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August 18, 2021
Australia: Prioritize Protection for Fleeing Afghans
Increase Humanitarian Aid, Support UN Reporting on Abuses
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August 18, 2021
US Bans Toxic Pesticide on Food Crops
Long Chlorpyrifos Battle Highlights Need for Regulation Reform
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August 18, 2021
Afghanistan: Taliban Rights Pledges Raise Concerns
International Monitoring Mechanism Urgently Needed
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August 18, 2021
After Intervention, UK Bill Still Allows Justice for War Crimes
Important Problems Remain
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August 18, 2021
Ethiopia: Ethnic Tigrayans Forcibly Disappeared
Discriminatory Arrests, Detentions, Business Closures in Addis Ababa
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August 18, 2021
UK: Police Scotland Reviews Sri Lankan Police Training
Rights Groups Express Concern Over Sri Lankan Police Abuses
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August 18, 2021
Burundi: The Human Rights Council Should Continue Its Scrutiny and Pursue Its Work Towards Justice and Accountability
Joint Letter To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland
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August 17, 2021
The Fragility of Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Now that the Taliban are back, what does that mean for women's rights?
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August 16, 2021
Bangladesh: 86 Victims of Enforced Disappearance Still Missing
UN Should Ban Death Squad from Peacekeeping Missions
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August 16, 2021
Covid-19 Surge in Myanmar’s Prisons
Junta Packs Jails with Opponents as Virus Thrives
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August 16, 2021
Updated Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Review of Afghanistan
88th Session - August 2021
August 16, 2021
Joint Letter on Police Scotland Training for Sri Lankan Police
To Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Scotland
August 15, 2021
From Rio, a Cautionary Tale on Police Violence
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August 14, 2021
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
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