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August 29, 2018 News Release

Iran: Over 200 Dervishes Convicted

Trials Violate Rights to Legal Defense, Basic Liberties

Relatives of detained Dervishes outside Evin prison in Tehran, January 2018. © 2018 Center for Human Rights in Iran

August 28, 2018 Dispatches

Case Proves “Foreign” Warrantless Surveillance Harms Americans

Court Should End Abusive Global Monitoring

August 28, 2018 Dispatches

Caning for Alleged Lesbian Acts in Malaysia Postponed

Ban Caning, Decriminalize Homosexual Acts

Activists hold a National Wear V-neck Day gathering in response to seminars led by the Malaysian government on “spotting gay symptoms,” in Kuala Lumpur, September 30, 2012.

August 28, 2018 News Release

California: Resolution Affirms Intersex Rights

First State to Condemn Unnecessary Surgery on Intersex Children

Senator Scott Wiener, who introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 110, testifying before the California Senate Judiciary Committee on May 1, 2018.

August 28, 2018 Commentary

We Have Two Months to Save Israa al-Ghomgham's Life

A photograph released by Israa al-Ghomgham’s supporters showing her as a young girl. This is the only photo available of her. Twitter

August 28, 2018 Commentary

Success to Savor but More Challenges for LGBT Rights in Lebanon

In this Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 picture, Lebanese police stand guard as protesters carry banners during a sit-in for gays and lesbians in Beirut.

August 28, 2018 Letter

Open Letter to Google on Reported Plans to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China

August 28, 2018 News Release

Google: Safeguard Rights in China

Firm Should Protect Whistleblowers

August 28, 2018 Report

DR Congo: Opposition Under Assault

Ensure Rights to Free Movement, Assembly Ahead of Elections

Supporters of Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba run to take cover after riot police fired teargas to disperse them in downtown Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 1, 2018.

August 28, 2018 News Release

Russia: Chechen Leader Threatens Human Rights Defenders

International Rights Groups Urge Putin to Curb Kadyrov

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the southern Russian region of Chechnya, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 19, 2017.

August 28, 2018 Letter

Open Letter by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Front Line Defenders to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin

August 27, 2018 News Release

US: The Fight to Overturn Florida’s Lifetime Voting Ban

Making History: A Public Discussion on Restoring Voting Rights in Florida

August 27, 2018 Commentary

US Congress Should Raise Rights Issues during Kenyatta Visit

August 27, 2018 Commentary

South Africa: How Mining Damages Communities and the Environment

August 27, 2018 Commentary

How to Stop the Crackdown in Nicaragua

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks during an event to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the founding of the Nicaraguan Army in Managua, Nicaragua September 1, 2017.

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