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March 3, 2025 Commentary

How the Interim Government Can Make Lasting Reforms in Bangladesh

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February 28, 2025 Statement

Human Rights Watch Oral Statement at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

HRW Oral Statement - ID with the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan - HRC58

February 27, 2025 News Release

Thailand: 40 Uyghurs Forcibly Sent to China

Beijing Should Allow UN, Families Immediate Access to Returnees

An immigration detention center in Bangkok, Thailand, February 26, 2025.
February 26, 2025 Dispatches

EU Should Address Modi’s Rights Crackdown During India Visit

Mutual Scrutiny, Accountability Needed for Closer Partnership

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting in New Delhi, April 25, 2022.
February 25, 2025 Dispatches

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February 25, 2025 Statement

Joint Statement on Emerging Digital Laws in Bangladesh

by Access Now, ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch, PEN International,  Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and Tech Global Institute

February 25, 2025 Dispatches

Indonesian Catholic Group Wields Blasphemy Law in Land Dispute

Case Brought Against Critic of Mass Eviction of Indigenous Community

PT Kristus Raja Maumere, a company owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maumere, using excavators to demolish buildings and evict residents on Flores island, Indonesia, January 22, 2025.
February 20, 2025 Dispatches

Thai Opposition Members Face Possible Lifetime Ban from Politics

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February 17, 2025 Report

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Campaign Against Online Fraud Latest Justification to Limit Passport Access

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February 17, 2025 Dispatches

North Korea’s Unrelenting Human Rights Crisis

UN Report Highlights Persistent Impunity

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February 13, 2025 Letter

Joint Letter to EU Commission ahead of India Visit

February 12, 2025 News Release

Bangladesh: Uphold Impartiality in Law Enforcement

UN Report Finds Security Forces Commit Human Rights Violations with Impunity

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February 11, 2025 News Release

Philippines: Terrorism-Financing Charges Abused

Activists, Civil Society Groups Prosecuted to Exit Global Watchdog’s ‘Grey List’

Protesters outside the Department of Justice denounce the filing of terrorist financing cases against activists and demand that the Marcos administration stop using the FATF's "grey list" to target civil society, Manila, Philippines, January 22, 2025.
February 11, 2025 Commentary

Western Australia’s Indefensible Record on Children’s Rights

 Barbed wire fence in Australia, February 10, 2023.
February 10, 2025 News Release

US: Lifesaving Programs Remain Suspended Despite Waivers

Millions at Risk as Vital Programs Shut Down

Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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