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October 10, 2023 News Release

UK: Abandon Rwanda Asylum Transfer Plan

New Report Documents Rwanda’s Global Targeting of Rwandan Refugees, Critics

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October 10, 2023 News Release

Rwanda: Global Playbook of Abuse to Silence Critics

Violent Attacks, Misuse of Law Enforcement, Surveillance, Harassment, Relatives Targeted

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October 9, 2023 News Release

Israel/Palestine: Devastating Civilian Toll as Parties Flout Legal Obligations

Respect International Law, End Impunity to Deter Further Abuses

Rockets launched toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023.  
October 9, 2023 Dispatches

Chained, Locked Up, and Abused … Because of a Disability

Governments Should Ban ‘Shackling’ This Mental Health Day

This man with a real or perceived psychosocial disability is one of the residents at Marsiyo’s House, a private family-run social care facility in Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia. The crumbling shelter where he is chained leaves him exposed to hours of direct sunlight and constant dust.
October 9, 2023 Dispatches

Punish the Victim, says Kazakhstan Parliamentarian

Legislative Proposal Highlights Need to Criminalize Domestic Violence

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October 9, 2023 Statement

Human Rights Watch Mourns Death of Agnes Odhiambo

October 9, 2023 Commentary

IMF, World Bank should be demanding universal social security, not austerity

An atrium at the 2022 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
October 9, 2023 Statement

EU: Artificial Intelligence Regulation Should Ban Social Scoring

Strong Social Scoring Ban Needed to Protect Rights

October 9, 2023 Dispatches

UN Rights Body Should Help Tackle Impunity in Sudan

Human Rights Council to Vote on Initiative to Investigate Abuses

 Survivors of sexual violence, who fled the fighting in El Geneina, in Sudan’s Darfur region, outside their makeshift shelters in Adre, Chad, August 1, 2023. © 2023 REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
October 9, 2023 News Release

Syria: World Court Begins Watershed Torture Case

Urgent Measures Sought to Stop Abuses

Photos of Syrians who have been detained or disappeared set up by their relatives, as part of a protest in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 10, 2023.
October 9, 2023 Q & A

Questions and Answers: October 2023 Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian Armed Groups

Rockets launched toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023.  
October 6, 2023 Dispatches

NYC Mayor Should Prioritize Human Rights over Harmful Discourse

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Protect Humanity from Killer Robots

UN Chief, International Red Cross President Urge Ban on Autonomous Weapons Systems

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October 6, 2023 News Release

Tajikistan: Exiled Activists’ Relatives Detained over Protest

End Detention, Ill-Treatment of Family Members

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