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![People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that landed close to Japan, in Seoul, South Korea, November 29, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711asia_northkorea_missile.jpg?itok=GhWeI18p)
Japan Forces Sterilization on Transgender People
Government Shouldn’t Require Surgery for Rights Protection
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Venezuela: Systematic Abuses of Opponents
Brutality, Torture, Political Persecution Without Accountability
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Interview: Documenting Torture in Venezuela
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Bangladesh: Mass Death Sentences Confirmed
Mutiny Trials Rife With Procedural Flaws, Torture Allegations
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Vietnam: EU Should Press for Release of Political Prisoners
Reverse Conviction Against ‘Mother Mushroom’ Ahead of Human Rights Dialogue
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HRW Submission to EU on Bilateral Dialogue with Vietnam
Global Principles Protecting LGBTI Rights Updated
‘Yogyakarta Principles Plus 10’ Call for Action Against Discrimination
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Your Private Information is a Gift
You Should Decide Whether to Give It – Not Have the US Government Take It Away
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North Carolina Citizens’ Commission Examines US Torture
Holds Hearings on State’s Role in CIA Secret Renditions Program
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‘Making Haste Slowly’ is a Tired Refrain in Sri Lanka
Officials Cite Politics for Failing to Implement Promised Reforms
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“100 Crimean Tatar Kids Who Lost Their Fathers”
More than a dozen men disappeared without a trace during Russia's annexation of Crimea. Their families are still waiting for news — and justice
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South Korea Kicks Issue of Abortion Down the Road
Government Claims Research Needed, So Women’s Rights Must Wait
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