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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS November 19, 2015 Follow us on:

After Paris, a Moment of Profound Challenge Photo © 2015 Pascal Rossignol/Reuters This past month has seen a sudden proliferation of horrific attacks on ordinary people apparently committed by the self-described Islamic State, or ISIS. Between the slaughter in Paris, the bombs in Beirut, Baghdad, and Ankara, and the downing of a Russian airliner over the Sinai, we are seeing an intensification of the random use of violence against the general population to score political points. Nothing can justify these despicable attacks. But the human rights movement’s defense against ISIS depends on far more than our reporting. Read more » share on:

Mass Arrests Before APEC Summit in the Philippines Since November 9, local authorities in the Philippines have rounded up several hundred adults and children from streets and informal settlements in and around Manila, part of so-called “clearing operations” aimed to beautify the city ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. See the Latest News in Asia »   share on:

The United States Should Reject Bomb Sales to Saudi Arabia  This week, the United States (US) announced the sale of $1.29 billion worth of aerial weapons to Saudi Arabia. But the sale should not go through in the absence of serious investigations into alleged laws-of-war violations in the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen. See the Latest News in the Middle East/North Africa »   share on:

US Governors Scapegoat Syrian Refugees In September 2015, President Barack Obama pledged to admit through resettlement an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees during 2016. However, more than half of US governors this week said they would turn away Syrian refugees. See the Latest News in the United States >>   share on:

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