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October 15, 2025 Statement

Conscientious Objection

International Human Rights Standards in Reproductive Health Care

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October 15, 2025 News Release

Iraq: New Personal Status Code Makes Women Second Class

Immediately Repeal Unlawful and Unconstitutional Personal Status Law Amendment

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October 15, 2025 News Release

Morocco: Protests Met with Repression, Violence

Urgently Address Calls for Spending on Health Care, Education

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October 15, 2025 News Release

Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods

Tainted Beef, Hides, from the Amazon May Have Been Exported to the EU

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October 14, 2025 Commentary

In Donald Trump’s Game of Geopolitical Musical Chairs, Will Albanese Find a Seat?

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October 14, 2025 News Release

Sri Lanka: Ruinous Tax Policies Stoke Inequality

Lead to Underfunding Education, Other Key Public Services

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October 14, 2025 Letter

Letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Re: Meeting with US President Donald Trump and Human Rights Concerns

October 14, 2025 Dispatches

UN Meeting Seeks to Embed Human Rights in New Economic Indicators

Highlights Transformative Potential of Moving Beyond GDP

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October 14, 2025 Dispatches

UN Rights Council Strengthens Crucial Protections

States, Civil Society Groups Demonstrate Power to Make a Difference

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October 14, 2025 News Release

Qatar: Baha’i Dignitary Acquitted

Reforms Needed to End Discrimination Against Religious Minority

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October 14, 2025 News Release

China: Nationwide Crackdown on Major Underground Church

Arrests of Zion Church Clergy Underscore Intensifying Controls Over Religion

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October 13, 2025 Commentary

Cambodia's Microloan 'Debt Traps’ Test the World Bank

Human Rights Watch argues that Cambodian microfinance institutions, backed by investors such as IFC, are targeting Indigenous communities with predatory lending and debt collection practices.

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October 13, 2025 Dispatches

Changes to EU Law Will Undermine Corporate Accountability

Reduced Scope, Obstacles to Civil Liability Hollow Out Law’s Effectiveness

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October 13, 2025 News Release

Italy: End Border Control Pact with Libya

People Returned by Libyan Coast Guard Subject to Severe Abuse

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October 13, 2025 News Release

Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces

2 Years since Killing of Issam Abdallah; Attacks on Civilians, Media Continue

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