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December 12, 2019 News Release

Yemen: Riyadh Agreement Ignores Rights Abuses

Release Arbitrarily Held Detainees, Punish Abusive Officials

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December 11, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Access to Information Bill Falls Short

Needs Revisions to Comply with International Standards

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, arrives for a ceremony of the 68th anniversary of the founding of his Cambodian People's Party in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, June 28, 2019.
December 11, 2019 Dispatches

Action Needed to End Iraq Killings

Government Should Stop Abuses Against Protesters

Protesters gather while security forces close River Street during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, December 10, 2019.
December 11, 2019 News Release

New York: Cuomo Announces Pesticide Ban

Move Could Protect Children, Workers, and the Environment

Farmworkers harvest apples on a farm in New York.
December 11, 2019 Dispatches

Eleven Sentenced over St. Petersburg Metro Bombing

Authorities Ignored Allegations of Torture, Fake Evidence

Mourners place flowers at the Tekhnologichesky Institut subway station in St. Petersburg to commemorate victims of the April 3, 2017 suicide bombing on a subway train.
December 11, 2019 Dispatches

US State of Ohio Proposes Extreme Abortion Ban

Bill Disregards Medical Science, Threatens Health

Protesters gather to participate in a Women's March highlighting demands for equal rights and equality for women, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
December 11, 2019 Dispatches

Afghanistan Papers Detail US Role in Abuse

Documents Reveal Enabling of Corruption, Rights Abuses

US forces and Afghan security police are seen in Asad Khil, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 17, 2017. The US military's complicty in abuses in Afghanistan was revealed in papers released in December, 2019
December 11, 2019 Commentary

Building Momentum to Hold Companies to Account

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December 11, 2019 News Release

India: Citizenship Bill Discriminates Against Muslims

Draft Law Favors Hindus, Other Non-Muslim Immigrants

A protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Gauhati, India, Dec 10, 2019.
December 10, 2019 Commentary

Five Human Rights Issues That Defined 2019 for Australia

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December 10, 2019 Dispatches

Who Cares About North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses?

Trump Administration Again Blocks UN Meeting on Abuses

The UN Security Council holds a meeting on November 20, 2019, at United Nations headquarters in New York.
December 10, 2019 Statement

Statement on the U.S. Government Decision to Suspend Thailand’s Trade Preferences Due to Worker Rights Issues

December 10, 2019 Dispatches

US Imposes Human Rights Day Sanctions on Myanmar

New Legal Pressure a Step Toward Justice

Aung San Suu Kyi and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
December 10, 2019 Dispatches

Pressure Mounts on New York Governor to Ban Toxic Pesticide

State Pediatricians Urge Cuomo to Protect Children’s Health

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December 10, 2019 Dispatches

Transgender Parent in Japan Banned from Changing Legal Gender

Lawsuit Brought Against Discriminatory Law Affecting Parents of Minor Children

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