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May 26, 2020 News Release

Burkina Faso: Armed Islamists Attack Education

Devastating Toll on Teachers, Students, and Schools

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May 25, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Free Adult Children of Ex-Official

Relatives May Be Detained to Coerce His Return

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May 25, 2020 Dispatches

Stop Backsliding on Use of Child Soldiers

Treaty’s 20th Anniversary Shows Uneven Progress, Need for Improvement

May 25, 2020 Dispatches

Police Beat and Injure Ecuador’s Covid-19 Protesters

Authorities should investigate and bring those responsible to justice

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May 25, 2020 Dispatches

Amnesty International Staffer Challenges Israel’s Travel Ban

New Government Should End Assault on Rights Advocacy

Laith Abu Zeyad, a campaigner for Amnesty International, in front of Israel’s separation barrier in Jerusalem.
May 22, 2020 News Release

Belarus: Activists, Journalists Jailed as Election Looms

Authorities Arbitrarily Detain Peaceful Critics, Endangering Health

A nearly empty Oktyabrskaya Street in Minsk, Belarus amid coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic precautions on April 05, 2020.
May 22, 2020 News Release

Malta: Disembark Rescued People

End Arbitrary Detention on Tourist Ferry Boats

The Europa II, a tourist ferry sets sail from Marsamxett Harbour, Valletta, Malta.
May 22, 2020 News Release

US: Don’t Sell Attack Helicopters to Philippines

Deals Would Reward Past Abuses, Lack of Accountability

Image of a US Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter.
May 22, 2020 Commentary

Brazil’s Own Data Shows Amazon Fines Unenforced

Bolsonaro Administration Disputes Information It Provided

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May 22, 2020 News Release

Hong Kong: Beijing Threatens Draconian Security Law

Governments Should Act Against Harm to Basic Rights

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May 22, 2020 Dispatches

US Official Threatens International Criminal Court – Again

Secretary of State Pompeo Riled by Possible Palestine Investigation

Then-Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2018. © 2018 Reuters
May 22, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women

Submitted on May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020 Letter

Urgent call for COVID-19 response for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Joint Letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

May 22, 2020 Dispatches

Ailing Cameroon Separatist Leader Deserves Proper Medical Care

Degrading Treatment of High-Profile Prisoner in Military Hospital

The High Security Prison in Yaoundé, Cameroon, where separatist leader Blaise Sevidzem Berinyuy, also known as Shufai, is being held, February 2019.
May 22, 2020 Letter

Call for the Release of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Immigration Detention Centers in Thailand for protection against COVID-19

Joint Letter to United States Ambassador to Thailand Michael G. DeSombre

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