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December 19, 2021 Report

Egypt: Wave of Unjust ‘Emergency’ Trials

Prosecutions Fast-Tracked Despite End to State of Emergency

Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.
December 18, 2021 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugee Schools Face Closure

Tens of Thousands of Students Will Lose Access to Education

Rohingya refugee students demonstrate against being expelled from Bangladeshi secondary schools in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, February 6, 2019.
December 18, 2021 Dispatches

FIFA and Qatar Need to Do More for Migrant Workers

Reforms Fail to Fundamentally Improve Working Condition

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December 18, 2021 Q & A

Q&A: Migrant Worker Abuses in Qatar and FIFA World Cup 2022

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December 18, 2021 Commentary

Top Human Rights News of 2021

The Most-Read Stories of the Year

Activists hold a candlelight march protesting the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old Dalit girl in New Delhi, India on August 4, 2021. 
December 17, 2021 Dispatches

Hong Kong Imposes Sham Election

Beijing Ensures No Opposition in Vote for Legislature

A man walks past a poster promoting the upcoming legislative elections in Hong Kong
December 17, 2021 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Map of Companies with Potential to Make mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines
December 17, 2021 News Release

UEFA Fails Test on Human Rights Strategy

Sport & Rights Alliance Requests Removal from List of Organizations Consulted

The winner's trophy of the 2024 European Football Championship (UEFA 2024).
December 17, 2021 Dispatches

Some Progress for Children Despite Pandemic’s Toll

Ten Points to Celebrate from 2021

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, demonstrates with others in front of the Standard and Chartered Bank during a climate protest in London, England, October 29, 2021
December 17, 2021 Statement

UN rights body should establish international investigation into Ethiopia rights abuses

HRW Statement at the 33rd Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region arrive on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, November 21, 2020.
December 17, 2021 Commentary

UK Set to Renege on Fundamental Protections for Asylum Seekers

Border Force officers assist 20 Syrian migrants aboard HMC Hunter after they were stopped as they crossed The Channel in an inflatable dinghy headed in the direction of England.
December 16, 2021 Letter

Open Letter to the UN Secretary-General ahead of his visit to Lebanon

December 16, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to Biden Administration Expressing Concern Regarding Humanitarian Parole Denials for Afghans

December 16, 2021 Dispatches

UN Experts Urge Reform of Sri Lanka’s Counterterrorism Law

Prevention of Terrorism Act Long Used to Target Minorities, Activists

A Police Special Task Force is deployed after eight inmates were killed in a prison incident in Mahara, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka
December 16, 2021 News Release

North Korea: Abusive Rule 10 Years after Kim Jong Il

Kim Dynasty’s Legacy of Brutal Repression, Starvation

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