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Canada: Climate Crisis Toll on First Nations’ Food Supply
Government Response Inadequate as Emissions Rise
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Turkey: Justice for Rights Lawyer’s Killing
Trial of Police Begins for Fatal Shooting of Tahir Elçi
![Tahir Elçi, the president of Diyarbakir Bar Association and human rights lawyer, speaks to the media shortly before being shot dead in Diyarbakir, Turkey November 28, 2015 (IHA agency via AP)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/AP_298386497898.jpg?h=1a0ddc1e&itok=-AZI-dhG)
US: Protect Peaceful Assemblies; Limit Use of Force
City, State Officials Should Comply with International Standards
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Killer Robots: Precedent for a Ban Treaty
Shared Concerns, Desire for Human Control Should Spur Regulation
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Saudi Arabia: Alleged Child Offenders Face Death Sentences
Reform to Curb Death Penalty for Children Leaves Glaring Exceptions
![Men hold placards bearing portraits of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, whose execution sparked demonstrations in 2016 by the country's minority Shia citizens against systematic governmental discrimination. Some of the alleged child offenders currently on trial were accused of attending similar protests.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010mena_saudi_child.jpg?h=82ef9a1a&itok=_37Qust8)
Sri Lanka: Forced Anal Exams in Homosexuality Prosecutions
Police, Judicial Officers Should End Arbitrary Arrests, Torture of LGBT People
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North Korea: Horrific Pretrial Detention System
Torture, Lack of Due Process, Arbitrary Punishment, Corruption Rampant
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Cameroon: Opposition Leaders, Supporters Detained
Release Those Held Arbitrarily; End Crackdown on Dissent
![Demonstrators stopped by gendarmes and police in Bafang, West Cameroon, on September 22, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010africa_cameroon_bafang.jpg?h=732f7c29&itok=uqwrrRod)
Mauritania: Free Activists Held on Blasphemy Charges
Detained for 8 Months, Facing Possible Death Sentences
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Japan: Raise Rights on Trip to Vietnam, Indonesia
Prime Minister Suga Should Use Favorable Position to Advocate Reforms
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Thailand: Water Cannon Used Against Peaceful Activists
Protesters, Journalist Arrested Under Draconian Emergency Decree
![Pro democracy demonstrators face water canons as police try to clear the protest venue in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010asia_thailand_watercannon.jpg?h=7f50cd2f&itok=dKufUjRQ)
Nigeria: Crackdown on Police Brutality Protests
Prosecute Officers Responsible; Move Toward Systemic Reform
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Thailand: Emergency Decree Pretext for Crackdown
Drop Charges, Release Democracy Activists
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Indonesia: New Law Hurts Workers, Indigenous Groups
Massive Omnibus Bill Passed With Little Public Consultation
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