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November 28, 2017 Dispatches

‘Making Haste Slowly’ is a Tired Refrain in Sri Lanka

Officials Cite Politics for Failing to Implement Promised Reforms

Overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council is seen in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017.

November 23, 2017 Dispatches

Not the Time to Look Away on Burundi

UN Experts Threatened, Criticized by Government

Residents outside their houses in Nyakabiga, in the Burundian capital Bujumbura, look at the body of a man shot dead on December 11, 2015.

November 15, 2017 News Release

Sri Lanka: Adopt Timeline for Action

Promises to UN Human Rights Council Go Unmet

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN high commissioner for human rights, speaks at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2017.

November 14, 2017 Statement

Submission to the Committee Against Torture: Rwanda

62nd session of the Committee Against Torture

Illustration for Rwanda report

November 14, 2017 News Release

Burma: Army Report Whitewashes Ethnic Cleansing

International Inquiry, Accountability Needed for Justice for Rohingya

201711Asia_Burma_ShotMohammed Taher, 50, a Rohingya refugee holds his son Mohammed Shoaib, 7, outside a medical center at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on November 5, 2017. His son was shot in the chest before crossing the border f

November 7, 2017 Commentary

UN Security Council: Remember Why Chemical Weapons are Banned

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib province, Syria on April 5, 2017.

November 3, 2017 Q & A

Q&A: Road to Justice for Grave Crimes in Burma

October 19, 2017 Commentary

Responsibilities at Home and Abroad

Protesters call for justice for atrocities committed during Nepal's civil war at a sit-in in Kathmandu on June 6, 2011.

October 18, 2017 News Release

Pakistan: Election to UN Rights Body Spotlights Failings

Leading Rights Groups Call for Action to Match Human Rights Role to Reality

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October 13, 2017 News Release

UN: DR Congo Unfit to Serve on Rights Body

Reject Congolese Bid in Upcoming Vote

Delegates arrive for the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2017.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Turkmenistan

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

People attend the opening ceremony of the new Belarussian-built potash plant in Garlyk, Turkmenistan March 31, 2017.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Colombia

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

Hands of the bodyguard of Medellín’s human rights ombudsman, Jorge Ceballos. Ceballos was the target of numerous death threats by right-wing armed groups due to his work as a human rights defender.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Azerbaijan

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

A protestor holds a sign calling for the release of unjustly imprisoned youth activists. Baku, September 18, 2016.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

Abdul Kareem, a Rohingya Muslim, carries his mother, Alima Khatoon, to a refugee camp after crossing from Burma into Bangladesh on Sept. 16, 2017.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Russia

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

Yulia Galyamina and Nikolai Tuzhilin on the ground with riot police officials next to them. Moscow, July 2017

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