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June 6, 2018 News Release

DR Congo: Respect Rights in Ebola Response

Q & A Covers Protection, Quarantines, Transparency

Congolese Health Ministry officials carry the first batch of experimental Ebola vaccines in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2018.

June 5, 2018 Dispatches

US Bashes UN For Critiquing Trump Family Separation Policy

US Should End Abusive 'Zero Tolerance' Border Policy

A girl stands in the lobby of the Adelanto immigration detention center, in Adelanto, California, U.S., April 13, 2017.

June 5, 2018 Dispatches

Want to Choose Your Lawyer? Good Luck in Iran

Only 20 Lawyers to Defend People Accused of Political, Security Crimes in Tehran

Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012.

June 5, 2018 Dispatches

Philippine City Passes Law Against LGBT Discrimination

Ordinance Should Prod Passage of National Anti-Discrimination Legislation

Supporters wave rainbow flags while marching during a LGBT Pride parade in metro Manila, Philippines June 25, 2016.

June 5, 2018 Statement

Briefing to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child concerning Mauritania

June 5, 2018 Dispatches

Trump, the Eagles, and Police Killings

Are Black Americans Considered Threats When They Respond to Racial Injustice?

Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins (27) raises his fist during the national anthem with support from team mate Chris Long (56) prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.

June 5, 2018 Statement

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning Mauritania

June 5, 2018 Background Briefing

Human Rights in North Korea

June 2018 Briefing Paper

201801wr_northkorea_human_rights North Korean leader Kim Jong-un participates in the opening of the 5th Conference of Cell Chairpersons of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central New

June 5, 2018 News Release

North Korea: Prioritize Dire Rights Situation

No Improvements in Basic Freedoms Despite Diplomatic Opening

Kim Jong Un visits the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defense Science in Pyongyang, August 23, 2017.

June 5, 2018 Dispatches

US Slammed for Failure to Address Poverty and Health

Health Care Should be Recognized as a Fundamental Right

People walk around the neighboring streets around the Fred Jordan Mission, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. May 12, 2018.

June 5, 2018 Commentary

Wedding Cake Ruling’s Silver Lining for LGBT Rights

David Mullins speaks to the media following oral arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case at the Supreme Court in Washington, US, December 5, 2017.

June 5, 2018 Amicus Briefing

Amicus curiae regarding the Special Jurisdiction for Peace

June 5, 2018 News Release

Colombia: Mend Transitional Justice Law

Amicus Brief to High Court Details Flaws

June 5, 2018 Commentary

Nepali Mothers and an Irish Daughter

Nepal Was Far Ahead of Its Neighbors in Protecting Reproductive Rights

Women activists lie down on the road during a protest demanding women’s rights in the constitution in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7, 2015.

June 5, 2018 Commentary

Israel’s Human Rights Violations: France Should Show The Way

French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a joint news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France December 10, 2017. © 2017 Reuters

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