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December 22, 2020 Letter

Joint Statement: Ensure Iranians Equitable Access to Covid-19 Vaccines

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December 8, 2020 Letter

Joint Statement: Cambodia: Urgently Protect Prisoners From COVID-19

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December 8, 2020 News Release

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In a Year of Pandemic and Pain, Women Fight Back

As domestic violence rates soar in Europe under COVID-19 restrictions, women’s groups protest government inaction from Poland to Turkey.

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November 20, 2020 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau

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Ukraine: Armed Groups’ Arbitrary Pandemic Restrictions

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November 16, 2020 News Release

EU: Bring Human Rights to the Top of Central Asia Agenda

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