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January 10, 2023
Joint NGO Statement: In Solidarity with Political Dissidents and Human Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia
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January 10, 2023
Letter to Harvard University on Blocking Appointment of Former Human Rights Watch Director
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January 10, 2023
Turkey: Closure Case against Political Party Looms
Trial an assault on political opposition and democratic norms before elections
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January 9, 2023
Italy’s Anti-Rescue Decree Risks Increasing Deaths at Sea
New Policy Obstructs Lifesaving Work of Rescue NGOs, Violates International Law
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January 9, 2023
EU: Pass Directive to Protect Workers’ Rights
Reject Efforts to Weaken Safeguards Against Tech-Driven Exploitation
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January 6, 2023
Belarus: Russian Journalist Arrested
Authorities in Minsk Should Immediately Free Yekaterina Yanshina
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January 6, 2023
Bring Home Canadians Unlawfully Held in Northeast Syria
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January 5, 2023
Biden Expands Trump-era Border Restrictions Once Again
New Policy Will Further Limit Access to Life-saving Asylum
January 5, 2023
Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of France
October 2022
January 4, 2023
US Government Action May Expand Abortion Access
Retail Pharmacies Able to Offer Mifepristone, but Barriers Remain
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January 4, 2023
The Fight for Women’s Rights is a Fight Against Authoritarianism
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January 4, 2023
Creeping Civil Society Curbs in Europe Threaten Rights in 2023
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December 28, 2022
Los Angeles Ballot Measure Raises Hope for a Housing Solution
Voters made the choice to create fairer cities where everyone, regardless of income, can have a place to call home.