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June 12, 2019 Report

Burundi: Rampant Abuses Against Opposition

UN Security Council Should Increase Scrutiny, Impose Targeted Sanctions

A National Congress for Freedom (CNL) party building in Bubanza province, Burundi, June 8, 2019. The CNL has been able to organize some rallies and meetings since February, but members of the ruling party’s youth league, known as the Imbonerakure, have le
June 12, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Police Shouldn’t Use Excessive Force

Protesters Demand Scrapping Proposed Extradition Amendments

Protestors gather near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
June 12, 2019 Letter

To the UN Security Council:

Appealing for Urgent Intervention to Prevent further Bloodshed in Sudan

June 12, 2019 News Release

Sudan: End Network Shutdown Immediately

Internet Vital for Safety, Communications in Crisis

Sudanese celebrate after officials said the military had forced longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir to step down after 30 years in power in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, April 11, 2019.
June 12, 2019 Commentary

What Congress can do to end child labor in the US

A young girl ties tobacco leaves onto sticks to prepare them for curing in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.
June 12, 2019 Report

Gaza: Unlawful Attacks in May Fighting

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 13 Civilians; Palestinian Rockets Kill 6

The sign for a gift shop recently converted into a center for people with disabilities on the ground floor of a commercial building in south Gaza. On May 5, 2019, Israeli airstrikes killed three civilians in the building. © 2019 Khaled Al-‘Azayezeh, B’Tse
June 12, 2019 Letter

Letter to 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Eritrea

Ensure Continued Scrutiny of the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea

June 12, 2019 Commentary

Burkina Faso’s Atrocities in the Name of Security Will Help Terrorists’ Ranks

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June 12, 2019 Letter

Joint NGO letter urging HRC to maintain scrutiny on Belarus

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

Riot police detain a man during a rally in Minsk on March 25.
June 11, 2019 Dispatches

Justice Long Overdue for Bangladesh’s Disappeared

Government Needs to Account for Disappearances of Kalpana Chakma, Many Others

Relatives hold portraits of disappeared family members at an event calling for the end of enforced disappearances, killings, and abductions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 30, 2014.
June 11, 2019 Dispatches

New York State May Decriminalize Sex Work

Proposed Bill Would Help Protect Sex Workers’ Health and Safety

People march in support of sex workers, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Las Vegas.
June 11, 2019 Statement

Statement by HRW about Decree that Weakens Anti-Torture Body

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June 11, 2019 Dispatches

UN Security Council Finally Addresses Missing Persons in Conflict

Countries Should Account for Living and Dead in Syria, Other Wars

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June 11, 2019 Dispatches

Delays in US Payday Loan Reform Will Hurt Consumers

Consumer Protection Agency Is Considering Repealing Critical Protections During Delay

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June 11, 2019 Statement

Testimony before US Congress on Ortega's Crackdown in Nicaragua

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