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June 20, 2024

Ukraine: Forced Russified Education Under Occupation

Russian authorities are suppressing the Ukrainian language and curriculum, imposing the Russian curriculum, anti-Ukrainian propaganda, and Russian as the language of instruction in schools in areas of Ukraine that Russia is occupying, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

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June 20, 2024
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Attacks on Education in War Surge Globally
Africa

June 19, 2024
News Release
Sudan: Unlawful Attacks on Civilians, Infrastructure
United States

June 19, 2024
News Release
US: Florida School Laws Discriminate against Black, LGBTQ People

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New Mass Media Law Threatens Freedom of Speech, Information in Kazakhstan
June 21, 2024 Dispatches

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June 21, 2024 Commentary

Women’s Autonomy Is Foundational to Queer Justice

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June 21, 2024 Commentary

Beware of Vietnam’s New Authoritarian President

Published In Al Jazeera
June 21, 2024 Commentary

Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone

Published In allAfrica
June 21, 2024 Dispatches

Increased Attacks on Education During War
June 21, 2024 Dispatches

An Homage to a Beloved Indigenous Visionary
June 20, 2024 News Release

Attack on Kazakhstan Journalist in Ukraine
June 20, 2024 Dispatches

US Racial Inequity Compounds ‘Heat Dome’ Harms
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AU: Roll Out Civilian Protection Mission, Ensure Sudan Probe
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Burkina Faso Junta Again Suspends TV News Broadcasts
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Conflict in Burkina Faso Jeopardizing Education
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June 20, 2024 Report

Education under Occupation

Forced Russification of the School System in Occupied Ukrainian Territories
June 18, 2024 Report

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Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang
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Discriminatory Censorship Laws Harm Education in Florida
June 12, 2024 Report

“Lay a Strong Foundation for All Children”

Fees as a Discriminatory Barrier to Pre-Primary Education in Uganda

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October 16, 2012 Report

Death of a Dictator
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“I Sleep in My Own Deathbed”

Africa

Africa

June 21, 2024
Commentary
Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone

Jo Becker

Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division

Angella Kasule Nabwowe

Executive Director, Initiative for Economic and Social Rights (ISER)

External Contributor

Published in: allAfrica

June 20, 2024 News Release

AU: Roll Out Civilian Protection Mission, Ensure Sudan Probe

June 20, 2024 Dispatches

Burkina Faso Junta Again Suspends TV News Broadcasts
Americas

Americas

June 21, 2024
Dispatches
An Homage to a Beloved Indigenous Visionary

Erica Bower

Researcher, Environment and Human Rights

June 12, 2024 Dispatches

Safety in Haiti Remains a Long Way off

June 12, 2024 News Release

Peru: Congress Ramps Up Assault on Democratic System
Asia

Asia

June 21, 2024
Commentary
Beware of Vietnam’s New Authoritarian President

Elaine Pearson

Asia Director

Published in: Al Jazeera

June 20, 2024 News Release

China: UN Should Act on Crimes Against Humanity

June 18, 2024 Commentary

We Can’t ‘Agree to Disagree’ When Human Rights Are on the Line

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Europe/Central Asia

Europe/Central Asia

June 22, 2024
Dispatches
New Mass Media Law Threatens Freedom of Speech, Information in Kazakhstan

Hugh Williamson

Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

June 20, 2024 News Release

Ukraine: Forced Russified Education Under Occupation

June 20, 2024 Witness

A Teacher’s Ordeal in Ukraine
Middle East/North Africa

Middle East/North Africa

June 13, 2024
Dispatches
Israel Joins UN ‘List of Shame’ for Abuses Against Children in War

Jo Becker

Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division

June 13, 2024 Letter

Joint NGO letter on the EU’s macro-financial assistance to Egypt and human rights

June 12, 2024 Commentary

Treacherous Internet: Cyber-Criminalization of LGBT People

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United States

United States

June 20, 2024
Dispatches
US Racial Inequity Compounds ‘Heat Dome’ Harms

Abbey Koenning-Rutherford

Aryeh Neier Fellow

June 19, 2024 News Release

US: Florida School Laws Discriminate against Black, LGBTQ People

June 13, 2024 Letter

US DOJ Civil Rights Division Complaint Regarding Allegations of Abuse at the US-Mexico Border

Arms

Americas

June 5, 2024
Witness
Children Are Among the Hardest Hit by Haiti’s Violence

Nathalye Cotrino

Researcher, Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division

June 5, 2024 Report

Lebanon: Israel’s White Phosphorous Use Risks Civilian Harm

June 4, 2024 Commentary

Explosive Weapons Pose Threats to Cultural Heritage: States Have a Tool to Protect It

