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May 29, 2020 Report

The Case for Reparations in Tulsa, Oklahoma

A Human Rights Argument

Reverend Robert Turner of the historic Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, damaged in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
May 29, 2020 News Release

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May 28, 2020 Dispatches

Yemen Keeps Religious Minority Members Locked Up

Houthis Detain Baha’is Despite Release Order

In this file photo, members of the Baha'i faith protest in Sanaa, Yemen, during a hearing in the case of a fellow Baha'i man suspected of contacts with Israel and charged with seeking to establish a base for the community in Yemen, April 3, 2016. Arabic writing on the poster reads, "Baha'is are demanding justice and law in the case of Hamed."
May 28, 2020 Dispatches

New Zika Cases in Brazil Overshadowed by Covid-19

579 Cases in 3 Months Show Need for Reproductive Rights, Sanitation

Raquel, 25, holds her daughter Heloisa in Areia, Paraíba state, Brazil. Raquel gave birth to twin daughters with Zika syndrome in April 2016. “I want to give my best to my daughters,” she said in an interview with Human Rights Watch.
May 28, 2020 Dispatches

Confirmed Death of Alleged Rwandan Genocidaire

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Augustin Bizimana.
May 28, 2020 Commentary

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The UK is inconsistent in its commitment to human rights. If we truly want to be a force for good in this world, greater cooperation is vital

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To Heal, Ethiopia Needs to Confront its Violent Past

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May 28, 2020 Dispatches

Ai Weiwei’s Mass Activism Partnership with Human Rights Watch

Covid-19 Art Project to Benefit Humanitarian Action

Masks imprinted with artwork by Ai Wei Wei, including symbols of free speech, surveillance, persecution, mass obedience, and defiance. These and others are for sale on eBay for Charity.
May 28, 2020 Dispatches

Kazakhstan’s ‘Reformed’ Protest Law Hardly an Improvement

Serious Restrictions on Right to Free Assembly Remain

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May 28, 2020 Report

Kenya: Quarantine Conditions Undermine Rights

Ensure Access to Health Care, Sanitation, Information

Kenyans make their way home before the daily dusk-to-dawn curfew in Nairobi, Kenya, April 6, 2020.
May 28, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Hundreds Jailed for Covid-19 Violations

Prison Time for Breaking Curfew, Quarantine Is Excessive and Unsafe

Pastor David Lah leaves court after an appearance on charges filed against him for holding religious services in April, Yangon, Myanmar, May 20, 2020.
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Victims of Iran-Afghan Border Drowning Deserve Justice

Iranian Officials Should Cooperate in Impartial Investigation

 Afghans return to Afghanistan at the Islam Qala border with Iran, in the western Herat Province, February 20, 2019.
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