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Georgia: Misuse of Administrative Detention Violates Rights

Authorities Should Secure Full Due Process Rights for Detainees

Sep 26, 2012

Press release
Russia's civil society crackdown continues

Sep 25, 2012

Commentary
Uganda: Protecting Civil Society Helps Preserve Basic Freedoms

Sep 25, 2012

Commentary
Mali: Islamist Armed Groups Spread Fear in North

Treat Population Humanely; Release Child Soldiers; End Attacks on Religious Shrines

Sep 25, 2012

Press release
Honduras: Investigate Murder of Rights Lawyer

Killers of Antonio Trejo Should Be Brought to Justice

Sep 24, 2012

Press release
Somalia: Investigate Killings of Journalists

Four Somali Journalists Killed within 24 Hours; 13 in 2012

Sep 24, 2012

Press release
Banning Muslim Veil Denies Women a Choice, Too

Sep 23, 2012

Commentary
Iran: Ensure Equal Access to Higher Education

Scrap Policies That Ban Students From Studies on Basis of Gender

Sep 22, 2012

Press release

Treat Population Humanely; Release Child Soldiers; End Attacks on Religious Shrines

Reports

“Will I Get My Dues … Before I Die?”

Harm to Women from Bangladesh’s Discriminatory Laws on Marriage, Separation, and Divorce
Ad Hoc and Inadequate

Thailand’s Treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Classrooms in the Crosshairs

Military Use of Schools in Yemen’s Capital

Regions
Topics

Africa »

Uganda: Protecting Civil Society Helps Preserve Basic Freedoms

Sep 25, 2012
Mali: Islamist Armed Groups Spread Fear in North

Sep 25, 2012
Somalia: Investigate Killings of Journalists

Sep 24, 2012
UN Human Rights Council: Addressing Deteriorating Rights Situation in Sudan

Sep 17, 2012
Protecting the domestic front

Sep 14, 2012

Americas »

Peru: Prevent Unlawful Killings of Protesters

Sep 20, 2012
Colombia: Magistrate’s Resignation a Loss for Justice

Sep 6, 2012
Jamaica: Investigate Killing of Human Rights Defender

Aug 29, 2012
Chile: Investigate Police Violence Against Mapuches

Aug 10, 2012
Mexico: Court’s Historic Opportunity to Address Military Impunity

Aug 6, 2012

Asia »

Thailand: Act to Bring Justice for 2010 Violence

Sep 22, 2012
China: UN Members Should Address Rights Crisis in Tibet

Sep 21, 2012
Vietnam: Drop Charges Against and Release Bloggers

Sep 20, 2012
Burma: Free Remaining Political Prisoners

Sep 19, 2012
Afghanistan: Free Women Jailed for ‘Running Away’

Sep 18, 2012

Europe/Central Asia »

Georgia: Misuse of Administrative Detention Violates Rights

Sep 26, 2012
Russia's civil society crackdown continues

Sep 25, 2012
Banning Muslim Veil Denies Women a Choice, Too

Sep 23, 2012
Russia: Forced Eviction Tramples Olympic Ideals

Sep 19, 2012
Q&A on the Human Rights Debate in the UK

Sep 19, 2012

Middle East/N. Africa »

Banning Muslim Veil Denies Women a Choice, Too

Sep 23, 2012
Iran: Ensure Equal Access to Higher Education

Sep 22, 2012
Bahrain: Act on UN Human Rights Commitments

Sep 19, 2012
Israel/Palestinian Authority: Charge or Free Palestinian Detainees

Sep 18, 2012
Morocco: Contested Confessions Used to Imprison Protesters

Sep 17, 2012

United States »

Guantanamo still a blight on US record

Sep 17, 2012
US/Pennsylvania: Commute Terrance Williams' Death Sentence

Sep 10, 2012
The Hidden Victims of Tobacco

Sep 5, 2012
Don't Kick Immigration Reform Down the Road

Sep 5, 2012
Disabled and Disenfranchised

Sep 5, 2012

Arms »

Australia: Cluster Munitions Law Seriously Flawed

Aug 22, 2012
Letter to UK Prime Minister, David Cameron on Targetted Killings

Jul 16, 2012
Syria: Evidence of Cluster Munitions Use by Syrian Forces

Jul 12, 2012
Bahrain: Police Attack Peaceful Protest

Jun 27, 2012
France: Exclude Syria’s Arms Supplier from Paris Arms Show

Jun 8, 2012

Business »

Kazakhstan: Abusive Response to Oil Worker Strikes

Sep 10, 2012
Letter to World Bank Vice President for Africa On Rwanda

Sep 5, 2012
Equatorial Guinea: Arrest Highlights Arbitrary Justice

Aug 15, 2012
Joint Letter to Invitees of the IX Sullivan Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Aug 10, 2012
Equatorial Guinea: UNESCO’s Shameful Award

