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Pakistan: Investigate Assault on Lawyers
Prominent Human Rights Defender Asma Jahangir Threatened
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Japan Can Do More On Refugee Resettlement
Assisting the Most Vulnerable Would Be Significant Progress
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Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces
Resolve ‘Disappearances’, Grant Access to Detention Sites
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European Court Condemns Russia’s Gay Propaganda Law
Ban on ‘Propaganda of Nontraditional Sexual Relations’ Ruled Discriminatory
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Morocco: Protest Leader Alleges Police Beat Him
Possible State Security Charges for Charismatic Figure in Rif
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Saudi Arabia: Leadership Change Should Prioritize Improving Rights
End Interior Ministry Repression, Commit to Reforms
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Philippines: LGBT Students Face Bullying, Abuse
Discrimination and Lack of Support Undermine Right to Education
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Bullied as a Child, Gay Filipino Comes Into His Own
University’s LGBT Student Group Provides Support System
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Vietnam: New Law Threatens Right to a Defense
Revised Penal Code Requires Lawyers Report on Clients, Penalizes Free Speech
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Time to Speak Up for Victims of South Sudan Conflict
Museveni, donors should do more than raise funds at Kampala conference
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After UK’s Grenfell Tower Blaze, Human Rights Can Help
Give People Access to Justice and Act to Make Housing Safe
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UK: Join the Safe Schools Declaration
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