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Thousands Held More Than a Month Without Charge

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September 16, 2019 Dispatches

End Corporal Punishment in Pakistan’s Schools

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September 15, 2019 News Release

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Return Minors Housed in State-Run Institutions to Relatives

The entrance to the No. 4 High School with a sign that reads "Entering school grounds, please speak Mandarin," left, in Peyzawat, Xinjiang region. © 2018 AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
September 15, 2019 Commentary

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On 8 September 2019, a UNICEF installation highlighting the grave scale of child deaths in conflict during 2018 on the North Lawn at the United Nations Headquarters.
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Shutdown Hinders Emergency Response, Risks Lives

A Rohingya refugee man stands on a makeshift house at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on Setember 13, 2019. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Rwandans Charged With Murder of Exiled Critic

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September 13, 2019 News Release

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At least 12 Dead, Thousands Displaced

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Government’s Own Assessment Shows Human Rights In Poorest Communities May Be Most At Risk

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September 12, 2019 Commentary

Self-Immolation Highlights Controversy over Cultural Rights in Russia

A national debate on minority cultural rights is the backdrop to the death of an academic in the Russian republic of Udmurtia

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September 12, 2019 Statement

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Human Rights Watch Oral Intervention under Item 2: General Debate on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Update

September 12, 2019 Interview

Interview: How Policing in One US City Hurts Black and Poor Communities

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