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June 8, 2023 News Release

EU: Press Vietnam to End Rights Abuses

Set Benchmarks for Progress at Bilateral Rights Dialogue

Twelve Vietnamese rights activists and bloggers currently detained for exercising their basic rights. Top row from left to right: Bui Tuan Lam, Le Manh Ha, Dinh Van Hai, Bui Van Thuan. Center row: Pham Doan Trang, Trinh Ba Phuong, Nguyen Thi Tam, Truong Van Dung. Bottom row: Nguyen Lan Thang, Mai Phan Loi, Dang Dinh Bach, Tran Van Bang.

June 8, 2023 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the European Union Ahead of the EU-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue

May 26, 2023

June 8, 2023 Dispatches

Justice Denied for Rwanda Genocide Victims

Trial of Alleged Mastermind Félicien Kabuga Suspended

Félicien Kabuga during his Initial Appearance at The Hague on November 11, 2020.

June 7, 2023 Dispatches

Wildfire Smoke in North America Threatens Pregnancy Rights

Haze in Washington Should Move US Congress to Act

Wildfire smoke covers the New York City skyline, June 7, 2023.

June 7, 2023 News Release

Olympics: Act on Sexual Abuse Complaints by Indian Athletes

Sport & Rights Alliance Calls for Independent Investigation After Protesters Detained

Indian wrestlers, from right, Bajrang Punia, Sangita Phogat and Vinesh Phogat, ahead of their protest march towards the newly inaugurated parliament, in New Delhi, India, May 28, 2023.

June 7, 2023 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Pro Golf Merger “Sportswashes” Abuses

Government’s Investment Fund Merges with PGA Tour, DP World Tour

Golfers walk on the 16th hole during the LIV Golf Invitational at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Saudi Arabia.

June 7, 2023 Dispatches

Top Russian Human Rights Defender on Trial

Oleg Orlov at Risk of Imprisonment for Speaking Out against Russia’s War in Ukraine

Oleg Orlov protesting Russia's abusive war in Ukraine at the Red Square in Moscow, April 2022. His poster reads, 'Our unwillingness to know the truth and our silence turn us into collaborators in crimes.’

June 7, 2023 Dispatches

American Churches Launch Initiative to End Israel’s Apartheid

Over 100 Faith-Based Groups Form “Apartheid Free Communities Initiative”

Israeli and Palestine activists hold a banner during a protest to block the new Route 4370 Israeli highway near the Palestinian town of Anata, January 23, 2019.

June 7, 2023 Background Briefing

Illegal Migration Bill – Joint Civil Society Briefing for the House of Lords Second Reading

May 2023

June 7, 2023 Dispatches

Uzbekistan Should Free Imprisoned Lawyer

Court Releases, Reduces Sentences of 14 Other Karakalpakstan Defendants

Defendants listen to the verdict in their trial on charges related to the July 2022 protests in Nukus, the main city in Karakalpakstan, at a court in Bukhara, Uzbekistan on January 31, 2023.

June 7, 2023 Dispatches

Germany, Namibia Need a Rights-Respecting Reparations Process

UN Experts Urge Affected Communities’ Participation in Negotiations

Chiefs of the Nama and Ovaherero peoples during the annual ‘reparations walk’ in Swakopmund, Namibia calling for reparations for the ongoing impact of the genocide committed by Germany’s colonial rule between 1904 and 1908.

June 7, 2023 News Release

Poland: New Law to Bar People from Public Office

EU Should Take Action Against New Rule of Law Backsliding

Pro-democratic march in Warsaw gathered up to 500k participants (according to organisers), led by Donald Tusk, former Prime Minister of Poland and President of the European Council

June 6, 2023 Dispatches

Angolan Police Fatally Fire on Fuel-Price Protest

Impartially Investigate Apparent Excessive Use of Lethal Force

Angolan riot police take position after protests over wages in Luanda.

June 6, 2023 Dispatches

Palestinian Forum Highlights Threats of Autonomous Weapons

Forum Tackles Digital Rights Abuses Against Palestinians

Two guns sit atop a guard tower along with surveillance cameras overlooking the Aroub refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 6, 2022.

June 6, 2023 Report

Nigeria: No Justice for Civilians Killed in Airstrike

Investigate Military Air Operations; Compensate Victims

Mass grave in Doma LGA, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, where 31 people who died from the airstrike are buried. Photo taken on March 14, 2023.

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