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May 28, 2020 Commentary

To Heal, Ethiopia Needs to Confront its Violent Past

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May 28, 2020 Dispatches

Kazakhstan’s ‘Reformed’ Protest Law Hardly an Improvement

Serious Restrictions on Right to Free Assembly Remain

Kazakh President President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev takes the oath during his inauguration ceremony in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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.
May 28, 2020 Dispatches

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.
May 27, 2020 Dispatches

Singapore Judge Issues Death Sentence by Zoom

Use of Capital Punishment Out of Step with Global Standards

People walk past the Supreme Court in Singapore January 22, 2014.
May 27, 2020 Report

UK: Children in England Going Hungry with Schools Shut

Uneven UK Approach for Covid-19 Doesn’t Guarantee Children’s Right to Food

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May 27, 2020 News Release

Thailand: State of Emergency Extension Unjustified

Stop Using Covid-19 Measures as Pretext to Violate Rights

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May 27, 2020 News Release

Philippines: Lasting Harm to Children from ‘Drug War’

UN Human Rights Council Should Promote Justice for Killings

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May 27, 2020 News Release

Covid-19 Prisoner Releases Too Few, Too Slow

Known releases approximately 5% of global prison population

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May 27, 2020 Dispatches

Greece Migrant Camps Unfit for Pregnant People

Rights Court’s Instructions Show Urgent Need for Better Health Care, Conditions

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May 26, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Imagery Shows 200 Buildings Burned

Independent Inquiry Needed in Embattled Rakhine State

Satellite imagery recorded on May 23, 2020, shows approximately 70 percent of Let Kar village destroyed by fire. Damage analysis by Human Rights Watch.  Satellite imagery © 2020 Planet Labs
May 26, 2020 Dispatches

Two Years in Prison for Gay Sex in Turkmenistan

Decriminalize Consensual Same-Sex Conduct

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May 26, 2020 Dispatches

It’s Time to Treat Cybersecurity as a Human Rights Issue

Cyber Heavyweights US and Russia Were Silent on Rights

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