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September 15, 2021 News Release

Guinea: Leaders Should Respect Fundamental Rights

Release Everyone Arbitrarily Detained

Guinea's Col. Mamady Doumbouya, center, is heavily guarded by soldiers after a meeting with ECOWAS delegation in Conakry, Guinea on September 10, 2021.
September 15, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to the Human Rights Council calling for an International Investigative Mission into the Beirut Blast

September 15, 2021 News Release

Lebanon: UN Rights Body Should Investigate Beirut Blast

Rights Groups, Survivors, Victims Urgently Call for Justice

In this Aug. 9, 2020 file photo, political graffiti is visible in front of the scene of the August 4 explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon
September 15, 2021 News Release

Brazil: Bolsonaro Threatens Democratic Rule

Harasses Supreme Court, Signals He May Cancel Elections, Violates Free Speech

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, at a rally on September 07, 2021 in São Paulo, Brazil.
September 14, 2021 Commentary

With Taliban in Power, Only International Action Can Save Afghans

Afghanistan is Emblematic of Crises the ICC Was Created to Address

September 14, 2021 Statement

HRW submission to the Home Office of the Government of the UK

Open Consultation on Domestic Abuse Act statutory guidance

September 14, 2021 News Release

Central African Republic: Important Step for Justice

Special Criminal Court Charges Sanctioned Commander

Special Prosecutor Toussaint Muntazini (right) and five other judges of Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court (SCC) sit at the National Assembly in Bangui, having been sworn in on June 30, 2017.
September 14, 2021 Witness

Once Bullied, LGBT South Koreans Advocate for Inclusion

Former Students Share Their Stories to Press for Change

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September 14, 2021 News Release

South Korea: LGBT Students Face Bullying, Discrimination

Isolation and Lack of Support Put Young People at Risk

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September 14, 2021 Letter

Groups Urge Department of Justice to Reopen Investigation into Police Killing of Terence Crutcher

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September 14, 2021 Statement

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Statement to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Shantha Rau Barriga, Disability Rights Director, Human Rights Watch

September 14, 2021 Letter

Letter To Members and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Cambodia

Cambodia Human Rights Crisis: The UN Human Rights Council Should Act Now

September 14, 2021 News Release

Mexico: Landmark Reproductive Rights Rulings

Women’s Autonomy Should Be at Center of Abortion Regulation

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September 13, 2021 Letter

Letter to the Indian Foreign Minister on Human Rights Crisis in Afghanistan

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