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December 7, 2017 Dispatches

Smokescreen Justice for ‘Drug War’ Deaths in the Philippines

False Claims of Accountability and the International Criminal Court

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December 6, 2017 Dispatches

Saleh’s Unjust End to an Unjust Rule

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Green Light for Extrajudicial Executions

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December 5, 2017 Dispatches

Survivors of Rape in Conflict Should be in School

Victims of Sexual Violence Need More Support to Continue Education

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December 4, 2017 Dispatches

Children with Disabilities in South Africa Cannot Wait

Government Should Make Education Free for All

An estimated half-a-million children with disabilities have been shut out of South Africa’s education system, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today at a joint event with South Africa’s Human Rights Commission.
December 3, 2017 Dispatches

Too Many Children Still Die from Pollution

UN Pollution Meeting Should Embrace Child Rights in its Resolutions

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Poland No Friend to Women

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Turkey Squelching LGBT Events

Bans Violate Human Rights

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November 30, 2017 Dispatches

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