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Safety in Haiti Remains a Long Way off
All Forced Returns of Haitians in the US Should be Suspended
![People gather in front of the San Francisco Federal Building to protest the Biden administration's handling of the Haitian refugee crisis in San Francisco, California, US, September 24, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406usp_usa_haiti_refugees.jpg?h=8c1344d8&itok=e0EAgfjW)
Peru: Congress Ramps Up Assault on Democratic System
OAS Members Should Urgently Address Backsliding, Defend Rule of Law
![Constitutional Committee of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, in Lima, June 5, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406AME_Peru_Congress.jpeg?h=1c9b88c9&itok=fyumJSHp)
Uganda: Lack of Free Pre-Primary Education Creates Lifelong Harm
Ensure Universal Access to Early Learning
![4 girls in a school classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202406africa_uganda_Kampala_KitanteNurserySchool.jpg?h=911f8b38&itok=XOpEHaJp)
Tanzania: Police Linked to Killings at Gold Mine
Ensure Independent Investigations; Prosecute Those Responsible
![North Mara Gold Mine in Tarime district, northwest Tanzania.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406afr_tanzania_northmara.jpeg?h=71976bb4&itok=B_SzJ6HW)
South Korea Still Blocking Abortion
Government’s Refusal to Update Laws Part of Wider Gender Discrimination
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120 Countries Have Signed the Safe Schools Declaration. Sadly, the US Isn’t One of Them.
From Gaza to Ukraine to Afghanistan, militaries need to leave schools alone. A global agreement could make that a reality.
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Thai Rights Commission Links Officials to ‘Disappearance’ of 9 Exiles
Authorities Should Investigate Military Government’s Role in ‘Transnational Repression’
![Sitanun Satsaksit holds a portrait of her brother, Wanchalearm, who was forcibly disappeared while living in exile in Cambodia on June 4, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202106asia_thailand_wanchalearm.jpg?h=e8dd7fb7&itok=OyPMkaGA)
Human Rights Watch Testimony on Texas’ Troubled Border Security Program
Hearing on Texas' More Than $11 Billion Border Security Program
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Let’s Put Play on the Agenda
First International Day of Play Highlights Essential Importance for Children
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UN Expert Slams Taliban Crimes Against Afghan Women, Girls
Report Calls for Accountability, End to Serious Abuses
![Afghan women hold placards demanding their right to education, in Mazar-i-Sharif on June 26, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406asia_afghanistan_womens_education.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=v8okBCFe)
Japan Can Aid in Preventing Human Rights Slide in Asia
This is a Pivotal Year for Tokyo to Show Leadership as it Sits on Key UN Bodies
![Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa arrives to give remarks following a meeting of the United Nations Security Council](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406asia_japan_UNSC.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=7P1yZmrN)
Hong Kong: No Accountability 5 Years after Mass Protests
Beijing Arrested Over 10,000 Protesters, Throttled City’s Freedoms
![A protestor shows five demands gesture as Hong Kong people participate in their annual pro-democracy march in Hong Kong, January 1, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001asia_china_hong_kong_protests.jpg?itok=qT0IS_V7)