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August 16, 2018 Commentary

Police Killings are Out of Control in Rio de Janeiro

Putting Police Under Army’s Mandate Has Failed to Stem Bloodshed

Policemen patrol the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro on September 14, 2012.
August 16, 2018 Letter

Yemen: The need for the UN Human Rights Council to renew and strengthen the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

Boys walk on textbooks scattered on the ground after an air strike hit a school book storage building in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen January 13, 2018.
August 16, 2018 Commentary

Trail of Broken Promises to Brazil’s Women

Tatiane Spitzner
August 16, 2018 News Release

US: Mass Prosecutions of Migrants

New Q&A on Trump Administration’s Abusive ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Policy

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August 16, 2018 Q & A

Q&A: Trump Administration’s "Zero-Tolerance" Immigration Policy

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August 16, 2018 Commentary

A torture scandal makes Russia pay attention

Graphic footage of a prisoner being tortured has gripped the Russian public. But the lawyer who helped expose this torture needs state protection

Screen shot from leaked footage of how Evgeny Makarov, a prisoner in Yaroslavl Colony No. 1, was brutally tortured in June 2017.
August 16, 2018 Report

Egypt: Campaign to Crush Artistic Freedom

Restrictions, Blanket Censorship, and Prosecutions in Military Courts

National Security officers shut down al-Karama libraries without offering reasons.
August 16, 2018 News Release

Maldives: Opposition, Media Under Attack

Crackdown Threatens Fairness of September Elections

Police officers detain an opposition protester demanding the release of political prisoners during a demonstration in Malé, Maldives, February 2, 2018.
August 15, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Wave of Arrests Over Peaceful Dissent

Vague Law Used to Silence Students, Journalists

Students shout slogans as they take part in a protest over recent traffic accidents that killed a boy and a girl, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2018.
August 15, 2018 Letter

Letter to South Africa’s Department of Basic Education regarding their draft pregnancy policy

August 15, 2018 Dispatches

Ethiopia Violence A Concern Despite Reform Promises

Government Should Address Killings in Somali and Oromia Regions

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August 15, 2018 Dispatches

Rohingya Identity Is More Than Words on a Card

Myanmar Needs to Recognize Rights of Refugees in Bangladesh

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August 15, 2018 Statement

Cambodia: Civil Society Groups Call for the Release of Tep Vanny

Joint Statement on the Second Anniversary of Land Rights Activist’s Imprisonment

Activist Tep Vanny at the Supreme Court after it upheld a decision to deny her bail, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 25, 2017.
August 14, 2018 Dispatches

Protect Pakistan’s Children from Sexual Abuse

Police Training, Justice Reform Crucial for Holding Assailants Accountable

People chant slogans and hold signs to condemn the rape and killing of 7-year-old girl Zainab Ansari in Kasur, during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan January 11, 2018.
August 14, 2018 Dispatches

Indonesian Political Prisoners Moved Close to Home

Moluccan Activists Jailed after Protest Dance in 2007

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