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Haiti: Wave of Violence Deepens Crisis

Click to expand Image Le 10 juin 2022, un gang connu sous le nom de « 5 Secondes » a pris d’assaut Palais de justice de Port-au-Prince. © 2022 Privé (New York) – A renewed wave of gang violence in...

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World Court Rejects Myanmar Objections to Genocide Case

(The Hague) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on July 22, 2022, rejected Myanmar’s preliminary objections to the case brought by Gambia under the international Genocide Convention, Human...

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The Human Rights Price of Biden’s Visit to Jeddah

  Click to expand Image Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, meets President Joe Biden at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 15, 2022. © Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP...

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Sri Lanka: Security Forces Assault Peaceful Protesters

Click to expand Image Sri Lankan army soldiers prepare to remove protesters and their tents from the site of a protest camp in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 22, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool (New...

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Brazil: Deadly Police Operation in Complexo do Alemão

Click to expand Image A resident waves a white sheet in protest and to ask for peace after a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro,...

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In Mexico, Mother of Child with Autism Killed after Seeking Help from...

Click to expand Image The testimonies of mothers of people with disabilities depicting hostility and hate behavior against them are displayed at a demonstration before Jalisco’s state representation...

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The Russian Government’s Advance on Biometric Data

Click to expand Image Headquarters of the Central Bank of Russia in Moscow, March 30, 2022. © 2022 Sipa via AP Images Last week, Russian legislators adopted a law obliging banks and state agencies to...

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Kyrgyzstan: 2 Years On, No Justice for Azimjon Askarov

Click to expand Image Grave of human rights defender Azimjon Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial in Kyrgyzstan and passed away in detention on June 25,...

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DR Congo: Resurgent M23 Rebels Target Civilians

Click to expand Image A truck full of people cut off from traffic during clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels in Kibumba, on the outskirts of Goma in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of...

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Myanmar Junta Executes Four

Click to expand Image Ko Jimmy and Phyo Zeya Thaw. © 2006/2012 AFP via Getty Images (Bangkok) – Myanmar’s military junta on July 25, 2022, reported the execution of four men in the country’s first...

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Nepal: Amend Transitional Justice Bill

Click to expand Image Nepalese human rights activists and relatives of disappeared persons, make a formation with lighted candles that reads 1350+ (referring to the number of victims) at an event to...

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Morocco: ‘Playbook’ to Mask Worsening Repression

(New York) – Moroccan authorities are using indirect and underhanded tactics to silence critical activists and journalists, Human Rights Watch said in a report published today. The moves aim to...

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Ecuador: Gang Control of Prisons Enabled Massacres

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Morocco’s Hidden Repression

Toward the end of his reign, Morocco’s King Hassan II eased his iron-fisted grip on the country, releasing long-serving political prisoners and allowing more space for dissent.Upon Hassan II’s death in...

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EU’s Drone Is Another Threat to Migrants and Refugees

Click to expand Image Reconstruction of the July 30, 2021, interception facilitated by Frontex drone. In addition to the track of the Frontex drone, the map shows the track of Seabird (a Sea-Watch...

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Kenya: Police Impunity Raises Election Risk

Click to expand Image Protesters in Nairobi, Kenya during a demonstration against police brutality on June 8, 2020.  © 2020 Sipa via AP Images (Nairobi) – The failure of Kenyan authorities to address...

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What Lay Behind the Brutal Killing of a Nigerian in Italy?

Click to expand Image A man shows a picture of the victim Nigerian street vendor Alika Ogorchukwu, in Civitanova Marche, Italy, July 30, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Chiara Gabrielli On Friday in the small...

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India: Repression Persists in Jammu and Kashmir

Click to expand Image Employees of Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Association protest against the killing of their colleague Rajni Bala in Jammu and Kashmir, India, June 2, 2022.   © 2022 AP Photo/Channi...

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Sri Lanka: Heightened Crackdown on Dissent

Click to expand Image Sri Lankan police and military personnel near the parliament in Colombo, July 19, 2022. © 2022 Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via AP (New York) – The Sri Lankan government is using...

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UN: Set Fact Finding Mission on Beirut Explosion

(Beirut) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should pass a resolution at its September 2022 session to create an impartial fact-finding mission into the Beirut port explosion, 11 human rights...

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