Jul 16, 2012

Children's Rights »

Afghanistan: Free Women Jailed for ‘Running Away’

Sep 18, 2012
Yemen: Troops Used Schools, Endangering Children

Sep 11, 2012
UN: Set Plan for Women, Children With Disabilities

Sep 11, 2012
Indonesia/Australia: Protect ‘Boat Children’

Sep 10, 2012
Help Give California's Youth a Second Chance

Sep 7, 2012

Counterterrorism »

Italy/US: Ruling on CIA Case Highlights US Inaction

Sep 20, 2012
Guantanamo still a blight on US record

Sep 17, 2012
US: Death at Guantanamo Underscores Need to Close Facility

Sep 11, 2012
US: Torture and Rendition to Gaddafi’s Libya

Sep 5, 2012
Guantánamo's perversion of justice

Sep 4, 2012

Disability Rights »

UN: Set Plan for Women, Children With Disabilities

Sep 11, 2012
Disabled and Disenfranchised

Sep 5, 2012
“You’re Disabled, You Can’t Fly!” Or Can You?

Aug 23, 2012
Ghana: Disability Rights Convention Ratified

Aug 22, 2012
US/Texas: Halt Execution of Man with Intellectual Disabilities

Aug 7, 2012

Environment »

Ethiopia, Kenya: World Bank Approves Controversial Loan

Jul 13, 2012
"Development" With Blinders at the World Bank

Jul 12, 2012
World Bank: Power Project Threatens Indigenous Peoples

Jul 11, 2012
Letter to World Bank President Kim Re. Regional Eastern Africa Power Pool Program (APL1)

Jul 10, 2012
Rio + 20 missed an opportunity to bolster human rights

Jun 27, 2012

Health »

UN: Set Plan for Women, Children With Disabilities

Sep 11, 2012
Invisible Prisoners

Sep 4, 2012
More than lies about rape

Aug 31, 2012
A Step Backward for AIDS Prevention

Aug 28, 2012
Ghana: Disability Rights Convention Ratified

Aug 22, 2012

International Justice »

Q&A: The Case of Hissène Habré before the Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal

Sep 11, 2012
DR Congo: M23 Rebels Committing War Crimes

Sep 11, 2012
Letter to World Bank Vice President for Africa On Rwanda

Sep 5, 2012
Guantánamo's perversion of justice

Sep 4, 2012
Senegal: New Court to Try Chad Ex-Dictator in Senegal

Aug 22, 2012

LGBT Rights »

Uganda making life tough for NGOs, LGBT rights

Aug 30, 2012
Zimbabwe: End Attacks on LGBT People

Aug 27, 2012
Zimbabwe: Letter to President Mugabe and Prime Minister Tsvangirai

Aug 27, 2012
Lebanon: Stop ‘Tests of Shame’

Aug 10, 2012
US: Police Practices Fuel HIV Epidemic

Jul 19, 2012

Press Freedom »

Somalia: Investigate Killings of Journalists

Sep 24, 2012
Jordan: A Move to Censor Online Expression

Sep 10, 2012
The Clubbing of Klubradio

Aug 22, 2012
Angola: Stop Stifling Free Speech

Aug 1, 2012
Venezuela: Concentration and Abuse of Power Under Chávez

Jul 17, 2012

Refugees »

Thailand: Refugee Policies Ad Hoc and Inadequate

Sep 13, 2012
Europe failing to tackle boat tragedies in Mediterranean

Sep 12, 2012
Giving refugees hope beyond the camps

Sep 9, 2012
China: Letter Regarding the Forced Return of Kachin Refugees from Yunnan Province

Sep 6, 2012
China: Stop Expelling Refugees

Sep 6, 2012

Terrorism »

US: Torture and Rendition to Gaddafi’s Libya

Sep 5, 2012
Global: 140 Countries Pass Counterterror Laws since 9/11

Jun 29, 2012
Yemen’s Other Crises

May 22, 2012
Justice on Trial

May 9, 2012
Russia: Heinous Attack on Civilians

May 4, 2012

United Nations »

Bahrain: Act on UN Human Rights Commitments

Sep 19, 2012
UN Human Rights Council: Addressing Deteriorating Rights Situation in Sudan

Sep 17, 2012
UN: Set Plan for Women, Children With Disabilities

Sep 11, 2012
UN: Human Rights Monitors Still Needed in Syria

Aug 14, 2012
Letter to UNSC Members on August 2 deadline for Sudan and South Sudan

Aug 2, 2012

Women's Rights »

Banning Muslim Veil Denies Women a Choice, Too

Sep 23, 2012
Iran: Ensure Equal Access to Higher Education

Sep 22, 2012
Bangladesh: Discriminatory Family Laws Fuel Female Poverty

Sep 16, 2012
Protecting the domestic front

Sep 14, 2012
Letter to Members of the Tunisian National Constituent Assembly

Sep 13, 2012