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April 13, 2018 News Release

47 Groups Urge UN Secretary-General to Act on Syria

Establish Investigative Body on Chemical Weapons Attacks

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S, April 13.

April 11, 2018 Dispatches

UN Chief Puts China’s Leaders Over Its People

In Beijing, Guterres Publicly Silent on Rights Abuses

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 8, 2018.

April 10, 2018 Commentary

Cote d'Ivoire: Will Ivorians Take a Stand for Syria's Victims?

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

April 7, 2018 Commentary

Spinning in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 19, 2017.

April 4, 2018 News Release

Syria: A Year On, Chemical Weapons Attacks Persist

International Action for Deterrence, Justice Ineffective

A civil defense member breathes through an oxygen mask, after what rescue workers described as a suspected chemical attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017.

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Mexico

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

A protester holds up a sign – "We are missing 43!" – with relatives of the 43 missing students from a teacher’s college in Ayotzinapa during a march in Mexico City. © 2016 Henry Romero/Reuters

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Saudi Arabia

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

Saudi King Salman and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a graduation ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 25, 2017. © 2017 Reuters

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the Central African Republic

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

Anti-Balaka fighters in Gambo, Mboumou province, Central African Republic, on August 16, 2017.

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Senegal

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

Des talibés mendient dans une rue de Saint-Louis, au Sénégal, le 7 mai 2017.

March 29, 2018 UPR

Joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Chad

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

Families of Habré's victims demonstrate in Ndjaména, 2005.

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of China

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

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March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Malaysia

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

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March 28, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Jordan

Third cycle of the UPR, 31st session

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March 26, 2018 Dispatches

Pressure Mounts on Abusers in South Sudan

Regional Sanctions Decision and UN Resolutions Show Growing Concern Over the Conflict

People wait to be registered prior to a food distribution carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Thonyor, Leer state, South Sudan, February 25, 2017.

March 22, 2018 Statement

Cambodia Descending into Authoritarianism, UN Rights Body Failing to Act

Item 10 General Debate

Supporters of Kem Sokha, leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), stand outside the appeals court during his bail hearing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 26, 2017.

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