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December 14, 2017 Witness

Witness: Silently Struggling with Rape in Kenya

Widespread Sexual Violence during Kenya’s 2017 Elections

Judith Wavinya (not her real name), 30, was attacked by two men on the night of August 11, 2017, as she was walking home. They asked if she knew them, threatened her with knives, and took her to an isolated place where they beat her badly and one of them
December 14, 2017 News Release

Sri Lanka Joins Global Landmine Ban

Others Should Reconsider Joining Treaty

The Broken Chair, a statue in support of the bans on landmines and cluster munitions, stands outside the United Nations in Geneva.
December 13, 2017 News Release

Singapore: Laws Chill Free Speech, Assembly

End Repressive Prosecutions, Regulations, and Civil Suits

People light candles next to signs at a vigil in solidarity with protesters of the "Occupy Central" movement in Hong Kong, at Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park, Singapore, on October 1, 2014.
December 13, 2017 Dispatches

Censorship Still Alive and Well in Uzbekistan

Despite Some Advances in Media Freedom, Still a Long Way to Go

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December 13, 2017 Dispatches

Raped, then Assaulted by the Afghan Justice System

Abusive ‘Virginity Exams’ Re-Traumatize Victims

An Afghan woman in Chaghchran capital of Ghor province June 2, 2014.
December 13, 2017 News Release

China: Minority Region Collects DNA from Millions

Private Information Gathered by Police, Under Guise of Public Health Program

201712asia_china_xinjiang A mural in Xinjiang reads "Stability is a blessing, Instability is a calamity," Yarkand, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on September 20, 2012.
December 13, 2017 Dispatches

Protect Open Internet in the US

Tell Congress to Stop Quest to Destroy the Internet

Supporter of Net Neutrality Ginger Gibson (L) of Valley Glen, California, protests the FCC's recent decision to repeal the program in Los Angeles, California, November 28, 2017.
December 13, 2017 News Release

West Africa: G5 Sahel Force Should Prioritize Rights

Rule of Law, Governance Crucial to Counterterrorism Strategy

Malian soldiers, part of the five-nation G5 Sahel military force, patrol in central Mali in November 2017.  The 5,000-member force will comprise two battalions each from Mali and Niger and one each from Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania.
December 13, 2017 News Release

Burundi: Rights Defender Detained

Stop Intimidating Activists

Rumonge prison, Burundi.
December 12, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Politician Faces Baseless Sedition Charges

Pheu Thai Spokeswoman Targeted for Criticizing Junta Leader

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December 12, 2017 Commentary

China’s Chilling ‘Social Credit’ Blacklist

A lawyer is barred from buying a plane ticket because a court found his apology ‘insincere.’

A display shows surveillance technology capable of analyzing body motion for specific actions like fighting, theft or fall during Security China 2018 in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.
December 12, 2017 Statement

Zimbabwe After the Military Takeover: Prospects for Credible Elections and Human Rights Reforms

Testimony of Dewa Mavhinga Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, December 12, 2017

December 12, 2017 News Release

Gambia: Truth Commission to Uncover Jammeh Abuses

Bill Should Ban Amnesties for Most Serious Crimes

Protesters march in Banjul on April 16, 2016 following the death in custody of opposition activist Solo Sandeng.
December 12, 2017 Commentary

Girls’ Clothes Never, Ever, Justify Sexual Abuse

Secondary school girls in a classroom in southern-Senegal.
December 12, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Reject Abortion Ban

Constitutional Amendment Would Endanger Women, Girls; Violate Rights

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