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July 8, 2016
UN Human Rights Council should fulfill its promise
Statement at closing of 32nd session
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July 8, 2016
Dispatches: Tanzanian High Court Rules Against Child Marriage
In a Victory for Girls’ Rights, Marrying Age Raised to 18
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July 8, 2016
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![“Libya,” drawing by a Senegalese man hanging in the Villa Sikania reception center in Sicily, Italy.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/libya3.jpg?itok=w3j0LaDM)
July 8, 2016
The Rights Weekender
![A Burundian artist’s drawing of a fictional case of policemen and an intelligence agent torturing a detainee.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/dessin_2_human_right_watch_finaljpg_-_resized.jpg?itok=sJcb4rhZ)
July 8, 2016
Dispatches: India’s Cow Hotline Underlines Misplaced Political Priorities
Authorities Should Redouble Efforts to End Abuses Against Women, Girls
![Activists from All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) shout slogans as they carry placards outside the Haryana Bhawan during a protest in New Delhi, India, February 29, 2016 demanding a probe into what they said were rapes and sexual assaults in](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-07-india-asia-rape-violence-protest_2.jpg?itok=96wLnuxz)
July 8, 2016
Dispatches: Protecting Somalis From Their Protectors
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July 8, 2016
Airstrike Transparency We Can’t Believe In
More Questions Than Answers in Obama’s Civilian Toll Data
July 7, 2016
China: Free Rights Lawyers Held Secretly for a Year
Denial of Protections Shows Contempt for Basic Rights
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July 7, 2016
Dispatches: Lessons to Learn from UK Chilcot Report
Dangers of Keeping Human Rights Out of Detention
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July 7, 2016
Brazil: Extrajudicial Executions Undercut Rio Security
Police Killings Persist as Summer Olympics Approach
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