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September 26, 2018 Interview

Interview: How Mothers Jailed in the US Lose Custody of Their Children

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September 26, 2018 News Release

US: Devastating Impact of Jailing Mothers

Even Short Stays in Jail Can Cause Permanent Harm to Families

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Misinformation Over South African Land Reform

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August 6, 2018 Commentary

Farmer-Herder Conflicts on the Rise in Africa

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July 26, 2018 Dispatches

New York City Grants Prisoners Free Phone Calls

Problematic Revenue Sharing Agreement with City Will Also End

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July 20, 2018 Interview

Interview: Drowning in Pesticides

Brazil’s Industrial Farmers Spray Dangerous Chemicals Near Schools, Villages

Bernardo, a man in his 30s, was born in a quilombo (Afro-Brazilian) community of around 60, men, women, and children in Minas Gerais State, southeast Brazil. Bernardo told Human Rights Watch that he feels powerless against aerial spraying of pesticides. “
July 17, 2018 Dispatches

US Should Address Concerns Raised in UN Poverty Report

Poverty in US Linked to Rights Abuses

People walk around the neighboring streets around the Fred Jordan Mission, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. May 12, 2018.
July 17, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Farmers Seek Return of Seized Land

Reform Laws to Protect Rights of Small Landowners

La Win, 61, a farmer from the Ayeyarwady Region, sits on a portion of the 35 acres of land he said was taken from him in 2004 by a company. When asked about the effect of the seizure of the land he said, “I suffered great losses in every aspect of my life
July 5, 2018 Commentary

Criminalizing Homelessness Violates Basic Human Rights

Despite a UN Report on Poverty in the US, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Doubles Down on Cruel, Anti-poor Laws.

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June 26, 2018 News Release

Philippines: ‘Anti-Loitering’ Arrests Target Poor

New Police Campaign Has Nabbed 8,000 Suspects, Many Detained in Overcrowded Jails

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June 21, 2018 News Release

US: Criminal Justice System Fuels Poverty Cycle

UN Official Speaks Out for Reform

Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, presents his report after missions to China, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia during the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland, June 7, 2017
June 14, 2018 Dispatches

Street Vendors Near New York’s 'Ground Zero' Face an Uncertain Future

NYPD Pushes to Displace Largely Muslim Local Street Vendors

Street Vendors who work near the World Trade Center stand outside of New York's City Hall to oppose proposed legislation that would result in their displacement.
June 14, 2018 News Release

Africa: Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers Barred from School

African Governments Should Ensure Right to Education

Students enrolled in the final year of lower secondary school in the classroom in a village in Kolda region, southern Senegal. Adolescent mothers and married girls study in this school.

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