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September 16, 2020 Impact

Burkina Faso Executions Prompt Broad Call for Inquiry

Donor Countries Urge Investigations into Mass Graves

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September 16, 2020 News Release

UN: On 75th Anniversary, Recommit to Human Rights

General Assembly Should Reject Attempts to Roll Back Freedoms, Protections

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September 16, 2020 Commentary

How to Answer Iraq’s Dangerous Failure to Put a Stop to Torture

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September 16, 2020 Letter

Ukraine: Joint NGO Letter on Aligning Domestic Legislation with International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law

September 16, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Lawyers Arrested in Terror Probe

Abusive Mass Arrests Damage Rule of Law, Expose Detainees to Covid-19 Risk

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September 16, 2020 Commentary

Justice Is Needed for Belarus

International Scrutiny Is the Way to Get it

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September 16, 2020 News Release

India: Arrests of Activists Politically Motivated

Sedition, Counterterrorism Laws Used to Silence Dissent

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Lebanon: Ensure Aid Goes Directly to Those in Need

Avoid Sending Emergency Funds Through Government

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Greece/EU: Bring Moria Homeless to Safety

Collective European Action Needed for Migrants Stranded on Lesbos

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Singapore Should Rehabilitate, Not Execute, Drug Users

Halt Imminent Execution of Syed Suhail Bin Syed Zin; Abolish Death Penalty

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September 15, 2020 Letter

Bahrain: Joint Letter to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Delegates

Re: Upcoming 45th Session of the Human Rights Council

September 15, 2020 Witness

Witness: Tortured in Belarus

What Detained Protesters Endured at the Hand of Police

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September 15, 2020 Letter

Letter to President George Weah on UNGA Speech and Accountability for Past Crimes

September 15, 2020 Statement

UN rights body should monitor abuses, ensure accountability in Philippines, Saudi Arabia, China

Item 2 General Debate on High Commissioner's Update - HRC45

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September 15, 2020 News Release

UN: Release Saudi Dissidents, Activists

29 Countries Call for Accountability for Torture, Khashoggi Killing

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