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Attack at Kabul Airport Ends Civilian Evacuation
International Community Needs to Increase Efforts to Help Afghans at Risk
![Smoke rises from an explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108afghanistan_kabul_airport_explosion.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=VhI4Viny)
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Gaza: Israel’s May Airstrikes on High-Rises
Apparently Unlawful Attacks Cause Major Lasting Harm
![People in the Gaza Strip stand near the site of the collapsed al-Shorouk tower](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108ccd_Gaza_main.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=B7S49S2z)
Afghanistan: Advancing Taliban Execute Detainees
Police, Civil Servants Detained Incommunicado in Ghazni, Malistan, Kandahar
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Myanmar: Coup Leads to Crimes Against Humanity
6 Months After Takeover, Urgent Need for Targeted Sanctions, Arms Ban
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India: Release Detained Myanmar Asylum Seekers
Ensure Prompt Access to UN Refugee Agency for Protection
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Myanmar: Junta Escalates Media Crackdown
Release Journalists Wrongfully Detained, Sentenced
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Gaza: Apparent War Crimes During May Fighting
Israeli, Palestinian Violations Show Need for International Criminal Court Inquiry
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Japan: Stop Real Estate Project in Myanmar
Commercial Dealings with Abusive Military Undermines Rights
![Activists demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo to cut off funding for Myanmar's national army on June 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107asia_myanmar_japan.jpg?h=51010a90&itok=KUNH_Yba)
Putting Venezuela’s Crisis on the International Agenda
Reports Have Helped Spotlight Abuses Including During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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UN Should Investigate Deadly Attacks on Afghan Civilians
Twenty Rights Groups Call for Justice and Accountability
![The mother of a schoolgirl who was among those killed in the brutal May 8, 2021 bombing of the Sayed ul-Shuhada girls' school stands inside a classroom with bouquets of flowers on empty desks as a tribute to the dead, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 16, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202106afghanistan_violence_schools.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=8wSmASNL)
Joint Open Letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Re: Support for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Call for a Fact-Finding Mission in Afghanistan
UN Should Ensure Independent Oversight of UN Counter-Terrorism Architecture
Critical need for UN Member States and Secretary-General to use new UN Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy to develop an independent oversight mechanism to assess and mitigate harm from counterterrorism measures
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Tough Challenge for German Leadership in Libya Talks
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