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April 16, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: US Should Prioritize Rights, Civilian Protection

Boost Aid for Civil Society, Education, Health, Media

President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. 
April 16, 2021 Commentary

Top Rights Tweets of the Week

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April 16, 2021 Dispatches

A Plea to the UN to Address Sexual Violence in Conflict

Deaf Activist Warns “Our Wounds Will Never Heal”

Caroline Atim, wearing a blue dress, addresses the United Nations Security Council during a virtual meeting, April 14, 2021. She is seated in front of a black background.
April 16, 2021 Dispatches

The Death of a Warlord in the Central African Republic

Other 3R Commanders Should be Held Accountable for Crimes

Sidiki Abass (also known as Bi Sidi Souleymane), commander of a group called Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation, or 3R, at the peace deal signing ceremony in Bangui, Central African Republic, on February 6, 2019.
April 16, 2021 Statement

Submission to the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on the human rights of older women

April 16, 2021 Letter

Groups Urge US to End Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl-related Substances

Class-wide Scheduling Would Exacerbate Pretrial Detention, Mass Incarceration and Racial Disparities in the Prison System

A view of the Capitol Building in Washington October 15, 2013.
April 16, 2021 Dispatches

The United Kingdom's Brazen Assault on ICC Independence

Prime Minister’s Letter at Odds with Rule of Law

ICC permanent premises
April 16, 2021 News Release

Brazil: Rio Attorney General Weakens Police Oversight

Accountability Essential to Curb Police Killings

A military police armored vehicle passes by a person killed by police on April 7, 2016 in the Jacarezinho favela. Military police killed tow other people during the same raid.
April 16, 2021 Letter

Letter to Rio de Janeiro’s attorney general, Luciano Mattos

April 16, 2021 News Release

Egypt: Restrictions on Civic Work Underscored

Implementing Regulations Stifle Independent Work

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gives an address at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, May 26, 2017.
April 15, 2021 Statement

Historic Progress on US Slavery Reparations Bill

House Should Promptly Vote on Bill Approved by Judiciary Committee

A sculpture of African slaves by Ghanaian artist, Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, at the beginning of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. 
April 15, 2021 Dispatches

US Resuming Arms Sales to UAE is Disastrous

Biden’s U-Turn on Pledge Heightens Risks to Civilians in Yemen, Libya

Southern Transitional Council forces backed by the United Arab Emirates prepare to storm the presidential palace in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen on August 9, 2019.
April 15, 2021 Commentary

The European Bank Should Speak Out About Egypt’s Abuses

Odile Renaud-Basso, former head of the French treasury who was elected president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in November 2020.
April 15, 2021 Statement

Statement on France's Deportation of Chechen Asylum Seeker to Russia Despite Risk of Torture

April 15, 2021 Dispatches

UN Security Council Needs to Act on Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Urgently Address Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis

Children in front of the Africa/Ayga hotel likely damaged by a direct fire weapon in Humera town, Tigray region, Ethiopia, on November 22, 2020.

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