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California: New Law Protects Children in Police Custody
Requires Attorney Consultation on Rights
![An image of a police officer interrogating a youth, using techniques that ultimately pressured the youth to confess to a crime he did not commit. ](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/Up%20Close_5.jpg?h=7ab2bc56&itok=EPBzblZI)
India: Amnesty International Forced to Halt Work
Government Increasingly Targeting Rights Groups
![Amnesty International India headquarters in Bangalore, India.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009asia_india_amnesty.jpg?h=dc88810a&itok=M3EjXDG6)
US: New York Police Planned Assault on Bronx Protesters
Trapping, Beatings in June Crackdown Reveal Abusive, Unaccountable System
![A Black woman in a mask is forcibly detained by two police officers](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009us_mott%20haven_4.jpg?h=b2774bcf&itok=RNLphy0Y)
US: Vote ‘No’ on Homeland Security Nominee
Chad Wolf’s Record Raises Serious Human Rights Concerns
![The acting secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, raises his right hand to swear in during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009us_us_Wolf_DHSnomination.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=XhLwjst1)
Armenia/Azerbaijan: Don’t Attack Civilians
Respect Absolute Ban on Targeting Civilians, Civilian Objects
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UK: Automated Benefits System Failing People in Need
Government’s Flawed ‘Universal Credit’ Algorithm Pushing People into Poverty
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Chile: Reject ‘Anti-Denial’ Law
Bill on Denying Dictatorship-Era Abuses Would Criminalize Protected Speech
![General Augusto Pinochet, who from 1973 to 1990 led a military government in Chile responsible for extensive human rights abuses, in 1975.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009Amer_Chile_Pinochet_0.jpg?h=1e9d01e3&itok=1hAV6Hhe)
China: 12 Hong Kong Protesters Held Incommunicado
Detained Pro-democracy Activists Denied Basic Rights
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Guinea: Stadium Massacre Victims Await Justice
Still No Trial 11 Years after September 28, 2009 Attack in Conakry
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Hong Kong: Stop Prosecuting Pro-Democracy Activists
Drop Charges Against Joshua Wong, Others
![Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong displays a bail paper outside Central Police Station in Hong Kong, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009asia_china_hongkong.jpg?h=42692b56&itok=F49LEFut)
Guinea: Security Forces Failed to Stem Election Violence
Urgent Changes Needed Before October Presidential Vote
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Australia: Harsh Police Response During Covid-19
Victoria’s Parliament Shouldn’t Broaden Police Powers
![Police Public Order Response Teams respond to a small group of protesters who appeared at a shopping center and quickly dispersed before any arrests could be made during pop-up protests on September 20, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009asia_australia_police.jpg?h=859684e2&itok=nO7Bhsq9)
Myanmar: Stop Prosecuting Peaceful Protesters
Drop Charges, Quash Convictions Against Students
![Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, and President Win Myint, wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus, leave after a Central Executive Committee meeting at their National League for Democracy (NLD) party headquarters in Naypyitaw, Myanmar Tuesday, July 21, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009asia_burma_student.jpg?h=9cf11c90&itok=uebcNIrL)
Cameroon: Soldiers Get 10 Years for Murder of Civilians
Trial Conducted Behind Closed Doors
![A screenshot of the video showing soldiers taking a woman and a child to the place where they would be later killed in Zelevet, Far North region, Cameroon, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009africa_cameroon_zelevet.jpeg?h=f52a926c&itok=oybQquJT)