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December 16, 2021 News Release

El Salvador: Critics Blocked on Social Media

President Bukele Violates Free Speech, Access to Information Rights

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, speaks in a prerecorded video during the United Nations General Assembly via live stream in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021.
December 16, 2021 Commentary

ICC Starts Next Chapter in Colombia

Will It Lead to Justice?

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Ethiopia: New Wave of Atrocities in Western Tigray

International Investigations, Access to Detainees Key to Deter Further

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December 16, 2021 News Release

Thailand: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights

Establish a Path for Legal Gender Recognition

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December 15, 2021 Witness

Witness: Defying Attacks on Education in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

How a Teacher Finds the Courage to Do Her Job Despite Risks to Her Life

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December 15, 2021 News Release

Cameroon: Armed Separatists’ Attack on Education

Address Shocking Toll on Students, Teachers, Schools

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December 15, 2021 Dispatches

Myanmar Atrocities Show Need for International Action

Sagaing Massacre Latest in Military’s Escalating Terror Campaign

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December 15, 2021 Dispatches

US Congress Misses Key Opportunity to Promote Rights

Annual Defense Spending Bill Leaves Out Human Rights Priorities

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December 15, 2021 News Release

Mali: Security Suspects Allegedly Tortured

Investigate Allegations, Respect Due Process Rights in Counter-Coup Case

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December 15, 2021 Commentary

Workers’ Rights Denied in Kazakhstan: Zhanaozen’s Legacy

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December 15, 2021 Letter

Rights Groups Urge DOJ Investigation Into Operation Lone Star

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December 15, 2021 Statement

Laos: Nine years on, civil society worldwide still demands answers on Sombath’s enforced disappearance

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Vietnam: Ex-Political Prisoner Faces New Charges

Do Nam Trung Could Receive Up to 12 Years in Prison for Peaceful Expression

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Chinese Authorities Double Down on Tibetan Reincarnations

Communist Party Aims to Control Dalai Lama Selection

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December 15, 2021 Letter

Germany Should Transfer Technology for Covid-19 Vaccines

Letter from Human Rights Watch and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights

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