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Africa

June 21, 2024
Commentary
Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone

Jo Becker

Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division

Angella Kasule Nabwowe

Executive Director, Initiative for Economic and Social Rights (ISER)

External Contributor

Published in: allAfrica

June 21, 2024 Dispatches

Increased Attacks on Education During War

June 20, 2024 News Release

Attacks on Education in War Surge Globally
Crisis and Conflict

Americas

June 5, 2024
Witness
Children Are Among the Hardest Hit by Haiti’s Violence

Nathalye Cotrino

Researcher, Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division

May 30, 2024 Commentary

Denouncing the war is all very well – but the people of Gaza also need urgent medical care

Published In The Guardian

May 29, 2024 News Release

Ukraine: Russia’s Odesa Cluster Munition Attack Harms Civilians
Disability Rights

Middle East/North Africa

June 4, 2024
Report
Iraqis with Disabilities Excluded from Jobs

May 31, 2024 Dispatches

UN Body Recommends New Treaty on Older People’s Rights

May 21, 2024 Dispatches

Millions in the US at Risk of Losing Internet Access
Economic Justice and Rights

Global

June 21, 2024
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How Employers Can Help End Domestic Violence

Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh

Research Assistant, Women’s Rights Division

June 20, 2024 Dispatches

US Racial Inequity Compounds ‘Heat Dome’ Harms

June 18, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Recommendations for The Pact for the Future (Annex)
Environment and Human Rights

Americas

June 21, 2024
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An Homage to a Beloved Indigenous Visionary

Erica Bower

Researcher, Environment and Human Rights

June 20, 2024 Dispatches

US Racial Inequity Compounds ‘Heat Dome’ Harms

May 31, 2024 News Release

Focus on Rights in Pre-COP29 Climate Talks
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Asia

June 2, 2024
News Release
China: Closing Off Memory of Tiananmen Massacre

May 31, 2024 News Release

Hong Kong: Quash Baseless Convictions of Activists

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In Rwanda, Criticism is Not Welcome
Health

Mali

June 11, 2024
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Let’s Put Play on the Agenda

Katherine La Puente

Coordinator, Children's Rights Division

May 21, 2024 Dispatches

Millions in the US at Risk of Losing Internet Access

May 15, 2024 Commentary

When Laws Fail to Protect Trans People, Harmful Medicalized Norms Creep In

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LGBT Rights

June 21, 2024
Commentary
Women’s Autonomy Is Foundational to Queer Justice

Erin Kilbride

Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Published in: Advocate

June 18, 2024 Dispatches

Victory for Same-Sex Marriage in Thailand

June 12, 2024 Commentary

Treacherous Internet: Cyber-Criminalization of LGBT People

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Europe/Central Asia

June 14, 2024
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Pylos Shipwreck Survivors Still Waiting for Answers

Alice Autin

Officer, Communications and International Justice Program

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US DOJ Civil Rights Division Complaint Regarding Allegations of Abuse at the US-Mexico Border

June 12, 2024 News Release

Greece: On Pylos Shipwreck Anniversary, Still No Justice
Rights of Older People

Global

May 31, 2024
Dispatches
UN Body Recommends New Treaty on Older People’s Rights

Bridget Sleap

Senior Researcher, Rights of Older People

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Millions in the US at Risk of Losing Internet Access

May 15, 2024 Commentary

A Human Rights Guide to the 2024 European Elections
International Justice

June 20, 2024
Commentary
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Maria Elena Vignoli

Senior Counsel, International Justice Program

Danya Chaikel

Representative to the International Criminal Court, International Federation for Human Rights

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May 30, 2024 News Release

Central African Republic: Justice Needed for 2014 Massacre
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Middle East/North Africa

June 12, 2024
Commentary
Treacherous Internet: Cyber-Criminalization of LGBT People

Rasha Younes

Interim Deputy Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Published in: Advocate

June 10, 2024 News Release

Brazil: Children’s Personal Photos Misused to Power AI Tools

May 15, 2024 Letter

Letter Urging Meta to Maintain CrowdTangle Tool Through Upcoming Elections
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Africa

May 8, 2024
Report
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May 7, 2024 News Release

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Torture

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April 29, 2024
Report
UAE: Unfair Trial of Rights Defenders

April 25, 2024 News Release

Lebanon: Stepped-Up Repression of Syrians

April 22, 2024 Report

Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees
United Nations

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June 20, 2024
News Release
China: UN Should Act on Crimes Against Humanity

June 18, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Recommendations for The Pact for the Future (Annex)

June 13, 2024 Dispatches

Israel Joins UN ‘List of Shame’ for Abuses Against Children in War
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June 21, 2024
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Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh

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