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August 10, 2023 News Release

Afghanistan: Repression Worsens 2 Years into Taliban Rule

Humanitarian Crisis, Severe Abuses Against Women Threaten Millions

Afghan women receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 28, 2023.
August 10, 2023 News Release

Australia: Introduce a Human Rights Act

Adopt Enforceable Standard for Redress of Rights Violations

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August 10, 2023 Statement

Bangladesh: End Political Prosecution of Rights Leaders

10 Years of Reprisals Against Odhikar Officials for Documenting Violations

Adilur Rahman Khan, when police brought him to court on August 11, 2013. He was detained by police the prior evening and his whereabouts were kept unknown until he was brought to court.
August 9, 2023 Statement

On World’s Indigenous Peoples Day, NGOs Renew Call for Release of Nasser Zefzafi from Detention in Morocco

Moroccan activist Nasser Zefzafi gives a speech during a demonstration against injustice and corruption in the northern town of al-Hoceima, Morocco, May 18, 2017.
August 9, 2023 Dispatches

Deepening Crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region

Displaced Ethiopians from different towns in the Amhara region wait for aid distributions at a center for the internally-displaced in Debark, in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia August 26, 2021.
August 9, 2023 Statement

Azerbaijan: Arrest of Democracy Advocate

Release Gubad Ibadoghlu, renowned academic and activist

August 9, 2023 News Release

Venezuela: Move Ahead with Aid Agreement

UN-Administered Fund Urgently Needed

El 26 de noviembre de 2022, luego de meses de negociaciones estancadas, representantes del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro y la oposición firmaron un acuerdo para incrementar la ayuda humanitaria al pueblo venezolano durante el proceso de Diálogo y Negociación en México.
August 9, 2023 Dispatches

South Sudan Awaits Justice for Mayom Extrajudicial Killings

Government Should Hold All Responsible Officials to Account, Establish Hybrid Court

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir arrives at Juba's Presidential Palace, South Sudan, February 3, 2023.
August 8, 2023 Dispatches

Another Hot Summer for People with Disabilities in Spain

Authorities Should Reduce Emissions, Adapt to Climate Change

Fernando Uceta, who has COPD, uses a portable oxygen concentrator to breathe as he sits on the balcony of his home during the summer heatwave, in Barcelona's Raval neighbourhood, Spain, June 27, 2023.
August 8, 2023 News Release

Nepal: IMF Should Help Expand Child Grant Program

Affordable Government Policy Protects Children’s Rights but Not Reaching Most Families

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August 8, 2023 News Release

Egypt: Electricity Cutbacks Threaten Rights

Address Roots of Crisis; Ensure No Discrimination in Cuts

A child looks at a mobile phone during planned load shedding that the government has begun to overcome the pressure on electricity demand due to increased consumption amid a heatwave in Cairo, Egypt, July 23, 2023.
August 7, 2023 Letter

Human Rights Watch’s Opposition to SB 43

Letter to California Assembly Appropriations Committee

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August 7, 2023 Letter

Human Rights Watch's Opposition to AB 645

Letter to California Senate Appropriations Committee

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August 7, 2023 Commentary

Latin America Urgently Needs an Alternative to Bukele’s Security Plans

August 7, 2023 Statement

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

73rd Pre-Sessional Working Group

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