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September 25, 2018 Report

Yemen: Houthi Hostage-Taking

Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Enforced Disappearance Go Unpunished

Former detainees described Houthi officers beating them with iron rods, wooden sticks, and assault rifles. © 2018 John Holmes for Human Rights Watch
September 24, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: New Law Will Silence Critics

Digital Security Act is Overly Broad, Ripe for Abuse

Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid (3rd R) and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (2nd L) walk near female members of the Bangladesh army at the national parade ground in Dhaka on December 16, 2015.
September 24, 2018 News Release

China: Hong Kong Party Banned

Ominous Sign for Freedoms of Association, Expression, Assembly

Andy Chan (C), founder of the Hong Kong National Party, is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) in Hong Kong on August 14, 2018.
September 24, 2018 News Release

UN Rights Council: Renew Yemen Inquiry

Both Sides Committing Abuses; No Justice for War Crimes

Members of the UN Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen present their report on abuses by parties to the conflict on August 28, 2018 in Geneva.
September 24, 2018 Commentary

California Ended Cash Bail—but May Have Replaced It With Something Even Worse

Racist algorithms and unlimited judicial discretion threaten to increase pretrial incarceration in California.

California Jail
September 24, 2018 Commentary

Presidential Candidates Need to Heed Abortion Debate

Activists demonstrate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 19, 2018 in favor of abortion legalization.
September 24, 2018 Interview

ICJ Commissioner Reed Brody: “Twenty years later, Pinochet’s arrest remains an inspiration”

September 24, 2018 Statement

Deteriorating Humanitarian Situation in Gaza Demands Action

Item 7 General Debate

Tear gas fired by Israeli forces fall near Palestinian protesters on May 14 east of Jabalya in the Gaza Strip.
September 24, 2018 Background Briefing

Addressing the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela

A call to support a resolution at HRC 39 to ensure monitoring and reporting to the Council

A girl wears a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelan security forces block access to opposition supporters and mourners of rogue ex-policeman Oscar Perez to the main morgue of the city, in Caracas, Venezuela January 20, 2018.
September 24, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees with Disabilities

Video Shows Need to Improve Infrastructure, Provide Services

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September 24, 2018 Dispatches

Access to Information Denied in Venezuela

Denying Crisis, Government Keeps Venezuelans in the Dark

Venezuela’s Journalists Can’t be Silenced
September 23, 2018 Statement

UN Rights Review of Cameroon Comes at Critical Moment

Item 6 UPR Adoption of Cameroon

Displaced villagers who fled Belo following early April clashes between security forces and armed separatists came back to town to get food to bring back to their hiding places in the bush. In the bags, they carry dried fish. North West region, April 2018
September 23, 2018 Dispatches

A Call for Inclusion on International Day of Sign Languages

Expanding Sign Language Education Provides Opportunities, Opens Doors

A girl with a disability in the walled yard of an institution for people with disabilities in Rio de Janeiro.
September 23, 2018 News Release

Sign Language Key to Deaf People’s Rights

Human Rights Watch Makes Material Available in Sign Language

White outline of hands signing International Sign Language.
September 21, 2018 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Then-Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2018. © 2018 Reuters

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