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Gambia: Using Guarantees of Non-Recurrence to Prevent Past Atrocities
Speech by Daniel Bekele, Senior Director for Africa Advocacy, Human Rights Watch
Talking Human Rights in the New Gambia
Truth Commission Should Complement Justice for Jammeh-era Crimes
![Supporters of Gambian President Adama Barrow, who was inaugurated at the Gambian Embassy in neighbouring Senegal, gather to receive him as he arrives from Dakar, in Banjul, Gambia January 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-gambia-africa-barrow-celebration.jpg?itok=uXMe87uG)
Bangladesh “Gay Party” Raid Flouts Privacy Rights
Security Forces Offer Threats, Not Protection
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A First in Asia: Taiwan to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Court Ruling Opens the Way to Marriage Equality
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Philippine President Duterte Summons Ghost of Marcos
Proclaims Martial Law to Combat Militant Groups in Mindanao
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France’s Leaders Remain Addicted to the State of Emergency
New President Macron Seeks to Extend the Emergency Measures Until November
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Kenya: Ensure Free, Fair August Poll
Address Past Electoral Offenses, Other Rights Abuses
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Burma: Army Investigation Denies Atrocities
Grant UN Fact-Finding Mission Full Access to Rakhine State
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France: A Human Rights Agenda for President Macron
Make Rights the Heart of Policy at Home, Abroad
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Hospitals, Health Workers Under Attack
UN Security Council Should Strengthen Call for Justice
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EU/Turkey: Make Rights Central to Erdoğan Meeting
Condition Deeper Economic Ties on Improvements
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Thailand: Army Secretly Detains 14-Year-Old
Boy and Three Other Youths Accused of Burning King’s Portrait
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