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Hu Jia, a prominent China dissident, wears a shirt in support of blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng, in this undated handout.

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China: Protect Chen Guangcheng From Extrajudicial Violence

Apr 27, 2012

The Chinese government should immediately guarantee blind human rights defender Chen Guangcheng’s safety, end its persecution of him and his family, and ensure that he is not returned to any form of detention or subject to any restrictions on his rights.

Burma: Ban Should Press for Lasting Reforms

Apr 28, 2012
Kenya: Local Judicial Mechanism Should Complement ICC Cases

Apr 27, 2012
US: Labor Department Abandons Child Farmworkers

Apr 27, 2012
Rwanda: Opposition Leader’s Sentence Upheld

Apr 27, 2012
Iran: Ailing Revolutionary Icon to Be Jailed

Apr 27, 2012
Saudi Arabia: Abolish Terrorism Court

Apr 27, 2012
Bangladesh: Alarming Rise in ‘Disappearances’

Apr 26, 2012
US: Senate Vote on Violence Against Women Act a Victory

Apr 26, 2012

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