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November 21, 2016 News Release

Burma: New Wave of Destruction in Rohingya Villages

820 Newly Identified Destroyed Buildings; UN-Aided Investigation Urgently Needed

Rohingya Muslim children stand in U Shey Kya village outside Maungdaw in Rakhine state.
November 21, 2016 News Release

China: Passports Arbitrarily Recalled in Xinjiang

Heightened Control Over Travel for Residents of Uighur Muslim Region

Police stand outside the South Railway Station in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on May 2, 2014.
November 21, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Shia Bombing Spotlights Need to Protect

Develop Security Plan to Protect Embattled Minority

Relatives of victims mourn at a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 21, 2016.
November 21, 2016 News Release

UN: Victory for LGBT Rights

General Assembly Rejects Effort to Stop Expert's Work

Vitit Muntarbhorn, recently appointed Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, addresses the media during a news conference at the United Nations headqua
November 21, 2016 News Release

Morocco: Convictions Based on Tainted ‘Confessions’

Frenchmen Had Disavowed Statements Prepared in Arabic

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November 21, 2016 News Release

US: Obama Should Flex Clemency Muscle

Commute Unfair Drug Offenses, Protect Immigrants Through Pardons

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November 20, 2016 News Release

Iraq: Militias Held, Beat Villagers

Recruited Children as Fighters From Camp for Displaced People

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November 18, 2016 News Release

Nepal: Decade After Peace, Scant Progress On Justice

Political Parties Fail to Deliver on Promises

November 18, 2016 News Release

US: Trump's Justice, CIA Picks Threaten Rights

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November 18, 2016 News Release

US: Trump Should Repudiate Dangerous Proposals

End Divisive Campaign Rhetoric

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November 18, 2016 News Release

Bahrain: Critic of UK Royals’ Visit Faces Charges

Leading Activist Said Trip Could ‘Whitewash’ Government Abuses

Ebrahim Sharif in Heidelberg, Germany, August 2016.
November 18, 2016 News Release

US: Trump’s National Security Choice Won’t Rule Out Torture

Michael Flynn Unwilling to Reject Trump’s Call for Waterboarding

Donald Trump speaks alongside retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn during a campaign town hall meeting in Virginia, US, on September 6, 2016.
November 17, 2016 News Release

Burma: Allow Access to Investigate Abuses in Rakhine State

Authorities Admit Destruction in Rakhine, But Use Flawed Methodology to Dispute Scale

Human Rights Watch identified a total of 430 destroyed buildings in three villages of Maungdaw District from an analysis of very high resolution satellite imagery recorded on the mornings of October 22, November 3, and November 10, 2016.
November 17, 2016 News Release

France: Endorse Safe Schools Declaration

Reinforce the Protection of Students, Teachers, Schools During War

A still from Human Rights Watch’s campaign video calling on France to join the Safe Schools Declaration.
November 16, 2016 News Release

Iraq: Hundreds of Police in ISIS Mass Grave

Witnesses Describe Executions

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