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NGOs Call for Action After Killing of Bangladesh Union Activist
DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Human Rights Watch and global workers’ rights organizations have intensified a call for action after the June killing of Bangladeshi union activist Shahidul Islam, urging the government to…
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Rights Groups Urge USAction to Free Emirati Activist Ahead of Dubai Climate Confab
by Kyle Bridgesby Kyle BridgesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States should push for the release of an Emirati activist “arbitrarily” detained in the UAE since 2017 ahead of this year’s UN climate…
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Saudi Arabia Executes Two Shi’a Bahrainis on Terrorism Charges
by Horace Hallby Horace HallTwo Bahraini Shi’a men have been executed in Saudi Arabia following what Amnesty International described as a “grossly unfair trial” on terrorism-related charges. Jaafar Sultan and Sadeq Thamer were arrested in May 2015 and…
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Australia’s credibility on human rights blighted by laws targeting climate protesters and jailing children, report says
Human Rights Watch calls on government to address its own ‘alarming deficiencies’, including detention of children under 14 and treatment of asylum seekers The detention of children under 14 and…