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June 8, 2016 Commentary

Stopping the Suffering of Transgender Immigrants

An illustration of a transgender immigrant created for Translatin@ Coalition in honor of Trans Day of Resilience.

June 8, 2016 News Release

UN: Return Saudi-led Coalition to ‘List of Shame’

Secretary-General’s De-Listing Opens Door to Political Manipulation

A boy stands in a classroom at his school after it was hit by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa July 20, 2015.

June 8, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: The Shocking Legal Gap for California’s Detained Immigrants

Melida Ruiz, a lawful permanent resident, pictured with her daughter, Mercedez Ruiz, and her grandson, Christopher Gonzalez.

June 8, 2016 Letter

An Open Letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

June 8, 2016 Impact

Holding Abusive UN Peacekeepers to Account

Women walk by a United Nations peacekeeping armored vehicle guarding the outer perimeter of a school used as an electoral center at the end of the presidential and legislative elections, in the mostly muslim PK5 neighborhood of Bangui.

June 8, 2016 Witness

Witness: As If My Child Were a Burden to Me

Julija Čuković, who spent ten months of her life in an institution, at home in Kragujevac with her parents, where she enjoys to play with her younger sister, also in the photo. © 2016 Zoran Stamenković

June 8, 2016 News Release

Serbia: Children With Disabilities Neglected

Government Should Invest in Community-Based Services

A room in the ward for the “most severely disabled” in Veternik home for children and adults with disabilities. Children are placed in the same rooms as adults and up to eight people live in one room. © 2015 Emina Ćerimović for Human Rights Watch

June 8, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Stop Retaliation for Anti-Torture Proposal

2 Judges, Human Rights Lawyer Face Prosecution

Negad al-Borai with Raouf and Abd el-Gabbar

June 8, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon Miss Out on Secondary Education

The order written on Amin’s expired residency papers: “Last chance to get ID or passport or to leave."

June 7, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: The FBI Wants to Get Your Internet Records Without a Warrant

The main headquarters of the FBI, the J. Edgar Hoover Building, is seen in Washington on March 4, 2012.

June 7, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Norway’s Transgender Rights Transformation

A general view inside the Norwegian parliament in Oslo August 1, 2011.

June 7, 2016 Letter

Letter to the Inspector-General of Colombia

June 7, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Still No Justice for Congo’s Likofi Victims

Congolese police taking part in Operation Likofi in Kinshasa.

June 7, 2016 Statement

Challenges & Opportunities: The Advancement of Human Rights in India

Testimony by John Sifton, Asia Policy Director, Human Rights Watch

June 7, 2016 News Release

Canada: Water Crisis Puts First Nations Families at Risk

Regulation, Investment, and Oversight Needed to Fix Broken System

Roxanne Moonias, mother to an infant with a chronic illness, demonstrates one of the steps she takes to ensure her baby is not exposed to contaminants in the water.

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