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February 11, 2022 Letter

Joint Letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council

Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
February 11, 2022 News Release

Uganda: Ensure Justice for Detained, Tortured Author

Investigate Ill-Treatment Allegations; Drop Charges

The Ugandan author of "Greedy Barbarian," Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, at his home in Iganga district in Eastern Uganda, May 11, 2020.
February 10, 2022 Dispatches

Pressure Mounts on Sri Lanka to Reform Abusive Law

Cosmetic Edits Insufficient; EU Trade Benefits Hang in Balance

A Police Special Task Force is deployed after eight inmates were killed in a prison incident in Mahara, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka
February 10, 2022 Dispatches

Stop Conflating Covid-19 Vaccine Access with ‘Hesitancy’

Governments Can Protect the Right to Health by Removing Barriers

A man in a face mask stands next to a sign that says "No vaccination today" in English and Hindi
February 10, 2022 News Release

US: Deported Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Suffer Serious Harm

Flawed Asylum Denials; Abuses in Detention and After Deportation

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February 9, 2022 Dispatches

Hijab Ban in India Sparks Outrage, Protests

Standoff Points to Growing Marginalization of Muslims

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February 9, 2022 Dispatches

Ensuring Choice for People with Disabilities in Mexico

Senate Should Rewrite Bill Further Depriving Legal Capacity

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February 9, 2022 Dispatches

Russian Government Seeks Closure of LGBT Rights Group

Flagrant Political, Homophobic Censorship Violates Human Rights Obligations

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February 9, 2022 Statement

Senate Hearing on "Targeted Killing' and the Rule of Law"

Human Rights Watch Statement for the Record

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February 9, 2022 Letter

Open letter to the Chair of the Justice Commission of the Mexican Senate

February 9, 2022 Commentary

Moscow Plays a Weak Hand on Lawlessness in Chechnya

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February 9, 2022 News Release

Myanmar: Japan Construction Giant Should End Military Partnership

Questions about Yokogawa Bridge Corp.’s Ties Since Coup Go Unanswered

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February 9, 2022 Report

China: Imprisoned Tibetan Monk’s Health in Peril

Free Wrongfully Held Scholar Go Sherab Gyatso

Go Sherab Gyatso, summer 2020. 
February 9, 2022 News Release

Kazakhstan: Set Independent Inquiry into January Events

International Experts Should Help Investigate Use of Force, Torture

Troops are seen at the main square in Almaty, Kazakhstan where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, January 6, 2022.
February 9, 2022 News Release

Tunisia: Secret Detentions Under Cover of State of Emergency

Arbitrary ‘Assigned Residences’ Without Judicial Oversight

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