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May 14, 2018 Dispatches

Philippines Acts to Combat Violence Against Children

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Mourners watch as Kian delos Santos, a 17-year-old student who was shot during anti-drug operations is buried in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines August 26, 2017.
May 14, 2018 Commentary

How Journalists May Put ISIS Suspects at Risk of Abuse

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May 14, 2018 News Release

Libya: Battle for City Endangers Civilians

Conflict Parties in Derna Should Abide by Laws of War

Al-Wihda Hospital staff housing units in Derna, Libya, damaged by airstrikes on February 7, 2016, according to a witness.
May 13, 2018 News Release

China: Visiting Officials Occupy Homes in Muslim Region

‘Becoming Family’ Campaign Intensifies Repression in Xinjiang

Chinese officials visit a Muslim family.
May 12, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Release Ex-Radio Free Asia Journalists

Now Held for Six Months on Politically Motivated Espionage Charges

Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, former journalists of the Radio Free Asia (RFA), sit inside a police vehicle as they arrive for a bail hearing at the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
May 12, 2018 Dispatches

Britain Should use Erdogan Visit to Speak out on Human Rights

Call for Release of Turkey’s Unjustly Jailed Journalists, Politicians, Civil Society Activists

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, January 28, 2017.
May 11, 2018 Dispatches

US Mothers’ Battle Cry for Police Accountability 

Washington DC Protest Lead by Parents Who Lost Children to Police Violence

A memorial is pictured at the location where the police shooting of Keith Scott took place, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., September 23, 2016.
May 11, 2018 Dispatches

Philippine Chief Justice Ouster an Assault on Rights, Democracy

Duterte’s Declared ‘Enemy’ Removed for Drug War Criticism

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May 11, 2018 Commentary

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May 11, 2018 Dispatches

On Mother’s Day, Let’s Not Forget US Moms Locked Away

Incarceration Has Long-Term Consequences for Moms and their Children

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May 11, 2018 Dispatches

Tanzania’s Clawback on Rights

65 Groups Urge President to Halt the Crackdown

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May 11, 2018 Dispatches

Protesters Detained in Kazakhstan

Demonstrators Protested Use of Torture, Politically Motivated Arrests

Masked law enforcement officers detain protester at a May 10 rally in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
May 11, 2018 News Release

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Brazil: New Evidence of Army Role in Rio Ambush

No Arrests 6 Months After Killings of 8 People

A military vehicle is pictured during an operation after violent clashes between drug gangs in Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 23, 2017.
May 10, 2018 News Release

Maldives: Release Supreme Court Justices

End Attacks on Judiciary, Political Opposition

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