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Vote ‘No’ to Hold Companies Accountable for Minimum Wage, Other Labor Rights

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Politically Motivated Charges Brought in 2014 Pursat Dispute

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Authorities Seek to End Three-Month Protests in Khabarovsk

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October 14, 2020 News Release

India: Women at Risk of Sexual Abuse at Work

Poorly Enforced Laws Leave Informal Workers No Recourse

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October 13, 2020 News Release

Thailand: Over 20 Democracy Activists Arrested

Police Forcibly Disperse Peaceful Protest in Bangkok

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Government Should Respond with Overdue Reforms

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Algeria: Migrants, Asylum Seekers Forced Out

Thousands, Including Children, Expelled to Niger Without Due Process

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Nicaragua: Ortega Tightening Authoritarian Grip

OAS Should Object to Bills that Suppress Dissent, Press Freedom

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Myanmar: Mass Detention of Rohingya in Squalid Camps

Camp ‘Closures’ Entrench Confinement, Persecution

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General Assembly Members Should Not Vote for China, Saudi Arabia

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