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November 1, 2021
Why the Global Climate Emergency is a Human Rights Crisis
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November 1, 2021
Letter to the Government of Canada on Afghanistan Crisis
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November 1, 2021
Civilians in Mali’s Ségou Region at Risk
Alleged Killings by Military, Armed Islamist Groups Go Unpunished
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November 1, 2021
El Salvador: Legislature Deepens Democratic Backsliding
Constitutional Reform Could Consolidate Power Grab
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November 1, 2021
From Taliban to Taliban: Cycle of Hope, Despair on Women’s Rights
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November 1, 2021
US: The Texas Abortion Ban
October 31, 2021
Afghan Girls’ Education: ‘I Don’t Think I Have a Future’
Closing Secondary Schools to Girls Causing Lasting Harm
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October 31, 2021
Protecting Justice from Political Interference
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October 30, 2021
The Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis
Rights Should be at Center of COP26 Climate Deliberations
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October 29, 2021
Letter to Biden Administration: Use G20 to Advance Social Protection
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October 29, 2021
UK Needs to Provide Genuine Leadership on Fossil Fuel Financing
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October 29, 2021
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
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![The Brazil Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights, Damares Alves, at an official event in Brasilia, on August 18, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110americas_Brazil_Damares1.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=u-qPFDfC)