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Uganda: Harassment of Civil Society Groups
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Attack at Kabul Airport Ends Civilian Evacuation
International Community Needs to Increase Efforts to Help Afghans at Risk
![Smoke rises from an explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108afghanistan_kabul_airport_explosion.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=VhI4Viny)
US: Supreme Court Ruling Endangers Asylum Seekers
Biden Administration Should Maintain Course to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program
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Inclusive Education is at Risk in Brazil
Repeal New Segregated Education Policy for People with Disabilities
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Tanzanian President’s Remarks Denigrate Women Footballers
Policing Sportswomen’s Bodies Undermines Rights of Women and Girls
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Joint Letter to Sudan's Transitional Government on ICC Handovers
Leaked Videos Show Abuses Behind Bars in Iran’s Prisons
Authorities Should End Mistreatment of Prisoners, Allow Investigations
![In this undated frame grab taken from video shared with The Associated Press by a self-identified hacker group called "The Justice of Ali," a guard hits a prisoner, at Evin prison in Tehran, Iran.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108iran_evrin_prison_abuse.jpg?h=b6717701&itok=uqtfEGuI)
India: Spyware Use Violates Supreme Court Privacy Ruling
Eleven Groups Call for Independent Oversight of State Surveillance
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Thailand: Drug Suspect Tortured to Death
Prosecute Officers Responsible for Police Station Killing
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Families of Sri Lanka’s Forcibly Disappeared Denied Justice
Campaign of Intimidation, Blocking Legal Remedies
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Cuba: Telecommunications Decree Curtails Free Speech
Latin American, US, EU Leaders Should Condemn New Restrictions on Internet
![Cuban Rolando Remedios shows a photo of him being arrested during the July 11 protests on his mobile phone at his home in Havana, Cuba, on August 7, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108Americas_Cuba_Internet.jpg?h=df8d05c1&itok=Ak691NlP)
A Rohingya Refugee’s Search for Safety, Freedom, and Justice
August 25 is Observed as ‘Genocide Remembrance Day,’ but It Is Not Just the Story of a Single Day
![Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_burma_human_rights.jpg?itok=dOeyVHGY)
Persecution of Critics Needs to End In Russia-Occupied Crimea
Jailed Journalist’s Health Deteriorates After Alleged Torture in Custody
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