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Armed groups fighting near the Colombia-Venezuela border have committed grave abuses against residents and displaced thousands. Andrew Stroehlein breaks down the conflict in the Daily Brief:

I was delighted to represent Human Rights Watch at yesterday's hearing of the Illinois Senate's procurement committee, to show our support for Senator Rachel Ventura's Illinois Deforestation-Free Procurement Act. The Act advances a vision for public procurement that is rooted in environmental sustainability and the rights of workers and local communities. If adopted, the law would direct Illinois taxpayers' money towards companies that protect climate critical forests and respect human rights throughout their supply chains. https://lnkd.in/e3nUceSg

What is fueling new violence in India’s Manipur state? Clashes in India's Manipur state have killed over 200 people and displaced tens of thousands in the last two years, creating a growing humanitarian crisis. What is fueling the violence and how can it end? This and more in the Week in Rights.

Ethnic violence in India's Manipur state has killed 260 people and displaced over 60,000 since May 2023. Amid a new round of clashes, India's central government should work to disarm groups, provide humanitarian aid, and ensure accountability for abuses. New HRW reporting: https://lnkd.in/ecZw54sC

Poland has adopted a law suspending the right to seek asylum for people entering the country via Belarus. It's an effort to provide legal cover for Poland's abusive and unlawful border pushbacks.

"Get a Russian passport or leave your home. That’s essentially the 'choice' Russian occupiers are giving Ukrainian citizens in occupied areas of Ukraine." Learn more in Andrew Stroehlein's Daily Brief:

The German social security system is failing some people badly, particularly single parent households, primarily women-led, and older women who are living alone. HRW's Kartik Raj discusses the findings of our new report ⤵️

The Trump administration's plans to revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 people in the US is not just cruel. It also puts thousands of people at risk of deportation to harmful conditions.