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Protesters hold posters of Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and Janjaweed leader Ali Kosheib (right) outside the European Union Council in Brussels on July 14, 2008.

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Sudan: Satellite Images Confirm Villages Destroyed

June 18, 2013

Satellite images confirm the wholesale destruction of villages in Central Darfur in an attack in April 2013 by a militia leader sought by the International Criminal Court

US: Reject Extreme Immigration Enforcement Bill

June 19, 2013
Sierra Leone: Investigate Alleged Rebel Arms Supplier

June 19, 2013
China: ‘Benefit the Masses’ Campaign Surveilling Tibetans

June 18, 2013
Cambodia: Court Upholds Unjust Verdict

June 18, 2013
Sri Lanka: Proposed Media Code Threatens Free Speech

June 18, 2013
US: Protect National Security Whistleblowers

June 18, 2013
Colombia: Military Justice Law a Blow to Human Rights

June 18, 2013
Brazil: Investigate Use of Violence against Protesters

June 18, 2013

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