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August 27, 2017 News Release

Menstrual Hygiene a Human Rights Issue

A Simple Guide to Ending Discrimination, Abuse

Girls in India during a hygiene training as part of the Great WASH Yatra. Himanshu Khagta, WASH United, 2012

August 25, 2017 News Release

Azerbaijan: Independent News Director Jailed

Free Mehman Aliyev

August 25, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Onslaught on Media, Rights Groups

Hun Sen Government Broadens Crackdown on Criticism

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of the establishment of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 28, 2017.

August 25, 2017 Statement

Arbitrary Detentions in Venezuela: Failure to Release Detainees Granted Bail

Joint Statement by the Venezuelan Penal Forum and Human Rights Watch

A demonstrator is detained by security forces during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, July 10, 2017.

August 25, 2017 Commentary

The Cambodia Conundrum: What Is Wrong With Hun Sen?

Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a campaign rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 2, 2017.

August 25, 2017 News Release

Italy: Police Beat Refugees During Eviction

Provide Adequate Housing for Homeless Refugees

August 25, 2017 News Release

Afghanistan: Deadly Attack on Mosque a War Crime

ISIS Affiliates Target Shia Minority

A man inspects a Shia mosque after an attack claimed by the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 25, 2017.

August 25, 2017 Commentary

The Justice Question After ISIS

Time for Judicial Triage

Author interviewing local Tabqa residents after ISIS had been pushed out of city (July 2017).

August 25, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Anti-same-sex marriage poster in Australia.

August 25, 2017 Dispatches

Trump’s Arpaio Comments Stoke Fear

Immigrants Wary Over Similar Situation in North Carolina

Sheriff's car of the Alamance County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina.

August 25, 2017 Commentary

Japan’s Vision for a Revolution in Child Care

August 24, 2017 Dispatches

Nothing Rong in Tibet

China’s Eulogy Whitewashes Past Oppression

The Chinese national flag is raised during a ceremony marking the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, July 1, 2017.

August 24, 2017 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Peace activists rally outside of a Donald Trump campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, August 22, 2017.

August 24, 2017 Dispatches

India’s Supreme Court Upholds Right to Privacy

Government Should Now Repeal Law Criminalizing Gay Sex

Gay rights activists hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest against a verdict by the Supreme Court in New Delhi December 15, 2013.

August 24, 2017 News Release

Qatar: New Law Gives Domestic Workers Labor Rights

Needs Enforcement Mechanisms

A female employer and her children are accompanied by their domestic worker, back right, as they walk through The Avenues, an indoor luxury shopping center in Kuwait City.

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