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August 11, 2016 News Release

Syria: Government Airstrikes Closing Down Hospitals

UN Should Build Case to Prosecute

Men and civil defence members look for survivors after an airstrike on a hospital in the town of Meles, western Idlib city in opposition armed forces-held Idlib province, Syria on August 6, 2016.
August 10, 2016 News Release

Indonesia: ‘LGBT Crisis’ Exposed Official Bias

Government Drove Discriminatory Campaign

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August 10, 2016 Commentary

Leaked Nauru Files Show Horrors of Australia’s Refugee Detention System

Canberra Should Close Operations on Nauru

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August 10, 2016 Dispatches

Email Hack Leads to Threats Against Journalists in Ukraine

Journalists Covering the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine Targeted

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addresses the parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, May 12, 2016.
August 10, 2016 News Release

Angola: Military Fatally Shoots Boy at Protest

Investigate, Punish Soldiers for Child’s Death

Some of the more than 600 houses demolished by the government in the Zango II area of Luanda, Angola since July 31, 2016.
August 10, 2016 Letter

Letter to the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Regarding Cluster Munitions in Syria

August 9, 2016 News Release

Thailand: New Charter Enshrines Military Rule

Referendum Passes Amid Junta Repression of Constitution’s Critics

Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha casts his ballot during the constitutional referendum vote in Bangkok, Thailand on August 7, 2016.
August 9, 2016 News Release

Philippines: A Rights Agenda for President Duterte

Extrajudicial Killings, Accountability, and Health Care Are Key Issues

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his first State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 25, 2016.
August 9, 2016 Letter

Letter from HRW to President Rodrigo Duterte

Re: Human Rights Concerns in the Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his first State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 25, 2016.
August 9, 2016 News Release

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Work Permit Denial Reflects Curbs on Free Speech, Rights Monitoring

Ida Sawyer, senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch.
August 9, 2016 Dispatches

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Authorities Act After Protestors Are Violently Attacked By Police

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August 9, 2016 Fact Sheet

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The Dutch Postcode Lottery’s Managing Director Imme Rog with Human Rights Watch’s Netherlands Associate Director Tammy Parrish and deputy executive director for external relations Carroll Bogert.
August 9, 2016 Dispatches

Saving Iran’s Children From Death Row

Scores of Youths Likely Face Execution in Iran

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August 9, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Around the World, Indigenous Peoples Suffer Violence, Discrimination, and Exclusion

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August 9, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Prosecution Undermines Anti-Corruption Efforts

Exposing Graft Cost Official His Job, Led to Charges

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