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Myanmar: Repressive tactics intensify before junta-imposed elections

Preparations for this weekend’s first round of junta-imposed elections in Myanmar have resulted in unlawful attacks that may amount to war crimes as well as a drastic increase in arbitrary detentions and further crackdowns on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today. The military’s passage in July of the Law on the Protection of Multiparty […]

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60 years ago, the world tried to outlaw racial discrimination. Global action is still needed

This month marks 60 years since the UN General Assembly adopted the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), one of the first foundational international human rights treaties.  The way the story is often told is that Western countries gifted human rights to the world and are the sole guardians of it. It may come as a surprise for some, then, […]

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Azerbaijan Intensifies Crackdown on Political Opposition

Click to expand Image Head of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Ali Karimli (C) and his supporters hold an unauthorized rally to demand the right to freedom of assembly, in Baku, Azerbaijan, October 19, 2019. © 2019 Aziz Karimov/Reuters Azerbaijani authorities have intensified their long-running crackdown on the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, building […]