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November 11, 2019 News Release

Sri Lanka: Next President Faces Major Rights Challenges

Provide Justice for Past Crimes, Prevent Future Abuses

Sri Lanka's elections chief Mahinda Deshapriya displays ballot boxes that will be used in the upcoming presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The voting is scheduled to be held on Nov. 16.
November 11, 2019 News Release

Papua New Guinea: Video Shows Police Abuse

Investigate and Prosecute Police Brutality

Screenshot of Papua New Guinean police officers violently beating three men on a street in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea shared on social media on November 4, 2019.
November 11, 2019 Dispatches

One Step Closer to Justice for Murdered Thai Activist

Court Approves Arrest Warrants in Killing of Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen

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November 11, 2019 Dispatches

French President Silent on Rampant Abuses During China Visit

Macron Makes No Public Mention of Mass Detention of Xinjiang’s Muslims

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping following a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.
November 11, 2019 News Release

Gambia Brings Genocide Case Against Myanmar

International Court of Justice to Address Atrocities Against Rohingya

Rohingya refugees gather in the open field at kutupalong refugee camp to commemorate the second anniversary of the 2017 crisis when they were forced to flee from their northern Rakhine state homes in Myanmar escaping a brutal military crackdown. According
November 11, 2019 Background Briefing

Standing Firm against Incendiary Weapons

Memorandum to Delegates of the Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons

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November 11, 2019 News Release

Russia: Don’t Block Action on Incendiary Weapons

White Phosphorus Should Be Included on the List

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November 11, 2019 Report

Nigeria: People With Mental Health Conditions Chained, Abused

Ban Chaining; Provide Mental Health Services

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November 10, 2019 Dispatches

UN Should Focus on Protester Deaths in Iraq Rights Review

Iraq’s Allies Should Condemn Lethal Crackdown by Security Forces

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.
November 10, 2019 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Chinese officials visit a Muslim family.
November 8, 2019 Dispatches

Disability Discrimination May Tarnish Spain’s Electoral Reforms

People with Intellectual Disabilities May Face Arbitrary Scrutiny As They Vote

A man is helped to cast a symbolic vote during an event organized by The Spanish Committee of Representatives of Persons with Disabilities outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Friday, June 17, 2016.
November 8, 2019 Commentary

Oklahoma prisoner release highlights the failed 'drug war'

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November 8, 2019 News Release

Mauritania: University Age Cutoff Suspended

Discriminatory Rule Sparked Ongoing Protests

Students protesting against a discriminatory government decision limiting enrollment in public university to 24 years, hold up signs that say “education is a right for all.”
November 8, 2019 Commentary

Welfare Surveillance on Trial in the Netherlands

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November 8, 2019 Commentary

The Chinese Government Cannot Be Allowed to Undermine Academic Freedom

Universities are not taking seriously Beijing’s efforts to stifle free speech on campus

Chinese visitors talk with education consultants at the booth of the United States during an expo in Beijing, China, 20 October 2018.

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