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July 30, 2019 News Release

Mauritania: Blogger in ‘Blasphemy’ Case Freed After 5 Years

Death Row, then Arbitrary Detention, Now Exile

Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed.
July 29, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Heed UN Recommendations on Torture

Country’s First Review by UN Committee against Torture

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at the United Nations headquarters.
July 29, 2019 Commentary

The Chilling Inaction on Domestic Violence in Russia is Endangering Women’s Lives

In February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members.
July 29, 2019 News Release

China: Harsh Sentence for Rights Activist

Huang Qi Reportedly Gravely Ill, Mother Harassed

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July 29, 2019 News Release

Russia: Record Detentions of Peaceful Protesters

Police Detain 1,373 in Moscow, Use Excessive Force

Police used brutal force at the July 27 peaceful protest over the exclusion of opposition candidates from upcoming Moscow city assembly elections.
July 29, 2019 Dispatches

‘No-Deal’ Brexit is a Looming Disaster for Rights

UK Parliament Should Ensure Rights Are Protected

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside 10 Downing Street, London
July 29, 2019 Report

DR Congo: Massacre Trial Puts Focus on Justice

Survivors to Testify in Killing of 38 Burundian Asylum Seekers

The 39 Burundian asylum seekers killed in Kamanyola, Democratic Republic of Congo, in September 2017.
July 29, 2019 News Release

Japan: Urge Bangladesh, Myanmar to Protect Rights

Foreign Minister Taro Kono Should Use Trip to Raise Rohingya’s Plight

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) meets Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono during the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Hanoi, Vietnam September 12, 2018.
July 29, 2019 Dispatches

Kids Will Go Hungry During UK School Holidays

Up to A Million Children Left Without School Meals Over Summer

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July 29, 2019 News Release

Nepal: Justice Stalled for Conflict-Era Crimes

Transitional Justice Laws and Commissioner Appointments Need Restart

Activists observe a minute of silence in memory of the people who disappeared during the decade-long armed Maoist insurgency against the now-toppled monarchy to observe the International Day of the Disappeared in Kathmandu, Nepal August 30, 2017.
July 26, 2019 News Release

Turkey Forcibly Returning Syrians to Danger

Authorities Detain, Coerce Syrians to Sign “Voluntary Return” Forms

A wall along the border between Turkey and Syria is seen in Kilis province, Turkey.
July 26, 2019 Dispatches

Massachusetts State Senate Votes to Ban Child Marriage

State House of Representatives and Governor Baker Should Act Next

Massachusetts Child Marriage Survivor Tammy Monteiro joins coalition members in chain in protest at State House to end child marriage
July 26, 2019 Dispatches

Crackdown on Moscow Political Opposition Intensifies

Authorities Attempting to Assert Control Through Repression

A mass peaceful protest by the Moscow election commission building
July 26, 2019 Dispatches

Another Needless Death in US Immigration Detention

Congress Should Refuse More Funding, Demand Oversight

In this April 13, 2009 file photo, detainees leave the the cafeteria at the Stewart Detention Facility immigration facility in Lumpkin, Georgia.
July 26, 2019 Commentary

Brazil’s Dangerous Open Door for Toxic Pesticides

Aratiri, a 9-year-old boy, lives in an indigenous community in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul affected by pesticides

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