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December 7, 2023 Dispatches

Phasing Out Fossil Fuels at COP28

Governments Should Stand up for Human Rights to Ensure Ambitious Outcome

Vanessa Nakate, of Uganda, center, takes part in a protest against fossil fuels at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 5, 2023.
December 7, 2023 Dispatches

Bringing Justice to Child Victims of War

ICC Prosecutor Pledges to Better Address International Crimes against Children

The overgrown playground of a residential institution for children in Kherson, Ukraine, where Russian forces allegedly took 46 children from, as seen on November 27, 2022.
December 7, 2023 News Release

Israel: Strikes on Journalists in Lebanon Apparently Deliberate

Intentionally Targeting Civilians a War Crime

Reuters' journalist Issam Abdallah films an interview amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, April 17, 2022.
December 7, 2023 Letter

Guatemala: Call to Impose Targeted Sanctions to Address Interferences with the Electoral Process

December 7, 2023 News Release

Nigeria: Erroneous Military Airstrike

Ensure Justice, Accountability, Compensate Victims for Devastating Loss

Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, center, with other community leaders at the grave side where victims of an army drone attack were buried in Tudun Biri village, Nigeria, December 5, 2023.
December 6, 2023 News Release

Peru: Fujimori’s Release Violates International Law

Ruling to Free Ex-President Runs Counter to Peru’s International Obligations

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December 6, 2023 News Release

Sri Lanka: Tamils Detained for Commemorating War Dead

9 Held Under Abusive Prevention of Terrorism Act

Activists call for the release of Tamils held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, October 13, 2017.
December 6, 2023 Dispatches

Pakistan’s Air Pollution Shortens Lives

Improving Air Quality is Government’s Human Rights Obligation

Vehicles and motorcyclists amid severe air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan, November 24, 2023.
December 6, 2023 Letter

Letter to the EU on Human Rights Conditions for Strategic Partnership and Enhanced Cooperation with Egypt

December 6, 2023 Statement

HRW Submission to The EU Ombudsman’s Inquiry Into Frontex’s Role in the Search and Rescue Operations

December 6, 2023 News Release

Bahrain: 13 People Convicted in Unfair Mass Trial

Court Failed to Properly Investigate Defendants’ Torture Claims

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December 6, 2023 Dispatches

UAE’s COP28 Promises on Climate, Health Ignored at Home

Country’s Migrant Workers Face Climate-Related Harms to Their Well-Being

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December 6, 2023 News Release

Libya: Derna Flood Response Costs Lives

Independent Investigation Needed; Prioritize Reconstruction

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December 5, 2023 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Schools Also Failing Boys

Educational Policies Not Just Hurting Girls, Women

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December 5, 2023 Commentary

Does Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians Rise to the Level of Apartheid?

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