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September 9, 2021 Commentary

9/11 Unleashed a Global Storm of Human Rights Abuses

Victims of Attacks Still Await Justice

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September 9, 2021 Dispatches

Pope Francis’ Hungary Visit Should Stress Need for Empathy Towards Refugees

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September 9, 2021 Dispatches

Two Preachers in Indonesia Charged with Blasphemy

Muslim and Christian Preachers Face Prison Under Abusive Law

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September 9, 2021 News Release

Qatar: Election Law Exposes Discriminatory Citizenship

Many Excluded from Running, Voting in First Legislative Elections

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September 9, 2021 Q & A

What’s Next for Afghans Fleeing the Taliban?

Questions and Answers

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September 9, 2021 News Release

Q&A on Afghans Fleeing Taliban

Comprehensive Refugee Resettlement Program Urgently Needed

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September 8, 2021 Dispatches

Texas and US Supreme Court Deal Blow to Reproductive Rights

New Law Prohibits Nearly All Abortion Essentially After Six Weeks of Pregnancy

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September 8, 2021 Dispatches

Mexican Soldiers and Immigration Agents Violently Detain Asylum Seekers

US Should Encourage Rights-Respecting Immigration Policy

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September 8, 2021 Dispatches

Tentative Steps Toward Vaccine Equity in Malaysia

Demonstrate that Undocumented Migrants Won’t Be Arrested

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September 8, 2021 Commentary

Uzbekistan Should Do More to Help Afghans

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September 8, 2021 News Release

EU: Robustly Implement New Export Rules for Surveillance Tech

Investigate Human Rights Violations Involving Pegasus Spyware

Human Rights Watch, Access Now, Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists, and Reporters Without Borders call for robust implementation of new EU export control rules on surveillance technology and investigation of EU member states’ role in Pegasus affair
September 8, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Severely Beat Journalists

New Restrictions Indicate Crackdown on Free Speech

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September 8, 2021 News Release

Mexico: Mass Expulsion of Asylum Seekers to Guatemala

Migrants Expelled From US, Mexico Without Due Process

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September 8, 2021 News Release

Kazakhstan: Researcher on Xinjiang Crimes Banned

Allow Expert Access to Kazakhstan; Lift Ban

Gene Bunin
September 8, 2021 Dispatches

Despite Overwhelming Evidence, Bangladesh Authorities Deny Enforced Disappearances

Hundreds Have Disappeared Since 2009

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