian bus driver carries the passports and departure cards of Syrians arriving in Lebanon.
February 14, 2017 News Release

Ethiopia: Dams, Plantations a Threat to Kenyans

Lake Turkana Water Levels down, further drop expected

Boys fishing in Lake Turkana. The population of Turkana County is predominantly Turkana people, who rely on fishing in Lake Turkana for their livelihood.
February 13, 2017 News Release

North Korea: End Rampant Forced Child Labor

Submission to UN Children’s Committee Highlights Exploitation, Abuse

Kim Jong-un attends a performance of school children to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Korean Children's Union (KCU) in Pyongyang in June 2016.
February 13, 2017 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

February 13, 2017 Dispatches

It’s Time to End Child Marriage in New York

State Law is Out of Step with International Norms

Sonia Ossorio of NOW-NYC addresses the crowd at a protest against US laws allowing child marriage.
February 13, 2017 Witness

Witness: Child Marriage in the US

Fraidy Reiss at a Chain-In protest in 2015.
February 13, 2017 Dispatches

Trudeau Should Raise Targeting of Muslims in Trump Meeting

First visit between Canadian and US leaders should go beyond trade

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017.
February 13, 2017 Dispatches

Venezuela on Trial for Political Discrimination

Case Involves Women Dismissed for Political Action

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February 13, 2017 Commentary

Harassment Is Denying Refugee Children on Nauru an Education

Children sent to Nauru by Australia for “offshore processing,” August 2016. Parents and children reported that students from families of refugees and asylum seekers are frequently bullied by Nauruan students.
February 13, 2017 Report

Syria: Coordinated Chemical Attacks on Aleppo

Security Council Should Impose Sanctions

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February 13, 2017 Letter

Letter to the New York State Assembly and Senate Requesting Support for State Assembly Bill A.5524 and Senate Bill S.4407 to Help End Child Marriage in New York

February 13, 2017 Letter

The Human Rights Council should establish the mandate of an Independent Expert on Libya

Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

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February 13, 2017 News Release

Pakistan: Mass Forced Returns of Afghan Refugees

UN Refugee Agency Complicit in Government Coercion

An Afghan refugee family forced out of Pakistan stands by a hired truck laden with their possessions after an overnight journey, October 2016
February 12, 2017 Commentary

Is the Trump Administration Going Soft on Thailand’s Junta?

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February 10, 2017 Dispatches

Despite Minor Reforms, the Iranian Penal Code is Still Failing Children

Child Offenders Still Being Sentenced to Death

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