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September 20, 2017
Human Rights Watch Letter to Inspector General of Police of Kenya
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September 20, 2017
The Long Arm of Ethiopia Reaches for Those Who Fled
Ethiopia’s Refugees Unsafe in Kenya and Elsewhere
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September 20, 2017
Ending China’s Retaliation Against Activists at the UN
New Secretary-General Report Details State Abuses
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September 20, 2017
Coalition Letter on Cross-Border Data Deal
September 20, 2017
Brazil Judge’s Ruling Sparks Conversion Therapy Controversy
Global Medical Consensus Opposed to Practice
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September 20, 2017
Why Britain Should Back the Safe Schools Declaration
Malala’s Courage Should Prompt UK to Step Up
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September 20, 2017
Lebanon: Refugees in Border Zone at Risk
Arsal Conditions Pressure Them to Return to Syria
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September 20, 2017
UN: Push North Korea to End Child Sexual Abuse
Government Denies Child Rape and Sexual Abuse
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September 20, 2017
Germany: Parties Differ on Human Rights Approach
Platforms Show Variations in Foreign, Migration Policy
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September 20, 2017
Iraq/KRG: 1,400 Women, Children From ISIS Areas Detained
Investigate Killings, Abductions of Foreign Men
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September 19, 2017
Equatorial Guinea: Political Cartoonist Arrested
Government Should Not Pursue Defamation Charges
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September 19, 2017
China: Justice Ministry Pressures Law Firms
Defense Lawyers Face New Round of Official Scrutiny, Intimidation
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September 19, 2017
The Jig Is Up for Congo’s Embattled President
Instead of giving President Joseph Kabila a free pass to cling to power, world leaders should endorse a plan to replace him
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