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November 19, 2020 Dispatches

Still no Accountability for Hong Kong’s Police Force

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November 19, 2020 News Release

Thailand: Police Violence Against Democracy Demonstrators

Unnecessary Use of Water Cannons, Teargas; 55 Reported Injured

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November 19, 2020 Dispatches

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European Support Needed for Unaccompanied Children

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November 19, 2020 Dispatches

Lame Duck US Congress Should Pass Bill to Study Reparations for Slavery

Campaign Calls on Congress to Pass H.R. 40 Immediately

A young boy raises his fist during a demonstration in Atlanta, Georgia, May 31, 2020.
November 19, 2020 Report

Turkey: Opposition Politicians Detained for Four Years

Pattern of Politically Motivated Prosecutions, Detentions

Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has been held in Edirne F-type Prison since November 4, 2016.
November 19, 2020 Report

Guinea: Post-Election Violence, Repression

Investigate Use of Excessive Force; Hold Those Responsible to Account

Guinea Voter Card- Elections 2020
November 19, 2020 Dispatches

Pushbacks in Greek Waters Put Lives at Risk

Border Patrol Agency has a Duty to Protect Human Rights

An officer from the European Union’s border protection agency, Frontex, holds the arm of a migrant as they board a ferry in the port of Mytilini, Lesbos island, Greece, on Friday, April 8, 2016.
November 18, 2020 Commentary

Latin America, It’s Time to End Police Abuse

The region’s police and security forces need urgent reform. Otherwise, we are likely to continue seeing serious abuses against protesters

Police surround a protester in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020.
November 18, 2020 News Release

Australia: Follow Up Afghan Report with Prosecutions

War Crimes Investigations Should Be Prompt, Independent to Ensure Justice

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November 18, 2020 News Release

Haiti: End Sexual Abuse in Football

FIFA Should Ban Officials Who Exploit Children

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November 18, 2020 News Release

Hungary: Intensified Attack on LGBT People

Parliament Should Reject Anti-LGBT Proposal; EU Commission Should Speak Out

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November 17, 2020 Dispatches

Myanmar’s Military Still Using Children in Fighting

UN Secretary-General Should Return Government to ‘List of Shame’

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November 17, 2020 Commentary

Canada Shouldn’t be Fooled by Saudi Arabia’s G20 Ploy

Since the brutal murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi state agents two years ago, Saudi Arabia has significantly ramped up its efforts to divert public attention from its dismal human rights record.
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Address Climate, Environmental Impacts Along with Worsening Premature Birth Rates

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