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May 30, 2023 News Release

Yemen: Houthis Forcibly Disappear Baha’is

Armed Forces Storm Community Meeting

Armed Houthi gunmen stormed a peaceful Baha’i annual general meeting in Sanaa, Yemen, detaining at least 17 including 5 women, May 25, 2023.
May 30, 2023 Statement

WOLA, RFK Human Rights, and Human Rights Watch Concerned About Pre-Electoral Conditions in Guatemala

May 29, 2023 Commentary

Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists

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May 29, 2023 News Release

Brazil: Reject Harmful Bill on Indigenous Rights

Proposal Delivers Blow to Indigenous Land Rights

Indigenous peoples demonstrate in front of Brazil's Congress to call for greater protection of their land rights at the Free Land Camp ("Acampamento Terra Livre," in Portuguese) in Brasília, an annual protest held by Indigenous peoples from throughout Brazil, on April 26, 2023.
May 29, 2023 News Release

DR Congo: Peaceful Protests Violently Repressed

Hasty Praise of Police Chief Raises Concerns About Promised Investigation

Members of the Congolese security forces patrol after dispersing demonstrators during a peaceful march organized by the opposition in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 20, 2023.
May 29, 2023 News Release

Cluster Munitions: Renew Global Momentum for Ban

15 Years Since Treaty Adopted, Civilians Still Being Killed, Wounded

Collected remnants of Russian cluster munition rockets that were used to attack the city of Kharkiv, at a storage area in Kharkiv, Ukraine, December 22, 2022.
May 29, 2023 Background Briefing

Cluster Munition Use in Russia-Ukraine War

Collected remnants of Russian cluster munition rockets that were used to attack the city of Kharkiv, at a storage area in Kharkiv, Ukraine, December 22, 2022.
May 27, 2023 Commentary

India Should Back Global Human Rights — and End Abuses at Home

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May 26, 2023 Dispatches

Namibian Court Recognizes Foreign Same-Sex Marriages

Ruling Protects Rights of Binational Couples

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May 26, 2023 News Release

Chad: Still No Reparations for Hissène Habré’s Victims

African Union, Chad Fail Victims 7 Years After Late President’s Conviction

Hissène Habré’s victims march for reparations, Ndjaména, Chad
May 26, 2023 Statement

Thailand/Laos: Investigate the Killing of Lao Refugee and Put an End to Transnational Repression of Human Rights Defenders

May 26, 2023 News Release

Egypt: Pretrial Detention Renewals by Video

People Remain Locked Up Without Recourse

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May 25, 2023 News Release

Japan: ‘Hostage Justice’ System Violates Rights

Criminal Suspects Denied Due Process, Fair Trials

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May 25, 2023 Dispatches

US Sues Online Learning Company Over Students’ Data Privacy

Historic Move Should Prompt Congress to Pass Child Data Protection Laws

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May 25, 2023 Dispatches

Fresh Details on Russia’s Forcible Transfer of Ukrainian Children

Identification of Children, Reunification with Families Should be Prioritized

Kherson Children’s House, an orphanage from which Russian forces allegedly took 49 children in Kherson, Ukraine.

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