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Linda Jacks, 70, from Silver Spring, Maryland attends a rally outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, in support of the For the People Act on June 9, 2021.

June 14, 2021

US: Action Needed to Protect Democratic Rights

The United States Congress should swiftly pass two critical laws needed to protect and advance the right to vote – the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act.

June 14, 2021
News Release
Myanmar: Stop Holding Family, Friends Hostage
Education

June 11, 2021
News Release
Brazil: Failure to Respond to Education Emergency
Crisis and Conflict

June 10, 2021
News Release
Syria: Russian Veto Would Shut Down Last Aid Lifeline

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June 14, 2021 Dispatches

ICC One Step Closer to Probe of Philippines Murderous 'War on Drugs'
June 14, 2021 Dispatches

Signs of Hope in Fight Against Child Marriage
June 14, 2021 Commentary

Merkel Should Steer EU on Covid-19 Intellectual Property Waiver

Published In Mittelbayerische Zeitung
June 11, 2021 Dispatches

Top Rights Tweets of the Week
June 11, 2021 Dispatches

Deadly Afghanistan Attack Shows Dangers to Humanitarian Workers
June 11, 2021 Dispatches

G7 Leaders Can’t Ignore Ethiopia’s Looming Famine
June 11, 2021 News Release

Hungary: Reject Bill Banning Discussion of LGBT Issues
June 11, 2021 Commentary

European Commission Increasingly Isolated on COVID Patent Waivers

Published In Politico Europe
June 11, 2021 News Release

Germany: New Supply Chain Law a Step in the Right Direction
June 10, 2021 News Release

Ethiopia: Boy Publicly Executed in Oromia
June 10, 2021 News Release

Papua New Guinea: Violence Against Women Accused of Sorcery
June 10, 2021 Dispatches

European Parliament Alarmed over Sri Lanka’s Rights Situation
June 10, 2021 Dispatches

Surging Child Labor Demands Government Action

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Reports

June 9, 2021 Report

Colombia: Egregious Police Abuses Against Protesters

Police Reform Urgently Needed to Prevent Future Violations
June 7, 2021 Report

“An Island Jail in the Middle of the Sea”

Bangladesh’s Relocation of Rohingya Refugees to Bhasan Char
June 3, 2021 Report

“Why Our Land?”

Oil Palm Expansion in Indonesia Risks Peatlands and Livelihoods
June 3, 2021 Report

Iraq: Inadequate Plans for Camp Closures

Vulnerable People Stripped of Services During Pandemic

Africa

Africa

June 11, 2021
Dispatches
G7 Leaders Can’t Ignore Ethiopia’s Looming Famine

Laetitia Bader

Director, Horn of Africa

June 10, 2021 News Release

Ethiopia: Boy Publicly Executed in Oromia

June 8, 2021 Dispatches

Armed Islamists’ Latest Sahel Massacre Targets Burkina Faso
Americas

Education

June 11, 2021
News Release
Brazil: Failure to Respond to Education Emergency

June 9, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to President Sánchez of Spain

June 8, 2021 Dispatches

Tackling Digital Violence in Ecuador Shouldn’t Endanger Free Speech
Asia

June 14, 2021
News Release
Myanmar: Stop Holding Family, Friends Hostage

June 14, 2021 Dispatches

ICC One Step Closer to Probe of Philippines Murderous 'War on Drugs'

June 11, 2021 Dispatches

Deadly Afghanistan Attack Shows Dangers to Humanitarian Workers
Europe/Central Asia

LGBT Rights

June 11, 2021
News Release
Hungary: Reject Bill Banning Discussion of LGBT Issues

June 11, 2021 Commentary

European Commission Increasingly Isolated on COVID Patent Waivers

Published In Politico Europe

June 11, 2021 News Release

Germany: New Supply Chain Law a Step in the Right Direction
Middle East/North Africa

June 8, 2021
Letter
Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

June 7, 2021 Commentary

With Little Hope for Change through the Ballot Box, Iranian Civil Society Debates Strategy

Published In Friedrich Ebert Siftung

June 7, 2021 News Release

Bahrain: Stop Denying Abuse of Detained Children
United States

June 14, 2021
News Release
US: Action Needed to Protect Democratic Rights

June 14, 2021 Dispatches

Signs of Hope in Fight Against Child Marriage

June 9, 2021 Letter

85 Civil Rights Groups Send Letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Arms

June 11, 2021
Dispatches
Deadly Afghanistan Attack Shows Dangers to Humanitarian Workers

Stephen Goose

Executive Director, Arms Division

May 28, 2021 Q & A

Q&A: 2021 Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian Armed Groups

May 13, 2021 Dispatches

International Committee of the Red Cross Backs Killer Robot Ban
Business

June 14, 2021
Commentary
Merkel Should Steer EU on Covid-19 Intellectual Property Waiver

