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June 9, 2021 Report

Colombia: Egregious Police Abuses Against Protesters

Police Reform Urgently Needed to Prevent Future Violations

A member of ESMAD throws a tear gas grenade by hand at protesters on May 28, 2021 in Bogota, Colombia.
June 9, 2021 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Missing Dual Turkish-Kyrgyz Citizen Risks Torture, Removal to Turkey

Authorities Should Investigate; Guarantee Safety

Protestors in central Bishkek demanding Orhan Inandi, who disappeared on May 31, be found, hold posters with his image that read “Orhan Inandi is a Kyrgyz citizen! He should be found!”
June 8, 2021 Dispatches

Rights of Women Violated in Myanmar Prisons

Few Toilets, No Menstrual Hygiene Supplies

An official with a megaphone during the release of prisoners from Insein prison after a presidential pardon in Yangon
June 8, 2021 Dispatches

Indonesian Law Hampers Mosque Construction

Amend Discriminatory Regulation That Blocks New Houses of Worship

Indonesia's religious minorities, including Christians, Ahmadis, Buddhists and native faith believers, celebrate Indonesia’s Independence Day outside the State Palace in Jakarta
June 8, 2021 Dispatches

Tackling Digital Violence in Ecuador Shouldn’t Endanger Free Speech

President Should Veto Problematic Provisions of New Law

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso attends the change of military command
June 8, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Exiting Forces Should Protect Interpreters

NATO Members, Australia Should Expedite Relocation of Local Staff

Former Afghan interpreters hold placards during a protest against the U.S. government and NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 30, 2021.
June 8, 2021 News Release

Cambodia: Lockdowns Hit Low-Income Families Hard

Adopt Short-term, Long-term Social Protections to Safeguard Rights

A resident of a Red Zone carries bags of rice donated to his house during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 8, 2021 Statement

Persons with Disabilities in the Context of Armed Conflict

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

June 8, 2021 Dispatches

Armed Islamists’ Latest Sahel Massacre Targets Burkina Faso

More than 500 Civilians Killed by Armed Islamists in the Sahel Since Early 2021

A man reads the L'Observateur Paalga newspaper in Ouagadougou on June 7, 2021, about the attacks that happened in Solhan. 
June 8, 2021 Dispatches

UN Child Rights Body Moves to Protect Kids from Environmental Harm

Decision to Provide Authoritative Guidance to Governments is Long Overdue

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June 8, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

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June 8, 2021 Commentary

Germany: With Child Labor Rising From Covid-19, Supply Chain Law Even More Urgent

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June 8, 2021 News Release

UN: Promoting Rights Key to UN Chief Guterres’ 2nd Term

Secretary-General Needs to Denounce Powerful Abusive Governments

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the press at UN Headquarters in New York, November 20, 2020.
June 7, 2021 Dispatches

Cameroonian Human Rights Lawyer Detained on Bogus Terrorism Charges

Release Unjustly Jailed Critics, Human Rights Defenders

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June 7, 2021 Dispatches

Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Follows Pattern of Repression

Government Should End Restrictions on Free Expression

Newspaper headline Twitter Banned in Nigeria

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