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December 4, 2023 News Release

Burkina Faso: Prominent Rights Activist Abducted

Investigate Possible Politically Motivated Conscription of Daouda Diallo

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December 4, 2023 News Release

Australia: Increase Support for Women’s Rights Globally

Promote Rights of Women, Girls in International Forums, Foreign Policy

Australia Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, September 22, 2023.
December 4, 2023 News Release

ICC: Combat Double Standards for Justice

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COP28 Host Should Address Air Pollution, Rights Abuses

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Prosecute Attack on Tutsi Officer; Address Broader Ethnic Violence

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Colombian Disability Rights Activist Honored

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December 3, 2023 News Release

COP28: Migrant Rights Essential to Climate Action

Governments Should Confront COP28 Host UAE on Abuses

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December 3, 2023 Q & A

Questions and Answers: Migrant Worker Abuses in the UAE and COP28

Workers at a construction site as the UAE implements a midday work break from 12.30pm to 3.30pm for laborers to help cope with the heat, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 15, 2023.
December 3, 2023 Dispatches

COP 28 Should Amplify Voices of Disability Rights Activists

Those Most Affected by Climate Change Should Guide Response

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December 1, 2023 Commentary

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December 1, 2023 Dispatches

Tanzania Tour Risks Whitewashing Maasai Forced Evictions

Tourism Needs to Respect Indigenous Communities’ Rights

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December 1, 2023 Dispatches

Birth and Death Intertwined in Gaza Strip

Maternity Care Facilities Gravely Affected by Strikes, Blockade

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November 30, 2023 News Release

UAE: Mass Surveillance Threatens Rights, COP28 Outcome

Release Ahmed Mansoor, Protect Free Expression, End Pervasive Surveillance

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November 30, 2023 Dispatches

Heat at COP28 Highlights Risks to Migrant Workers

As Climate Conference Opens, Ensure Occupational Heat Protections

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November 30, 2023 Letter

Letter by Human Rights Watch on Ukraine Rome Statute Ratification

Council conclusions on enlargement: Call on Ukraine to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

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