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August 19, 2024 News Release

Australia: Raise Rights Concerns in Indonesia Meetings

Important Opportunity for New Prabowo Administration to Restore Jakarta’s Standing

202408asia Indonesia Australia Canberra
August 19, 2024 Statement

Honduras: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

76th Session

August 19, 2024 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the European Committee of Social Rights

Comments on the ad hoc report of the United Kingdom (RAP/Cha/GBP/2023, December 19, 2023)

August 19, 2024 Letter

Joint Letter: Requesting urgent action towards UN human rights monitoring and investigation in Bangladesh

August 19, 2024 News Release

Yemen: Israeli Port Attack Possible War Crime

Retaliatory July Strike on Hodeidah Threatens Food, Aid, Electricity Supply

Oil tanks burn following an Israeli strike at the port in Hodeidah, Yemen, July 20, 2024.
August 18, 2024 Statement

EU Should Press India to End Rights Abuses

Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue Scheduled for August 20*

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
August 16, 2024 Statement

Joint Statement: Marking 3 Years of Taliban Oppression

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Houthis Raid UN Human Rights Office in Yemen

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August 16, 2024 Dispatches

Eswatini Supreme Court Rubber Stamps Repression

Uphold Rights to Freedom of Association, Expression, and Assembly

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August 16, 2024 News Release

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A woman holds a sign protesting women being deprived of their rights in marriage in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, August 8, 2024.
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Doctor’s Rape, Murder in India Sparks Protests

Enforce Laws Against Sexual Abuse, Including in Workplace

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Türkiye, Kurdish Songs and Dances Are Not Terrorist Propaganda

End Abusive Prosecutions and Detentions

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Better Data Needed to Improve Protections

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August 15, 2024 Dispatches

Disinformation About US Elections Targets Communities of Color

Safeguarding Accurate Information Needed to Ensure Free and Fair Elections

The Phoenix, Arizona studio of La Campesina, a Spanish-language radio network that seeks to provide Latinx voters the facts about voting and how elections are run, March 20, 2024.

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