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June 28, 2018 News Release

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June 28, 2018 Statement

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Joint NGO Statement during Item 6 UPR Adoption

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June 28, 2018 Dispatches

Turkey Has No Excuse to Ban Istanbul Pride March

Protect, End Discrimination Against LGBTI Community

LGBT rights activists hold a rainbow flag during a transgender pride parade which was banned by the governor’s office, in central Istanbul, Turkey, June 19, 2016
June 28, 2018 Report

Russia: Sweeping Arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses

Religious Persecution, Other Abuses

Since 2007, dozens of pieces of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ literature have been banned and placed on the federal registry of banned extremist materials. Picture here, stacks of booklets distributed by a local leader of a Jehovah's Witnesses congregation in the
June 28, 2018 Report

Algeria: Inhumane Treatment of Migrants

Pregnant Women, Children, Asylum Seekers Among Thousand Expelled to Desert

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June 28, 2018 News Release

Iran: Progress on Ban for Women at Stadiums

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Women watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup match between Iran and Portugal in a public viewing event at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran on June 25, 2018. © 2018 Getty Images
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Emmanuel Macron's Visit to Mauritania: Fighting Terrorism But At What Price?

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Hong Kong: Freedoms Rapidly Deteriorating

Chief Executive Should Uphold Rights at 21st Anniversary of Handover

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Philippines: End Police Abuses

New Police Chief Should Reject ‘Drug War,’ Ensure Independent Investigations

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June 27, 2018 Letter

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Re: Philippine National Police and Human Rights

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June 27, 2018 Letter

Human Rights Coalition Urges Congress to Reject Funding for Abuses in DHS Appropriations

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Family Separation Beyond the US Border

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June 27, 2018 Dispatches

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