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October 13, 2016 News Release

Iran: Overturn Stadium Restrictions for Women

FIVB Should Launch Investigation and Work to End Exclusion of Women

Iran's supporters shout during the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship first round match between Iran and Italy in Milan September 27, 2010.  © 2010 Reuters
October 13, 2016 News Release

Yemen: Saudi-Led Funeral Attack Apparent War Crime

Credible International Investigation Urgently Needed

The remains of a community hall in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, after Saudi-led coalition warplanes attacked a funeral ceremony there on October 8, 2016.
October 12, 2016 News Release

Bangladesh: End Arbitrary and Secret Arrests

Opposition Leaders’ Sons Detained in August, But Government Pretends Not in Custody

Security personnel block a road during a police operation in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 26, 2016.
October 12, 2016 News Release

UAE: Speech Charges Violate Academic’s Rights

Nasser bin Ghaith Held Incommunicado for 9 Months

Nasser bin Ghaith at his home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on November 30, 2011.
October 12, 2016 News Release

Malaysia: Crackdown on Free Speech Intensifies

Ordinary Citizens Targeted Alongside Activists, Politicians

Malaysian police line to prevent protesters from entering Merdeka Square in downtown Kuala Lumpur, August 29, 2015.
October 12, 2016 Dispatches

US, Companies Should Protect Child Tobacco Workers

Poverty No Excuse for Dangerous Child Labor

16-year-old tobacco worker
October 12, 2016 Commentary

Water 'Haves' and 'Have Nots': Why Water Scarcity is a Human Rights Issue

Jhohora Akhter, 30, draws water from the family well, which is contaminated with arsenic. Jhohora’s mother Jahanara Begum died of arsenic-related health conditions. Her father suffers from diabetes, an illness associated with chronic arsenic exposure. Her
October 12, 2016 Dispatches

Facing the Death Penalty for Blasphemy in Pakistan

Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Aasia Bibi

October 12, 2016 Dispatches

Nigeria Should Respect Protesters’ Rights

Authorities Should Investigate Deaths of Protesting Biafran Separatists

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) supporters during a rally in support of leader Nnamdi Kanu at a magistrate court in Abuja, Nigeria December 1, 2015.
October 12, 2016 Dispatches

Japan’s Chance at an LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum

School Guidelines Should Address Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity

manga drawing by Taiji Utagawa of a transgender man with head down in the dark with three white spots leading into the distance
October 12, 2016 News Release

US: Disastrous Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use

Enforcement Destroys Families, Undermines Health

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October 12, 2016 Interview

Interview: Why the US Should Decriminalize Drug Use

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October 12, 2016 Statement

Statement on Incendiary Weapons, UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director

October 11, 2016 Dispatches

Filipino Overseas Workers in Peril of ‘Drug War’ Killings

Warnings to People Visiting Families in the Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in Davao city, southern Philippines August 21, 2016.
October 11, 2016 Dispatches

Ecuador’s Human Rights Record Under Review

UN Rights Body Should Press Ecuador to Address Police Abuses, Free Speech

Ecuador: crackdown on protesters

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