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February 22, 2022 News Release

Canada: Let Gravely Ill Canadians Leave Northeast Syria

Obstructing Care for Detained Woman, Child Flouts Government Policy

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February 21, 2022 News Release

Turkey: Human Rights Defender on Trial

Co-chair of Country’s Oldest Rights Group Faces Terrorism Prosecution

Öztürk Türkdoğan, co-chair of the Human Rights Association, Turkey’s oldest human rights nongovernmental organization.
February 21, 2022 News Release

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Drop Fabricated Charges Against Activists, Peaceful Protesters

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February 21, 2022 Commentary

If Nick Clegg Wants to Fix Meta, He Needs to Tackle its Problem with Human Rights

Clegg Should Address the Surveillance Business Model That Has Done so Much Harm

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February 21, 2022 Commentary

Independent investigation into Kazakhstan killings, torture a priority

Human Rights Watch argues that the government’s responses to January events fall short.

Kazakh riot police walk to block demonstrators gathering during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 5, 2022.
February 21, 2022 News Release

Europe: Ban Trade with Illegal Settlements

Trade with Settlements in Occupied Territories Contributes to Rights Abuses

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February 21, 2022 News Release

Algeria: 3 Years On, Repression on Protest Tightens

Free All Imprisoned for Peaceful Expression

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February 18, 2022 News Release

Ukraine: Shelling Residential Areas Puts Civilians at Risk

Attacks Intensify Against Government-Controlled Areas in East

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February 18, 2022 News Release

China: Censorship Mars Beijing Olympics

IOC, Sponsors’ Inaction Enables Restrictions on Athletes, Journalists

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February 18, 2022 Dispatches

Canadian Religious Groups Speak Out on Immigration Detention

Interfaith Gathering Highlights Abuses, Calls for a Path to Abolishing Detention

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February 18, 2022 Dispatches

Still No Answers 2 Years After Rwanda Singer Found Dead

Credibly Investigate Kizito Mihigo’s Death in Custody

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February 17, 2022 Dispatches

Japan Beverage Giant to Withdraw from Myanmar

Kirin Should Not Sell Stakes to Military-Owned Entities

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February 17, 2022 Dispatches

Florida Advances 'Don’t Say Gay' Bill

Censoring Discussions Jeopardizes Children’s Rights

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February 17, 2022 Dispatches

North Koreans Face Repatriation from Russia

Migrant Workers Forcibly Disappeared, at Grave Risk if Returned

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February 17, 2022 Commentary

Ecuador Should Ensure Abortion Access in Rape Cases

Women hold letters forming the phrase "Legal Abortion Now" during an abortion rights protest in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, September 28, 2020. 

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