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Cuba: Clampdown on Artists, Journalists
Arbitrary Detention, Restrictions on Movement, Communications
Yemen: Houthis Subject Model to Unfair Trial
Yemeni Model and Actress Accused of Indecent Act; Threatened With Virginity Test
![Intisar al-Hammadi](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202106mena_yemen_intisar_alhammadi.jpeg?h=fd39bf13&itok=YCsDJuru)
Disability Rights Defender in Gaza Addresses UN
Recounts Harrowing Experience Fleeing during Latest Escalation
![Abeer al-Harakli, a disability rights defender from Gaza, addressing the United Nations in a video message at the 14th session of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations, New York, June 17, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202105gaza_disabilities_UN.jpg?h=c0019aa2&itok=MoqvHSeE)
France Lags in Workplace Protections Against Domestic Violence
Labor Laws Can Support Women Trying to Escape Abuse
Sri Lanka: Pardons a Meager Response to Abusive Law
Repeal Prevention of Terrorism Act to Meet International Commitments
![President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's addresses parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 20, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202106asia_srilanka_pta.jpg?h=0b342c57&itok=xEgkSFMP)
UN Security Council Should Impose Myanmar Arms Embargo
Follow Up General Assembly’s Call to Halt Weapons Transfers
![Myanmar police block a road near the US embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, February 22, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202105myanmar_arms_embargo_un.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=jynmIckY)
Canada: New Climate Law a Step in the Right Direction
Government Should Address Remaining Accountability Gaps
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Australia: Beijing Threatening Academic Freedom
Chinese Students, Academics Harassed, Self-Censorship Common at Universities
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Human Rights Watch’s Opposition to AB 1542
Letter to Senator Steven Bradford, Chair of the California State Senate Public Safety Committee
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UN Makes Landmark Call to Address Systemic Racism
International Probe of Police Violence Urgently Needed
![A protester puts his hands up in front of a line of police in riot gear in the US city of Columbus, Ohio, on June 5, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202106us_protester_riot_police_Ohio.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=xAKCy25o)
Exceptions to US Border Expulsion Policy Fail to Address Flaws
Thousands Have Been Expelled Under Abusive Policy
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Egypt’s Execution Frenzy Has to Stop
![Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201907mena_egypt_sisi.jpg?itok=9HouHonJ)