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May 14, 2021 Statement

Israel: Border Police Shouldn’t Use Excessive Force

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May 14, 2021 Dispatches

South Africa’s 'Deadly Air' Case Highlights Health Risks from Coal

Environmental Groups Hope Case Will Force Government Action on Emissions

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May 13, 2021 News Release

Thailand: Covid-19 Outbreaks in Prisons

Accelerate Releases; Improve Protection, Medical Care in Detention Facilities

In this photo released by the Department of Corrections, COVID-19 prisoners sit inside a field hospital set up at the Medical Correctional Institution to treat COVID-19 inmates in Bangkok, Thailand on May 8, 2021.
May 13, 2021 Interactive

HRW: “It Feels Like Maybe I Won’t Ever Go to School Again”: Children, Parents, and Teachers Describe the Impact of Covid School Closures

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May 13, 2021 Dispatches

International Committee of the Red Cross Backs Killer Robot Ban

Humanitarian Organization Warns Weapons Threaten ‘Our Shared Humanity’

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May 13, 2021 News Release

Turkmenistan: Threats Against Relatives of Dissidents Abroad

Stop Threatening Families, Respect Freedom of Expression

Rozybai Jumamadov, whose 14-year-old nephew and family were harassed and threatened by authorities in Turkmenistan, May 2020.
May 13, 2021 Commentary

Roadmap for Urgent Change in Immigration Detention

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May 13, 2021 Dispatches

Pregnant Girls and Young Mothers in Kenya Have the Right to Education

Education Ministry has a Crucial Role in Addressing Teen Pregnancies

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May 12, 2021 News Release

Indonesia: Drop Charges, Release Peaceful Papuan Activist

Ensure Counterinsurgency Operations Are Not Abusive

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May 12, 2021 Statement

Remarks by Kenneth Roth at the High-Level Virtual UN Event on the Situation of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim Minorities in Xinjiang

May 12, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Comment Re: Protecting Workers from Retaliation

Docket No. OSHA-2018-0005

May 12, 2021 Dispatches

In Cameroon Transgender Women Given Five-Years in Prison

Release Trans Women, End Anti-LGBT Persecution

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May 12, 2021 Dispatches

Ethiopia’s Axum Findings Ignore Massacre of Civilians

Government’s Investigation Underscores Need for Independent, International Inquiry

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May 12, 2021 News Release

UN: Governments Should Urge Xinjiang Inquiry

China Steps Up Intimidation Campaign Ahead of UN Event

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Afghanistan: Deterring Another Sayed ul-Shuhada Attack

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