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January 18, 2021 News Release

Sri Lanka: Covid-19 Forced Cremation of Muslims Discriminatory

Baseless Public Health Claims Smokescreen for Persecuting Minority

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January 18, 2021 Commentary

Human rights abuses escalate in Africa during the pandemic

Governments on the continent should co-operate fully with the International Criminal Court

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January 17, 2021 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against Covid-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, September 8, 2020.
January 17, 2021 News Release

Israel: Provide Vaccines to Occupied Palestinians

Over 4.5 Million in West Bank, Gaza Excluded From Vaccination Push

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Ramat Gan, Israel on January 9, 2021.
January 16, 2021 Dispatches

UK Lags Behind Tackling Forced Labor in Xinjiang

New Measures to Address Abuses in Chinese Region Insufficient

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January 15, 2021 Commentary

NY Attorney General Sues Police for Violence Against Protesters

Case Could Lead to a Greater Reckoning Over Police Abuses

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January 15, 2021 Dispatches

European Court Accepts Case to Adjudicate Abuses in Crimea

Decision Recognizes Abuses in Crimea Are Attributable to Russia

January 15, 2021 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission on Progress in Accountability for Human Rights Violations in North Korea for the Special Rapporteur’s Report to the 46th Human Rights Council Session

January 15, 2021 Commentary

Another COVID risk – overuse of psychotropic drugs on seniors in care

January 15, 2021 Dispatches

Cameroon Court Denies Request to Release Opposition Leaders

Free Arbitrarily Arrested Opponents, Ensure Freedom of Assembly

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January 15, 2021 Dispatches

Top US Officials Knew of Harm Caused by Separating Families

Bad Policy, Planning and Heartlessness of ‘Zero Tolerance’ at Border

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January 14, 2021 Statement

Venezuela: Attacks Against Freedom of Expression Must Cease Immediately

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro holds a copy of the constitution during his annual address to the nation before lawmakers at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.
January 14, 2021 Dispatches

Momentum Builds Around Intersex Protection in India

Delhi Child Rights Commission Recommends an End to Risky Surgeries

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January 14, 2021 Letter

HRW Letter to the Biden Transition Team

Regarding Ensuring Humanitarian Border Reception

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January 14, 2021 News Release

18th Annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Stories at the heart of human rights battles in Kenya, Venezuela, Iran/Turkey, and Peru

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