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March 31, 2021 Report

Poland: Escalating Threats to Women Activists

Investigate, Protect Rights Defenders, End Hateful Rhetoric

Protesters hold a banner of Strajk Kobiet (Women's Strike) during a protest in Warsaw on March 8,  International Women's Day, organized by the Women's Strike (Strajk Kobiet) against the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and the decision of the Constitutional Court.
March 30, 2021 Letter

HRW Urges Oregon Lift Opposition to Retroactive Application of Racist Non-Unanimous Jury Rule

Oregon AG Should Reverse All Convictions Resulting from Known Non-Unanimous Juries

March 30, 2021 Dispatches

US State Department Re-Commits to Reporting on Reproductive Rights

Secretary of State Blinken Recognizes Human Rights as Co-Equal and Interdependent

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department in Washington, standing in front of a world map and a US flag.
March 30, 2021 Dispatches

Arizona Legislators Should Reject Immunity for Nursing Homes

Residents Need Access to Courts Amid Emerging Reports of Neglect During Pandemic

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March 30, 2021 Letter

Letter to the Thailand Office of the Council of the State Re: Proposed Law on Not-for-Profit Organizations

Attn: Secretary-General

March 30, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter in Support of the California VISION Act

HRW Strongly Supports CA AB 937, the Voiding Inequality and Seeking Inclusion for Our Immigrant Neighbors (VISION) Act

An ICE detainee rests his hands on the window of his cell in the segregation wing at the Adelanto immigration detention center, which is run by the Geo Group Inc, in Adelanto, California, on April 13, 2017.
March 30, 2021 Dispatches

Covid-19 Pandemic Ravages Brazil

President Bolsonaro Continues to Oppose Measures that Could Save Lives

An overhead view of a cemetery
March 30, 2021 Dispatches

Time to Focus on Human Rights in EU’s Turkey Agenda

Council Meeting Offered Little Hope to Turkey’s Human Rights Defenders

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen walking near the Turkish and European Union flags.
March 30, 2021 Report

IMF: Scant Transparency for Covid-19 Emergency Loans

Anti-Corruption Measures a Step Forward, but Weak Implementation

International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2017.
March 30, 2021 Report

Rwanda: Arrests, Prosecutions over YouTube Posts

Urgent Reforms Needed as Commonwealth Summit Approaches

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March 30, 2021 News Release

Jordan: Yemeni Asylum Seekers Deported

Others Face Deportation Decisions

A Yemeni asylum seeker who arrived in Jordan in 2014, overlooks the city in the neighborhood of Abu Nseir, North of Amman, Jordan on March 25, 2021.
March 30, 2021 Report

Lebanon: Tripoli Detainees Allege Torture, Forced Disappearance

Don’t Try Civilians in Military Courts; Drop Unsubstantiated Terrorism Charges

 Security forces force anti-government protesters away from al-Nour square in the center Tripoli, Lebanon, on January 31, 2021 amidst clashes.
March 29, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Court Extends Activist’s Pretrial Detention

Release Mikhail Iosilevich Charged Under ‘Undesirables’ Law

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March 29, 2021 Dispatches

Hundreds Missing After Mozambique Attack

Government Should Provide More Information About Situation in Palma

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March 29, 2021 Statement

Human Rights Watch Testimony to the DC Legislature Council In Support Of Bill 24 - 0026

Provided by Skye Wheeler on March 29, 2021

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