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October 23, 2019 News Release

Burundi: Journalists, Driver Detained on Reporting Trip

Clampdown on Free Speech Increases as Elections Near

From left to right: Térence Mpozenzi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Christine Kamikazi, Egide Harerimana, and Adolphe Masabarakiza.
October 23, 2019 Dispatches

New Leadership for African Rights Group Presents Opportunity

ACHPR Bureau Should Focus on Advancing Human Rights Norms and Values

A banner at the opening of the 65th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul, Gambia, which reads ‘our collective responsibility’ in the four working languages of the ACHPR.
October 23, 2019 Dispatches

US Power Outages Endanger People with Disabilities

Emergency Response Plans Should Be Inclusive, Accessible

A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village as Pacific Gas & Electric power shutdowns continue in Oakland, California, October 10, 2019.
October 23, 2019 News Release

Chad: No Redress for Ex-Dictator’s Victims

African Commission Should Press for Habré-Era Reparations

Families of Habré's victims demonstrate in Ndjaména, 2005.
October 23, 2019 Dispatches

UK LGBT Hate Crimes Stats Make Shocking Reading

New Police Data Shows Intolerance Across the Board

Revellers wave flags during a gay pride parade in downtown Madrid, Spain, July 2, 2016.
October 23, 2019 News Release

Canada: Make First Nations Water Supply a Priority

New Tools for Communities to Renew Push for Rights

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October 22, 2019 Commentary

Another Birthday Behind Bars: The UAE’s Unjust Imprisonment of Ahmed Mansoor

Human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor smiles while speaking to Associated Press journalists in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016.
October 22, 2019 News Release

Chile: Respect Rights in Protest Response

Investigate Reports of Excessive Force

Demonstrators run from police launching water canons and tear gas as a state of emergency remains in effect in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.
October 22, 2019 Letter

Rights Groups Urge US Congress to Restore Proportionality in Federal Prison Sentencing

Support a Second Look at Long Sentences Through H.R. 3795/S. 2146

October 22, 2019 News Release

EU: Sanction Nicaraguans for Grave Abuses

New Sanctions Framework a Step Toward Justice

An officer of the National Police shoots at a group of people outside the shopping mall Metrocentro in Managua, Nicaragua, May 28, 2018.
October 22, 2019 Letter

Rights Groups Urge Cosponsorship of the Second Look Act

Congress Should Support a Second Look at Long Sentences

The front gate is pictured at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York April 8, 2016.
October 22, 2019 Commentary

Why Children in Kabwe, Zambia, Still Suffer Lead Poisoning

International Lead Poisoning Week Highlights Need for Action

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October 22, 2019 News Release

Azerbaijan: Peaceful Rallies Dispersed Violently

Police Beat, Kick Protesters, Arresting Dozens

A women’s rights protester is detained by police in Baku on October 20.
October 21, 2019 Commentary

US Congress Should Pass Law to Protect Women’s and Girls’ Rights Around the World

Restore Funding Cut to UNFPA Over Reproductive Health Concerns

China one child policy
October 21, 2019 Dispatches

Lebanon Plan to Address Protest Grievances Falls Short

“Trust Deficit” May Doom Hariri Proposal

Lebanese riot police fire tear gas during a protest against government's plans to impose new taxes in Beirut, Lebanon, October 18, 2019.

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