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February 18, 2021 Q & A

Myanmar, Sanctions, and Human Rights

Questions and Answers

February 18, 2021 Report

Guatemala: Free Press Under Attack

Harassment, Limited Access to Information, Poor Investigations of Attacks

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February 18, 2021 Commentary

From Covid to Blackface on TV, China’s Racism Problem Runs Deep

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February 18, 2021 Commentary

A Growing Rights Crisis in Sri Lanka

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February 18, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Activist Given Suspended Sentence for ‘Undesirable’ Charges

Abusive Legislation Needs to Be Repealed

Anastasiya Shevchenko. 
February 18, 2021 Commentary

A Deportation Statute of Limitations in the US

Biden Proposes a Pathway to Citizenship for 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants

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February 18, 2021 Commentary

The UAE Must Release Latifa And Shamsa – And Stop Denying Women Basic Rights

Shaikha Latifa Bint Mohammed
February 18, 2021 Statement

UN top rights body should condemn Myanmar military coup, ensure accountability

HRW Statement - UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Myanmar

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February 18, 2021 Dispatches

Two Journalists in Belarus Jailed in Retaliation for Their Work

Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Daria Chultsova sentenced to two years in prison

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February 18, 2021 Report

Turkey: Student Protesters at Risk of Prosecution

Free Detainees; Respect Freedom of Assembly

During student protests against President Erdoğan’s appointment of a rector to Boğaziçi University, police used handcuffs to keep the campus gate shut in Istanbul, Turkey, January 4, 2021
February 17, 2021 Dispatches

Free Speech Under Threat in Uzbekistan

Worrying Draft Law Should Be Published and Properly Reviewed

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February 17, 2021 Dispatches

Troubling Raid on Philippine Indigenous School

Police Accuse Tribal School of Training Child Combatants

Arrested teachers and adult Indigenous students confer with their lawyer while detained in a Cebu City jail. 
February 17, 2021 Dispatches

Human Rights Body Calls for Repeal of Jamaica’s Anti-LGBT Laws

Laws Prohibiting Same-Sex Conduct Fuel Hate, Violence

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February 17, 2021 Statement

More Than 80 Non-Governmental Organizations, Faith-Based Groups, and Academic Institutions Call for the Biden Administration to Repeal ICC Sanctions

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, November 7, 2019. 
February 17, 2021 Letter

A Human Rights Approach to US-China Policy

A Joint NGO letter to the Biden Administration

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