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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS | July 20, 2017 |
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| A woman named Khulood was interrogated in Saudi Arabia and handed over for prosecution. Her offense? Wearing “indecent” clothing.
Khulood was eventualy released, but Saudi Arabia's strict dress code and sex segregation policies have many impacts on women - including their ability to work.
Saudi leaders should get serious about social change, and remove these barriers for women. |
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| | | The Canadian government should fast-track its consideration of the refugee claims of seven people who sheltered US whistle-blower Edward Snowden before he left Hong Kong in 2013. |
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| | | An increase in prosecutions for social media posts is silencing Russia’s citizens. |
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| | | International observers told HRW that on July 17, 2017, a shopkeeper in a nearby neighborhood took them into an empty building and showed them a row of 17 male corpses, barefoot but in civilian dress. |
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| | | The Egyptian authorities should stop imposing travel bans to prevent human rights defenders from leaving the country and speaking out about Egypt's appalling human rights record. |
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