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July 12, 2018 Dispatches

UN Security Council Imposes Arms Embargo on South Sudan

After Years of Threats, Vote Offers Glimmer of Hope to Victims

Chinese Peacekeepers in the United Nations Mission to South Sudan (UNMISS) ride in their armoured personnel carriers (APC) as they wait in the queue to enter their base in Juba, South Sudan August 1, 2017.
July 12, 2018 Commentary

Children with Disabilities Finally at Schools?

Marina  [pseudonym], a 4-year-old girl with developmental disabilities who spent ten months of her life in an institution, with her foster sister. © 2015 Jasenko Rasol for Human Rights Watch
July 12, 2018 Dispatches

Thai Court Acquits Migrant Workers of Defamation

Government Should Better Protect Victims of Labor Abuses

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July 12, 2018 Dispatches

India Invites Bids to Create Sex Offenders Registry

Concerns Over Vigilante Violence, Data Protection, and Privacy Rights

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July 12, 2018 News Release

Antigua and Barbuda: Barbudans Fighting for Land Rights

Entitled to Consultation on Communal Ownership

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July 12, 2018 News Release

International Criminal Court’s 20th Anniversary

New Video Highlights Tribunal’s Significance

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July 12, 2018 Commentary

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China: Free Veteran Democracy Activist

Qin Yongmin Sentenced to 13 Years on Baseless Subversion Charges

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July 11, 2018 Dispatches

Water Is a Human Right – in Flint, in Michigan, and the US

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July 11, 2018 News Release

Iran: Women Arrested for Dancing

Long Sentence for Hijab Protester

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July 11, 2018 Commentary

Ensuring that the ICC Rises to the Challenge

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the International Criminal Court needs to up its game.

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July 11, 2018 Interview

Interview: The Future of International Justice Amid Boundless Cruelty

The ICC Turns 20

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Trump’s Zero Tolerance Approach Goes Beyond the Border

Thousands With No Criminal Record Being Caught Up in Crackdown

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July 10, 2018 News Release

Hong Kong: LGBT-Themed Books Restricted in Libraries

Restore Access to 10 Children’s Books Put in 'Closed Stacks'

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A Step Toward Ending 'Virginity Exams' in Afghanistan

Policy Bans Government Doctors from Conducting Abusive Tests

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