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September 9, 2018 Interview

Interview: China’s Crackdown on Turkic Muslims

Village officials swear allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party in Kashgar, Xinjiang.

September 9, 2018 Letter

Letter to Foreign Minister of Japan Kono on Vietnam visit

September 8, 2018 Commentary

The Indian Activist Jailed for Being Gay

September 7, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Drop Cases for Online Reporting on Alleged Rape

Computer Crime Charges Threaten Media Coverage of Abuses

September 7, 2018 Commentary

Silencing Dissent in India

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally in a cricket stadium in Srinagar, November 7, 2015.

September 7, 2018 Commentary

Will the centre-right stand up for EU values?

September 7, 2018 Statement

Notice of Petition for Rulemaking and Request for Comments: Exclusion of Gender Alterations from Veterans’ Medical Benefits Package

September 7, 2018 Dispatches

The Trump Administration’s Dismal Record on Refugees

Fewer Than 20,000 Resettled with One Month Left This Fiscal Year

September 7, 2018 Dispatches

Trump Administration Seeks to Detain Children Indefinitely

Children Experience Severe Harms in Detention

September 7, 2018 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

September 7, 2018 Commentary

Oleg Sentsov's Hunger Strike Evokes a Dark Page in Soviet History

Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov gestures from a defendants' box as he attends a court hearing in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, July 21, 2015.

September 7, 2018 Dispatches

The Cost of Exposing Israel’s Illegal Settlements

Activists Face Intimidation, Violence, and Arrest for Peaceful Protests

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September 7, 2018 Letter

750+ organizations highlight the vital role of the UN High Commissioner in calling out violators

Joint NGO letter to the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet – 5 September 2018

Overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council is seen in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017.

September 7, 2018 Dispatches

Same-Sex Relations No Longer a Crime in India

Supreme Court Ruling a Momentous Victory for LGBT People

September 6, 2018 Commentary

The Crushing of the Free Press in Myanmar

Kyaw Soe Oo carries his daughter while escorted by police outside a court in Yangon, Myanmar, June 18, 2018.

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