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Hundreds of immigrants, community members, and allies gathered in Washington DC on May 20 for a peaceful march from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) headquarters to the Capitol.
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A court decision ordering the removal of the party chair and leadership of Türkiye’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), is the latest deeply damaging blow to the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Türkiye, Human Rights Watch said today.
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On May 26, Russia’s State Duma is scheduled to review a draft law that targets exiled critics for allegedly acting “against Russia’s interests overseas.”
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The conviction, in 2016, in Senegal of the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré was a pivotal moment in the pursuit of justice for atrocity crimes.
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Colombian private military contractors apparently hired by a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company transited through UAE military bases before being deployed to Sudan to support the abusive Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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As European Union commissioners prepare for their May 29 security college meeting on China’s influence on EU security, they should place human rights concerns at the center of those discussions.
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Russian authorities are unlawfully seizing civilian property belonging to Ukrainians in occupied areas, Human Rights Watch said today. International law prohibits occupying powers from confiscating or appropriating private property unless strictly required by military necessity.
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Federal regulators should act urgently to prevent millions of people with low incomes from losing Medicaid coverage under new work requirements.
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Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical emphasized the need for “safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.”
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French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the need for reparations in connection with France’s role in the transatlantic slave trade on May 21.