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July 23, 2018 Dispatches

White Helmets Evacuation Shows What Can Be Accomplished in Syria

Fate of Other Syrians Left Stranded at the Border Remains an Open Question

People walk past Israeli soldiers as they board a bus during the Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, extraction from the Golan Heights in this still image taken from video, provided by the Israeli Army July 22, 2018.

July 23, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Clean Up Abysmal Rights Record

Past UN Member Recommendations Ignored

Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang stands in front of a statue of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh while he waits for arrival of Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (not pictured) in Hanoi, Vietnam January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kham

July 23, 2018 Letter

Joint Letter to the EU Regarding the Human Rights Situation in Tajikistan

July 23, 2018 Commentary

Cameroon’s Schools Are Under Attack, And The UK Can Help Stop It

The date on a blackboard indicates the last time that this classroom in a school in the Anglophone region of Cameroon was last used to teach children

July 23, 2018 Dispatches

Duterte Vows More Bloodshed in Philippine ‘Drug War’

In State of the Nation Address, President Attacks Rights Defenders

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation address at the House of Representatives in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 23, 2018.

July 23, 2018 News Release

Zimbabwe Elections Blog Will Monitor Human Rights Environment

July 23, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam

32nd session, January 2019

Deputies attend the opening ceremony of the National Assembly's autumn session in Hanoi, Vietnam October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

July 23, 2018 Commentary

A Move to Undermine Women’s Reproductive Health

People rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court while the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra case remained pending, in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2018.

July 23, 2018 Letter

Letter in Support of US House Resolution 6011

July 23, 2018 News Release

US: LGBT People Face Healthcare Barriers

Trump Administration Set to Erode Existing Protections

Dr. Brittany Brooks meets with a patient at Open Arms Healthcare Center, a clinic in Jackson, MS, that focuses on alleviating healthcare disparities for underserved populations, with a particular focus on LGBT people.

July 23, 2018 Dispatches

Forced Evictees in Northern Uganda Entitled to a Remedy

Residents in Apaa Seek United Nations Help

July 22, 2018 News Release

Algeria: Jailed Blogger on Hunger Strike

Sentenced to 7 Years for Peaceful Speech

Algerian blogger Merzoug Touati appears in a still from video.

July 22, 2018 Report

Iraq: Intelligence Agency Admits Holding Hundreds Despite Previous Denials

Ex-Detainee Describes Degrading Conditions

A blank NSS arrest warrant provided to Human Rights Watch. © 2018 Private

July 21, 2018 News Release

Iran: Crackdown on Student Activists

Long Prison Sentences, Rights Violated

University students cross a street during a snow storm in Tehran November 8, 2010. © 2010 Reuters/Caren Firouz

July 20, 2018 Dispatches

Deported Parent Worries 1-Year Old Will Have Lasting Trauma

A Father Deported From the US Without his Toddler in April Finally Reunited After Four Months

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