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June 5, 2020 News Release

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Urgently Locate Wanchalearm Satsaksit

Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a prominent Thai pro-democracy activist living in exile in Cambodia, was abducted in Phnom Penh on June 4, 2020.
June 5, 2020 News Release

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World Food Program Should be Allowed In

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June 5, 2020 Commentary

Iraq’s new government should lift barriers to free speech

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June 5, 2020 Dispatches

Reckless Use of US Helicopters to Intimidate Protesters

Militarized Response to Protests Endangers Lives

A US military UH-72A “Lakota” hovers low over protesters on June 1, 2020 in Washington, DC, battering them with its rotor wash and sending debris flying.
June 5, 2020 Impact

Greece Restarts Suspended Asylum Procedure

Country’s 30-Day Hold on Right to Claim Asylum Not Renewed

A child plays in a temporary tent camp near the camp for migrants in Moria, Lesbos which is overcrowded and lacks adequate hygiene facilities and sanitation, putting migrants, including pregnant people, at particular risk amid Covid-19
June 5, 2020 Commentary

RAMCO Strike a Key Moment for Labor Rights in Lebanon

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June 5, 2020 Commentary

‘Please Help Those Who Are Sick and Leave Me Be’

Former Covid-19 Patient’s Quarantine Saga

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June 5, 2020 News Release

US: Stop Using Untrained, Abusive Agencies at Protests

Immigration, Border Control Have History of Abuse, Lack Accountability

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June 5, 2020 Impact

Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Released After 4 Years

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Li Wenzu, wife of lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who was detained in what is known as the "709" crackdown, joins others protesting in front of the Supreme People's Procuratorate in Beijing, China July 7, 2017.
June 5, 2020 News Release

Philippines: New Anti-Terrorism Act Endangers Rights

Special Council Would Usurp Court Powers

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June 4, 2020 Commentary

How Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Could Worsen Inequality

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June 4, 2020 Commentary

Children have become collateral damage with the Philippines’ “Drug War” scarring a generation

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June 4, 2020 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender Under House Arrest

Cancel House Arrest; Investigate Complaint; Withdraw Proposal Designed to Stifle Activism

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June 4, 2020 News Release

Mexico: Families Abuse, Neglect People with Disabilities

Ensure Protection, Access to Justice, Independent Living

Reyna (left) and Cesar, who have physical disabilities, each said they survived violence by their family members. They live together in Monterrey, Nuevo León state.
June 4, 2020 Commentary

Second Covid-19 Death in US Immigration Detention

Many Detainees Should Be Released; States Should Halt Transfers

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