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Human Rights Watch

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HRW
Report

“He’s never coming back”


This report examines the cases of eight people with disabilities who died in custody in Western Australia between 2015 and 2020, six of whom were Aboriginal people.
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“Fading away”


This report is based on interviews with family members, doctors, nurses and advocates, and documents the use of medications as chemical restraint in 35 aged care facilities in three states in Australia: Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.
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Rainforest Mafias: how violence and impunity fuel deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon


This report documents how illegal logging by criminal networks and resulting forest fires are connected to acts of violence and intimidation against forest defenders and the Brazilian state’s failure to investigate and prosecute these crimes.
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Dashed hopes: the criminalization of peaceful expression in Myanmar


This report argues that concerned countries should press Myanmar to protect the rights to expression and assembly, and reform laws penalizing peaceful speech, to bring them back into line with international standards.
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"I needed help, instead I was punished": abuse and neglect of prisoners with disabilities in Australia


Based on research between September 2016 and January 2018, Human Rights Watch finds that Australia is restricting and violating the rights of prisoners with disabilities.

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