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January 13, 2020
Denial of Entry to Hong Kong? Our Call, Says Beijing
Chinese Government Acts Contrary to Basic Law
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January 13, 2020
Rwanda: Free Speech Convictions Upheld
Lengthy Sentences for Ex-Military Officers’ Comments Reduced
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January 12, 2020
Hong Kong Bars Human Rights Watch Head
Decision Spotlights Vanishing Freedoms Under Beijing Pressure
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January 11, 2020
UN Peacekeeping has a Sexual Abuse Problem
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January 10, 2020
‘Gay Jesus’ Netflix Parody Sparks Censorship Battle in Brazil
Supreme Court Justice Defends Freedom of Expression
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January 10, 2020
US: ‘Unalienable Rights’ Commission Risks Rights Protections
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January 10, 2020
Prepared Testimony to Commission on 'Unalienable' Rights
January 10, 2020
Sri Lanka: Repeal Abusive Counterterrorism Law
Uphold Pledges to United Nations, European Union
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January 10, 2020
Brazil's Empty Gestures to Women
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January 10, 2020
Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women review of Pakistan
75th Session
January 9, 2020
Arrest of Uganda’s Bobi Wine Spells Trouble for 2021 Election
Clampdown Against Political Opposition on the Rise Ahead of Polls
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January 9, 2020
High-Tech Police Weapons Do More Harm than Good
Cops with “Less Lethal” Weapons Are Not a Substitute for a Functioning Mental Health System
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