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December 12, 2016 News Release

Syria: Urgent Need for Aleppo Aid Access

Immense Suffering from Lack of Food, Water, Medical Supplies

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December 12, 2016 News Release

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Would Exacerbate Dire Conditions for Asylum Seekers

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December 9, 2016 News Release

US: Case Challenges Mass Internet Surveillance

A surveillance camera is pictured in front of the U.S. flag, September 20, 2016.
December 9, 2016 News Release

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Algeria: Halt Summary Deportations

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Sub-Saharan migrants rounded up and held in makeshift holding center in Zeralda, December 3, 2016.
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As the debate about “killer robots” continues, the threat they pose looms large.
December 9, 2016 News Release

EU/US: Sanction Senior DR Congo Officials

Urgent Action Needed to Deter Large-Scale Violence, Repression

Pro-democracy youth activists at a protest against election delays in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on September 19, 2016.
December 9, 2016 News Release

Uzbekistan: Human Rights Agenda for the New President

Urgent Need for Reform as Mirziyoyev Takes Office

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December 9, 2016 News Release

Kenya: Establish Commission of Inquiry into Violations by Security Agencies

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December 8, 2016 News Release

Bangladesh: Improve Protections for Migrant Domestic Workers

Show Leadership on Migrant Worker Protections during International Forum

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December 8, 2016 News Release

UN Security Council: Translate Words on North Korea to Action

Countless North Korean Victims Deserve Justice

Security Council members cast their votes in favor of the adoption of the agenda on human rights abuses by North Korea in New York on December 10, 2015.
December 8, 2016 News Release

Philippines: Policy Failures Fuel HIV Epidemic

Duterte Should Improve Condom Access for Men Who Have Sex With Men

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Egypt: Women’s Rights Defender Arrested

Azza Soliman Accused in Escalation of Foreign Funding Case

An investigative judge accused Azza Soliman of tax evasion, establishing an entity that conducts activities similar to those of registered associations, and obtaining funding for the purpose of harming state interests.
December 7, 2016 News Release

United States: LGBT Students Face Discrimination

Bullying, Lack of Resources, Bigotry Create Hostile Environments

Josh Greer, a student who has been the target of bullying and discrimination in school, writes in his journal in his bedroom in Cache Country, UT, October 2016.

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