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May 18, 2018 Dispatches

Sri Lanka, Nine Years After the War

A Brutal Conflict Ended, But Questions Remain

A woman holds up an image of her family member who disappeared during the civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at a silent protest to commemorate thethe International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances in Colombo, Sri Lank
May 18, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: Police Shutter Pride Events

Crackdown, Arrest of LGBT Activist Violates Rights

May 17, 2018 Statement

US: Haspel Vote Sends Wrong Message on Torture

Senate Confirms CIA Director

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May 17, 2018 Letter

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Implementation of the 2016 UNGASS Outcome Document

May 17, 2018 Dispatches

New York City Easing Off Pot Arrests

But Long Way to Go to Reverse Discriminatory Drug Policies

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May 17, 2018 Dispatches

Ecuadorian Court Acquits Amazonian Leader

Attorney General’s Office Should Investigate Decision to Prosecute

Agustín Wachapá, a Shuar indigenous leader.
May 17, 2018 Interview

Interview: A Rare Chance at Justice in the Central African Republic

Members of civil society in Bangui, Central African Republic, advocate for justice on the May 11, 2017, commemoration of victims’ day.
May 17, 2018 Dispatches

US Police Week and a Lifetime of Fear

Benign Protectors? Not in My Experience

Demonstrators gather outside City Hall to protest the police shooting of Stephon Clark, in Sacramento, California, U.S., March 30, 2018.
May 17, 2018 News Release

Central African Republic: Crucial Court For Victims

Special Criminal Court Makes Progress, Needs International Support

Congolese Special Prosecutor Toussaint Muntazini (R) and the five other judges of the Special Criminal Court (SCC)
May 16, 2018 Report

Afghanistan: Weak Investigations of Civilian Airstrike Deaths

US, Afghan Forces Need to Visit Sites, Obtain Witness Accounts

An Afghan woman receives medical treatment after being injured during an airstrike in Herat province, Afghanistan, August 29, 2017.
May 16, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Skirting the Issues at the UN

Periodic Rights Review Response Ignored Main Concerns

Tear gas is seen while police takes their position in the street Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
May 16, 2018 News Release

Singapore: Drop Charges for Criticizing Judiciary

Amend Contempt Law to Permit Discussion of Courts

Activist Jolovan Wham (center) leaves the State Court after a hearing in Singapore, November 29, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Edgar Su
May 16, 2018 Dispatches

The World Bank Should Stop Dodging Accountability

US Supreme Court Challenge Calls Legal Immunity Into Question

Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018.
May 16, 2018 Dispatches

Arrest, Don’t Execute Burundi Killers

Massacre of 26 Ahead of Referendum on President’s Term

Mass funeral held on May 15, 2018 for 26 people killed in Ruhagarika, Burundi, on May 11.
May 16, 2018 Dispatches

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Finally Freed

New Government Should Promptly Abolish Repressive Laws

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim, who was granted a royal pardon, arrives to speak to supporters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 16, 2018.

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