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August 1, 2018 News Release

Malaysia: Drop Remaining Sedition Cases

Repeal Law Long Used to Punish Critical Speech

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August 1, 2018 Commentary

Nikki Haley Blames Rights Groups for Her Misguided ‘Reform’

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks in the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., February 28, 2017.
August 1, 2018 Dispatches

First Woman in Pakistan Nominated as High Court Chief Justice

Tahira Safdar’s Confirmation Would Be an Important Step for Equal Participation

Judge Tahira Safdar sits in court in Quetta, Pakistan, November 23, 2015.
August 1, 2018 News Release

Prominent Saudi Women Activists Arrested

Samar Badawi, Nassima al-Sadah Among Latest Crackdown Victims

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pose with Samar Badawi of Saudi Arabia as she receives the 2012 International Women of Courage Award during a ceremony at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on March
August 1, 2018 Dispatches

US Family Detention Centers Not ‘Like Summer Camp’

Locked Gates, Yelling Guards, Frequent Roll Calls Not My Camp Experience

The Karnes immigration detention center in Karnes City, Texas (left), used by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain migrant families, and (right) a child plays in a lake during summer camp.
August 1, 2018 Report

Syria: Thousands of Displaced Confined to Camps

Areas Taken from ISIS Restricting Free Movement

View from hill overlooking Ain Issa displacement camp in Syria, May 2018. © Human Rights Watch
July 31, 2018 Commentary

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July 31, 2018 Dispatches

China’s Victims of Sexual Harassment Denied Justice

#MeToo Gains Momentum, But Little Public Confidence in Legal Remedies

A vendor sells #MeToo badges a protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California U.S. November 12, 2017.
July 31, 2018 Dispatches

Thai Commission Candidates Silent on Rights Crisis

Principled, Diverse, and Courageous Commissioners Essential

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July 31, 2018 Dispatches

Stint in Solitary Preceded Death in US Immigration Detention

Isolation for People with Mental Health Issues is Cruel, Inhuman

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July 31, 2018 News Release

Brazil: Decriminalize Abortion

Court Considering Petition to Expand Access

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July 31, 2018 News Release

India: Assam’s Citizen Identification Can Exclude 4 Million People

Ensure Rights, Nondiscrimination for All Residents

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July 31, 2018 Report

Iraq: Judges Disregard Torture Allegations

Failure to Investigate, Punish Security Forces Implicated in Abuse

Risafa Central Criminal Court in Baghdad, where Human Rights Watch sat in on 18 felony trials in June and July, 2018.
July 30, 2018 Dispatches

Kazakhstan Shouldn’t Deport Asylum Seeker to China

Ethnic Kazakh Woman Denounced ‘Political Reeducation’ Camps

Ethnic-Kazakh Chinese citizen Sayragul Sauytbay in court in Zharkent, Kazkhstan, July, 2018.
July 30, 2018 Dispatches

Australian Coroner’s Report Documents a Refugee Tragedy

Detained Iranian Asylum Seeker Died From Lack of Medical Care

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