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September 23, 2019 News Release

UN: World Leaders Should Speak Out for Rights

Counter Rights-Abusing Quartet of Bolsonaro, Trump, al-Sisi, Erdogan

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September 22, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Indigenous Peoples Losing Their Forests

Lack of Government Oversight, Corporate Accountability Affects Culture, Livelihoods

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September 21, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Respect Right to Peaceful Protest

President al-Sisi Should Ensure Restraint by Security Forces

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September 20, 2019 News Release

DR Congo: Warlord Sought by ICC Killed

Sylvestre Mudacumura’s Forces’ Victims Entitled to Justice, Redress

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September 19, 2019 News Release

US: Block Law Endangering Sex Workers

Human Rights Watch, Partners to Appeal 2017 ‘FOSTA’ Law

People march in support of sex workers, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Las Vegas.
September 19, 2019 News Release

Tanzania: Protect Burundians Facing Abuse

Ensure Repatriations Are Voluntary

A Tanzanian policeman watches over as Burundian refugees gather on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kagunga village in Kigoma region in western Tanzania, where they wait for transport to Kigoma township, May 17, 2015.
September 19, 2019 News Release

US: Proposed Debt Collection Rule Fails Consumers

Weakened Protections from Abusive Collectors, Reduced Oversight

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September 19, 2019 News Release

Tajikistan: Barriers to Aid for Domestic Violence Victims

Gaps in Government Response Put Women’s Lives at Risk

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September 18, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Draft Criminal Code Disastrous for Rights

Remove Provisions Harmful to Women, Minorities, Free Speech

LGBT activists protest the planned revision to Indonesia’s criminal code outside parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 12, 2018.
September 18, 2019 News Release

Venezuela: Extrajudicial Killings in Poor Areas

Pattern of Serious Police Abuse Goes Unpunished

Members the National Police Action Force, or FAES, an elite commando unit created for anti-gang operations, patrol the Antimano neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela.
September 17, 2019 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban’s Criminal Attacks on Election Activities

Violence Targeting Civilians Is a War Crime

Afghan police inspect the site of a suicide attack in Parwan, Afghanistan, September 17, 2019.
September 17, 2019 News Release

UN Chief Should Denounce China’s Abuses in Xinjiang

Publicly Call for Closing Detention Camps

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September 17, 2019 News Release

US: New Food Inspection Rule Puts Workers in Danger

Increased Line Speeds for Hog Slaughter Risk Injury, Death

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September 17, 2019 News Release

For Communities in South Africa, Climate Change is Now

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September 17, 2019 News Release

Jordan: Hundreds Displaced Based on Family Ties

Enforcement of Local Practice Outside Rule of Law

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