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August 15, 2016 Dispatches

Indonesia President Jokowi’s Moment to Defy Impunity

Independence Day Speeches Need Clear Signal on Human Rights

Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia February 10, 2016.
August 15, 2016 Commentary

China’s Human Rights Crackdown Punishes Families, Too

Wang Yanfang holds a portrait of her husband, Chinese human rights lawyer Tang Jingling, during a protest calling for his release. Tang received five years in prison for promoting nonviolent civil disobedience in January 2016.
August 15, 2016 News Release

South Sudan: Killings, Rapes, Looting in Juba

Arms Embargo, Additional UN Sanctions Needed

Looted room in a house attacked by government forces in the Munuki neighborhood of Juba, South Sudan on July 10, 2016.
August 15, 2016 News Release

Sri Lanka: Challenging ‘Gender Norms’ Brings Abuse

Abolish Anti-LGBTI Laws, Establish Gender Recognition Policy

Sashini, a transgender woman in Colombo, has formally petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urge the government to recognize her as female by issuing her official documents that reflect her livedgender. © 2016 Samantha
August 15, 2016 News Release

Hong Kong: Student Protest Leaders Sentenced

Legal Provisions Violate Rights to Peaceful Expression, Assembly

Student leaders Joshua Wong, Nathan Law, and Alex Chow chant slogans before their verdict outside the courthouse in Hong Kong on July 21, 2016.
August 14, 2016 News Release

Israel/Palestine: Palestinian Rights Defenders Threatened

2 Groups Seeking Accountability at ICC Are Targeted

Al-mezan and al-haqPalestine rights groups Aug 2016
August 14, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Compensate Victims of Mass Killings

New Parliament Should Pass a Transitional Justice Law

August 13, 2016 News Release

Bangladesh: End Illegal Detentions Immediately

Authorities Should Charge or Release Detainees, Stop Practice of Secret Arrests

Police stand guard in front of the gate of Dhaka Central Jail on December 10, 2013.
August 13, 2016 Dispatches

Ethiopian Forces Kill ‘Up to 100’ Protesters

Governments Should Press Ethiopia to Allow an International Investigation

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth in the country at Meskel Square in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016.
August 13, 2016 News Release

Oman: Newspaper Shuttered, Editor Held

3 Journalists Arrested Since Late July

Images of detained journalists Yousef al-Haj, Zaher al-Abri, and Ibrahim al-Ma’mari appearing on Azman's website along with announcement of the paper's closure.
August 12, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Deadly Bomb Attacks in South

Respect Rights in Bringing Perpetrators to Justice

A policeman is seen at the site of one of two bomb blasts which occurred on August 11, 2016, in Hua Hin, south of Bangkok, Thailand, in this still image taken from video August 12, 2016.
August 12, 2016 Fact Sheet

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August 12, 2016 Commentary

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Beach volleyball competition. Doaa Elghobashy of Egypt and Laura Giombini of Italy compete. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
August 12, 2016 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Line to purchase diapers, toothpaste, and margarine in a market in La Urbina, Caracas, June 1, 2016. © 2016 Human Rights Watch
August 11, 2016 Dispatches

Colombia: Sexual Violence By FARC Guerrillas Exposed

Colombia’s Peace Agreement a Dirty Deal, Without Justice for Atrocities

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