July 12, 2021
Sri Lanka: Protect Garment Workers’ Rights During Pandemic
Compromised Safety, Pay Cuts, Representatives Threatened
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July 12, 2021
Japan: Olympics Should Benefit Human Rights
Address Abuse of Child Athletes, LGBT Discrimination, Gender Gap
![Supporters of Equality Act Japan gather in front of parliament before they submit a petition in Tokyo on March 25, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105asia_japan_equality.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=qz5pFfWC)
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July 12, 2021
UN expert body needed to address systemic racism, tackle root causes
Item 9: Interactive Dialogue on High Commissioner's systemic racism report
![Delegates attend a session on racism and police brutality, a resolution in the wake of the death of George Floyd, at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on June 19, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107un_racism_systemic_resolution_0.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=aUOGlhPS)
July 11, 2021
Saudi Arabia: New Details of Alleged Torture Leaked
Prison Guards Describe Harrowing Scenes Concerning Political Detainees
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July 10, 2021
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
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July 9, 2021
Record Canada Heat Harms Older People and People with Disabilities
Climate Crisis Requires Inclusive Heat Action, Planning, and Response
![A person enters the Hillcrest Community Centre, where they can cool off during the extreme hot weather in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 30, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107canada_heat_wave.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=3LY-96A7)
July 9, 2021
Human Rights Watch Responds: Reflections on Apartheid and Persecution in International Law
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July 9, 2021
Groups Urge Biden Administration to Address Harm Caused by the Asylum Cooperative Agreement Program
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July 9, 2021
UN Rights Body Needs to Act on Ethiopia
Human Rights Council Should Adopt Resolution on Abuses in Tigray
![Tigrinyan refugee women prepare bread for their family in Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan on December 11, 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107tigray_UN_human_rights_violations.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=HdjNbs1l)
July 8, 2021
Philippines Loses a Press Freedom Fighter
Nonoy Espina Was at Forefront of Struggle Against Attacks on the Media
![National Union of Journalists of the Philippines chairman Nonoy Espina speaks to other journalists and activists as they gather to hold a vigil on the eve of the promulgation of the Maguindanao massacre trial on December 18, 2019 in Manila, Philippines.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107philippines_nonoy_espina.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=ajIMeavO)
July 8, 2021
Revised UN Counterterrorism Strategy Has Stronger Rights Focus
Human Rights Monitoring Mechanism Still Urgently Needed
![A wide view of the Security Council meeting on peace and security in Africa, with a focus on countering terrorism and extremism in Africa on March 3, 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107un_counter_terrorism_human_rights.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=7g5le9TU)