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Mexico: Authorities Must Guarantee the Right to Peaceful Protest for Families Searching for the Disappeared
Authorities have an obligation to facilitate and protect the right to peaceful protest, not to obstruct it.
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Gulf States: Phone Searches, Arrests Exacerbate Existing Restrictions on Trade Unions, Expression
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Global: Risk Profiling Systems Used to Identify Potential Offenders Breach International Law and Must Be Banned – New Report
Widespread risk profiling by law enforcement, social security and migration is incompatible with international human rights law and must be banned.
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Afghanistan: New Code Enabling Child Marriage Compounds Dismal Situation for Women’s and Girls’ Rights
This code effectively strips women and girls in Afghanistan of all autonomy by eliminating any notion of consent.
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Acceleration of Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians Must Spur Global Action to Halt West Bank Annexation
New report exposes how the Israeli government has made formal annexation an explicit policy objective.
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In Shameful Vote, Congress Gives $70 Billion to Ongoing Cruelty Against Immigrants
Congress is shamefully fueling cruelty and human rights violations with an injection of nearly $70 billion taxpayer dollars
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Libya: Release Humanitarian Activists Detained For Seeking to Deliver Aid to Gaza
The Libyan Arab Armed Forces must ensure the immediate release of ten members of the Global Sumud Land Convoy arbitrarily detained for attempting to deliver aid to Gaza.
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Pakistan: “Terrorism” Designation of Protest Movement Marks Dangerous Escalation in Jammu and Kashmir Crackdown
Pakistani authorities must practice restraint and strict adherence to international standards on the use of force.
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Hong Kong: New Powers for Chief Executive in ‘National Security’ Cases Undermine Fair Trial Rights
New legislation allows Hong Kong's Chief Executive to designate any criminal act as ‘involving national security.'
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Mexico: Women Searchers Planning World Cup Protest Over Disappeared Loved Ones Must Be Protected and Heard
Thousands of people are expected to attend a march in the country’s capital which has been organized by women in honor of their disappeared loved ones.
