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October 13, 2021 News Release

Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference Bill

Broad Law Threatens Freedom of Expression, Association

Reporters record a speech by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as it is streamed on Facebook live during vote counting in the general election in Singapore, July 11, 2020.
October 13, 2021 Q & A

Q & A: Uzbekistan’s 2021 Presidential Election

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October 13, 2021 News Release

Uzbekistan: Opponents Barred from Presidential Ballot

Restrictions on Media Freedoms, Political Participation in Upcoming Vote

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October 13, 2021 Dispatches

Poland’s Compromised Court Threatens Rule of Law in Europe

Decision Shows Need for Decisive Action to Defend EU Founding Values

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October 12, 2021 Dispatches

Philippines Loses Staunch Rights Defender

Chito Gascon Led Commission on Human Rights During Trying Years

Commission on Human Rights Chair Chito Gascon, center, leads families of victims of alleged extrajudicial killings in the "war on drugs" in a march calling for an investigation by the UN Human Rights Council in Manila, Philippines, July 9, 2019.
October 12, 2021 Dispatches

UN Rights Bodies Take Strong Stance on Climate Crisis

Governments at COP26 Should Follow Suit

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October 12, 2021 Dispatches

Trans Man Fights Japan’s Sterilization Requirement

Revise Regressive Law Compelling Irreversible Surgery

People take part in a rally to support the LGBT legislation in Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan on June 6, 2021.
October 12, 2021 Commentary

No stability and peace without protecting women and girls

Report by Human Rights Watch Associate Director for Women’s Rights, Heather Barr

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October 12, 2021 Letter

Japan Safe Sport Joint Letter

October 12, 2021 News Release

Japan: Establish Safe Sport Center

Protect All Athletes as a Legacy of Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics

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October 12, 2021 Report

Africa: Covid-19 Aid Falling Short

Rise in Poverty, Hunger Shows Need to Expand Social Protection

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October 12, 2021 News Release

UN: Noncompetitive Rights Council Election Aids Abusers

Withhold Votes for Serious Rights Violators Cameroon, Eritrea, UAE

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October 11, 2021 Dispatches

ICC Should Pursue Higher-Level Seleka from Central African Republic

Confirmation of Charges Hearing in Commander Case Starts Today

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October 11, 2021 Commentary

What is the Future of Guinea's Mining Sector After the Coup?

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October 11, 2021 News Release

Algeria: Effort to Dissolve Prominent Civic Association

Government’s Court Case Against RAJ Threatens Freedom of Association

Algerians demonstrate in Algiers to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak movement, February 22, 2021. 

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