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November 26, 2023 Statement

Violence in West Darfur

Human Rights Watch February 2023 Submission to the UK Parliament

November 26, 2023 Report

Bangladesh: Violent Autocratic Crackdown Ahead of Elections

Diplomatic Partners Should Raise Alarms in Dhaka and Home Capitals

Police clash with Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters who are protesting for a fair election, Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 28, 2023.

November 26, 2023 Report

Gaza: Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion

Evidence Points to Misfired Rocket but Full Investigation Needed

The extensive fire damage to cars in the parking lot at Al-Ahli hospital appears to have been caused by burning rocket propellant that would have spread to – and ignited – fuel or some other flammable material present on the site, Gaza City, October 18, 2023.

November 25, 2023 Dispatches

Protect Women with Disabilities from Violence in Mexico

Consult Organizations of Women with Disabilities to Ensure Reforms Are Effective

Women with disabilities demonstrating on March 8, 2020 against violence against women.

November 25, 2023 Dispatches

Using ‘16 Days of Activism’ to End Gender-Based Violence at Work

ILO Treaty Is Key to Protecting All Workers, Including in Informal Sector

Garment workers protest against violence and sexual harassment in the workplace

November 24, 2023 Statement

Submission to the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing

Identification of possible gaps in the protection of the human rights of older persons and how best to address them

November 24, 2023 News Release

EU: Use Trade Leverage to Support Democracy and Rights in Central Asia

Demand That Partners Fulfil Rights Obligations or Face Prospect of Losing Preferential Trade Access

European Union flags wave in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

November 24, 2023 Dispatches

Sri Lanka’s Rights Abuses Flout EU Trade Benefits Requirements

Colombo Fails to Meet Obligations Linked to GSP+ Scheme

Sri Lankan police disperse protesters in Colombo with tear gas and a water cannon, September 24, 2022.

November 24, 2023 Dispatches

Spain’s New Government Should Prioritize Tackling Poverty

Improve Social Protection, Secure Rights

Volunteers attend to people at the Food Bank of Lugo, May 2, 2023, in Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

November 23, 2023 Dispatches

Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Protesters

Students Arrested for Protesting Against Oil Pipeline

security officials detain a protester holding a placard

November 23, 2023 Dispatches

Ahead of Black Friday, Support Zoya and Other Bangladesh Garment Workers

Brands Should Pay Higher Prices, Guarantee at least 23,000 taka for Workers

Bangladesh police clashes with garment workers protesting to demand the increase of their salaries, in Dhaka on November 2, 2023.

November 22, 2023 News Release

Azerbaijan: Crackdown on Independent Media

Ulvi Hasanli, Sevinc Vagifgizi, Mahammad Kekalov Face Spurious Charges

Sevinc Vagifgizi and Ulvi Hasanli (undated)

November 22, 2023 News Release

Iran: Security Forces Violently Repress Anniversary Protest

UN Should Investigate Patterns of Abuses in Sistan and Baluchistan

People protest in Zahedan, Iran, on October 28, 2022.

November 22, 2023 Dispatches

Israel/Gaza Hostilities Take Horrific Toll on Children

UN Chief Should Add Israel and Palestinian Armed Groups to ‘List of Shame’

Palestinian children stand amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Al-Bureij camp, Gaza

November 22, 2023 Letter

Human Rights Watch letter to the French Government on the definition of rape in the EU Directive on Violence Against Women

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