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Heather Barr is associate director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. She has researched human rights in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New ...

Human Rights Watch’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Division defends the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced people, and migrants worldwide. We investigate rights violations arising from ...

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and ensure that their business practices in the Philippines are consistent with international human rights principles and standards.

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Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to having their rights violated and abuses can further entrench barriers to people meeting their basic ...

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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) wants a review of former human rights worker Jay Apiag’s arrest, ...

Two Philippine films were given X-ratings, and therefore banned from airing in theaters, angering cinephiles and free-speech ...

Human rights violations remain persistent under the current administration, activists lamented at rallies commemorating the ...