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NEW: The Indian government has not restored freedom of speech and association to Jammu and Kashmir five years after revoking the region’s special autonomous status. Authorities continue to prosecute human rights defenders, journalists, and other critics. https://bit.ly/3WpFzPo
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As the #ParisOlympics begin, millions of women and girls in Afghanistan are being denied the right to education and sports. The Taliban need to end these abuses and reverse the restrictions on women's basic rights. #Paris2024
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More than 160 people have been killed in protests across Bangladesh since early July. The government has deployed the army against student protesters, imposed shoot-on-sight curfew orders, and shut down the internet. Authorities should immediately stop their forces from brutalizing students and other protesters.
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Human Rights Watch reposted this
Meet the Florida activists who are defending the right to education, and democracy itself. The majority of US public school students now attend schools where teaching and discussions of race, Black history, sexual orientation, gender identity are censored. Book bans are on the rise. These Floridians offer a way forward. HRW launched this new web feature and short film, chronicling a movement that's growing stronger by the day. https://lnkd.in/dHSCRjBy