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November 1, 2022 News Release

Bahrain: Pope Francis Should Condemn Bahrain Rights Record

Call for End to Death Penalty, Release of Those Unjustly Detained

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October 31, 2022 News Release

ICC: Afghanistan Inquiry Can Resume

International Criminal Court Should Examine Grave Crimes by All Sides

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October 30, 2022 News Release

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Reverse President Bolsonaro’s Harmful Policies

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October 28, 2022 News Release

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Special Criminal Court to Deliver Judgment on October 31

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Prompt, Impartial Investigations of Security Forces Needed

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October 26, 2022 News Release

US: Protect the Right to Vote

Adopt All Measures Needed to Guarantee Access, Integrity

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October 26, 2022 News Release

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All Countries Should Endorse New Political Declaration

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Malaysia: Surge in Summary Deportations to Myanmar

Grant UN Refugee Agency Access to Immigration Detention Sites

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Qatar: Security Forces Arrest, Abuse LGBT People

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October 21, 2022 News Release

US/Mexico: Expelling Venezuelans Threatens Rights, Lives

Restore Access to Asylum at the Border

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Nepal: Next Parliament Should Prioritize Justice for Conflict Victims

Carry Out Supreme Court’s Law Reform Orders

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