Wenzel Michalski

Director, Germany

Aruna Kashyap

Senior Counsel, Business and Human Rights Division

Published in: Mittelbayerische Zeitung

June 11, 2021 News Release

Germany: New Supply Chain Law a Step in the Right Direction

June 8, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit
Children's Rights

United Kingdom

June 14, 2021
Dispatches
Signs of Hope in Fight Against Child Marriage

Heather Barr

Interim Co-Director, Women's Rights Division

June 11, 2021 News Release

Germany: New Supply Chain Law a Step in the Right Direction

June 10, 2021 Dispatches

Surging Child Labor Demands Government Action
Crisis and Conflict

June 14, 2021
News Release
Myanmar: Stop Holding Family, Friends Hostage

June 10, 2021 News Release

Syria: Russian Veto Would Shut Down Last Aid Lifeline

May 28, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Chevron, Total Suspend Some Payments to Junta
Disability Rights

Disability Rights

June 1, 2021
Dispatches
Landmark Ruling in India for Survivors of Sexual Abuse with Disabilities

Shantha Rau Barriga

Deputy Executive Director and Joint Chief Operating Officer (Acting)

May 24, 2021 Commentary

When Inclusion Is the Dream

May 17, 2021 News Release

Pandemic’s Dire Global Impact on Education
Environment

June 8, 2021
Dispatches
UN Child Rights Body Moves to Protect Kids from Environmental Harm

Juliane Kippenberg

Associate Director, Children's Rights Division

June 8, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

June 7, 2021 News Release

G7 Governments: End Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Free Speech

June 14, 2021
News Release
Myanmar: Stop Holding Family, Friends Hostage

June 8, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

June 3, 2021 News Release

Pakistan: Escalating Attacks on Journalists
Health

June 14, 2021
Commentary
Merkel Should Steer EU on Covid-19 Intellectual Property Waiver

Wenzel Michalski

Director, Germany

Aruna Kashyap

Senior Counsel, Business and Human Rights Division

Published in: Mittelbayerische Zeitung

June 8, 2021 News Release

Cambodia: Lockdowns Hit Low-Income Families Hard

June 8, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit
LGBT Rights

LGBT Rights

June 11, 2021
News Release
Hungary: Reject Bill Banning Discussion of LGBT Issues

June 1, 2021 Dispatches

Activists Detained in Kazakhstan 'For Their Own Safety'

May 31, 2021 News Release

Japan: Global Firms Back LGBT Non-Discrimination Act
Refugees and Migrants

May 21, 2021
Commentary
How to Make the US Asylum System Efficient and Fair

Bill Frelick

Director, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division

Published in: The Hill

May 13, 2021 Commentary

Roadmap for Urgent Change in Immigration Detention

Published In Newsweek

May 5, 2021 News Release

France: Police Expelling Migrant Children
Rights of Older People

May 5, 2021
Dispatches
Time for Action to Protect Australia’s Older People

Nicole Tooby

Australia Senior Coordinator

March 30, 2021 Dispatches

Arizona Legislators Should Reject Immunity for Nursing Homes

March 19, 2021 Dispatches

New WHO Report Calls Out Global Impacts of Ageism
International Justice

June 14, 2021
Dispatches
ICC One Step Closer to Probe of Philippines Murderous 'War on Drugs'

Param-Preet Singh

Associate Director, International Justice Program

June 8, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

June 1, 2021 Dispatches

German Prosecutors Reportedly to Examine Wider Belarus Abuses
Technology and Rights

June 8, 2021
Dispatches
Tackling Digital Violence in Ecuador Shouldn’t Endanger Free Speech

Martina Rapido Ragozzino

Research Assistant, Americas Division

Deborah Brown

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Digital Rights

June 7, 2021 Dispatches

Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Follows Pattern of Repression

May 26, 2021 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Google Should Halt “Cloud Region”
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

May 26, 2021
News Release
Nordic Countries: Repatriate Nationals from Northeast Syria

March 25, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to EU Parliament: Vote Against Proposed Terrorist Content Online Regulation

March 15, 2021 Dispatches

Bittersweet Homecoming for Canadian Girl Rescued from Syria
Torture

April 15, 2021
Commentary
The European Bank Should Speak Out About Egypt’s Abuses

Bénédicte Jeannerod

France Director

Published in: Le Monde

February 22, 2021 News Release

Yemen: UAE-Backed Forces Torture Journalist

February 9, 2021 News Release

Human Rights Council: Countries Should Take Bold Action on Egypt
United Nations

June 8, 2021
Dispatches
UN Child Rights Body Moves to Protect Kids from Environmental Harm

Juliane Kippenberg

Associate Director, Children's Rights Division

June 8, 2021 News Release

UN: Promoting Rights Key to UN Chief Guterres’ 2nd Term

May 27, 2021 News Release

OPT/Israel: Commission of Inquiry needed to advance accountability, address root causes
Women's Rights

United Kingdom

June 14, 2021
Dispatches
Signs of Hope in Fight Against Child Marriage

Heather Barr

Interim Co-Director, Women's Rights Division

June 10, 2021 News Release

Papua New Guinea: Violence Against Women Accused of Sorcery

June 8, 2021 Dispatches

Rights of Women Violated in Myanmar Prisons