How Brute Violence Became Egypt’s Answer to Virtually Everything
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Governments Should Step Up on Public Health Care Spending
UN Summit an Opportunity to Commit to Equitable Financing of Right to Health
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Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Advance of Adoption of List of Issues on Israel
88 (PSWG) Pre-Sessional Working Group
Submission to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
"Religious Freedom in India" Submission by Sarah Yager, Washington director, Human Rights Watch
EU Advances on Treaty to End Violence and Harassment at Work
Decision Encourages Ratification, EU States Should Ratify Treaty Promptly
Europe’s Lack of New Ideas on Migration is the Real Crisis
European Commission Response to Lampedusa Arrivals Rehashes Ineffective, Abusive Polices
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Cambodia: Dissident, Wife Brutally Assaulted
Incident Tests New Government’s Willingness to Address Impunity
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Spanish Women’s World Cup Champions Win Again: Time’s Up For Rubiales
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Central Asia/US: Put Rights At Heart of Talks
Leaders Expected to Meet During UN General Assembly
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Time to Align Financial Institutions With Human Rights
HRW Oral Statement - ID on the OHCHR Report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and COVID-19 Recovery - HRC54
Algeria: Freedom of Association, Assembly Under Attack
UN Expert’s Visit an Opportunity to Press for Urgent Reforms, End Arbitrary Detentions
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HRW Contribution for the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association’s Country Visit to Algeria
(September 16 - 26, 2023)
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Uganda: Carry Out Treaty to Protect Everyone at Work
Ratification Sets Stage to Tackle Harassment, Violence at Work
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Colombia: Ensure Justice for Army Killings
Human Rights Watch Submits Brief to High Court
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