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October 19, 2022 Dispatches

Indonesia Shamelessly Abandons Uyghurs

Jakarta Votes Against UN Rights Council Debate on Abuses in Xinjiang

Indonesia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi addresses the UN General Assembly.
October 19, 2022 Commentary

The EU Should Stop Exporting its Plastic Waste

Illegally dumped plastic waste, including imported European plastic waste imports, near a residential neighborhood in Sultangazi, Istanbul, Turkey.
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All Children Have a Right to Pre-Primary Education

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October 19, 2022 News Release

Iraq: Iran Attacks Kill Civilians in Kurdistan Region

Civilians, Refugees Injured, Killed, Displaced

A member of an Iranian opposition party based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq lies injured on a hospital bed following Iranian air attacks, September 28, 2022.
October 19, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Russian Forces Tortured Izium Detainees

Survivors Describe Beatings, Electric Shocks, Waterboarding

“Boghdan” said soldiers forced him into the “parrot position” at least once. He said that in one instance the metal pipe was unable to carry his weight; when soldiers lifted him up, the pipe bent and broke.
October 18, 2022 Commentary

Where Are the Techno-Democracies?

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October 18, 2022 News Release

Haiti: Urgently Address Cholera Outbreak

Donors, UN Should Deliver Fuel, Medicine; Governments Should Halt Forced Returns

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Civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region at Heightened Risk

International Community Should Act Now to Protect Population

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October 18, 2022 Dispatches

UN Rights Body Fails Yemeni People, Again

Zero Accountability for War Crimes in Yemen at UN

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October 18, 2022 Statement

Joint Civil Society Statement on Incendiary Weapons

UNGA First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, Delivered by Bonnie Docherty

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Vetting, Demobilization Program Needed

People fleeing fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels near Kibumba in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 24, 2022.
October 18, 2022 News Release

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Football’s Governing Body Should Commit to Compensate Before World Cup Opens

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Fire, Explosions Erupt at Evin Prison in Tehran

Authorities Should Immediately Inform Families of Fate of Loved Ones

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October 17, 2022 Commentary

Gig Workers Think They Work For Themselves. They Don’t

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October 17, 2022 Statement

UN Human Rights Council must hold a special session on Iran

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