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May 3, 2017 News Release

Philippines: UN Members Should Denounce Killings, Abuses

Manila Faces Human Rights Council

May 1, 2017 News Release

India: UN Review Should Condemn Crackdown on Rights

Dissent Labeled ‘Anti-National’; Minorities Risk Vigilante Violence

A protest demanding the release of students at Jawaharlal National University, arrested for sedition in New Delhi, February 24, 2016.

April 27, 2017 Letter

Joint Letter to Governments on the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Burma

Urge the Burmese Government to Allow Unfettered Access

March 30, 2017 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Argentina

28th session of the UPR

Environmental groups stage a protest to demand the relocation of a pulp mill built on the banks of Uruguay river, in Buenos Aires, January 29, 2009.

March 30, 2017 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Ghana

28th session of the UPR

March 30, 2017 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Japan

28th session of the UPR

A 20 year old Japanese woman who was bullied by her classmates in junior high school holds a notebook displaying the message...

March 30, 2017 Statement

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan

28th session of the UPR

A Pakistan Ranger gestures to stop members of the media from taking pictures at an anti-terrorism court in Karachi, Pakistan on March 12, 2015.

March 30, 2017 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Peru

28th session of the UPR

A protest against violence against women in Lima, August 13, 2016.

March 30, 2017 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka

28th session of the UPR

March 30, 2017 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Ukraine

28th session of the UPR

March 30, 2017 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Zambia

28th session of the UPR

March 29, 2017 Dispatches

Wrong Time for US to Leave UN Human Rights Council

Despite Difficulties, US Was Key Contributor to Recent Session

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

March 24, 2017 News Release

Burma: UN Takes Key Step for Justice

Human Rights Council Orders International Fact-Finding Mission

Yanghee Lee, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 13, 2017.

March 24, 2017 News Release

UN: New Move on North Korea Crimes

Human Rights Council Opens Door to Prosecution Strategies

Tomás Ojea Quintana, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 13, 2017.

March 24, 2017 Statement

Submission to the UN Committee against Torture's pre-sessional review of Lebanon

Lebanon should comply with its obligations under the Convention against Torture

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