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March 29, 2018 News Release

Brazil: Armed Forces Set Wide Leeway on Lethal Force

Rules for Rio Deployment Allow Unjustifiable Killings

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Mexico

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

A protester holds up a sign – "We are missing 43!" – with relatives of the 43 missing students from a teacher’s college in Ayotzinapa during a march in Mexico City. © 2016 Henry Romero/Reuters

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Saudi Arabia

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

Saudi King Salman and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a graduation ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 25, 2017. © 2017 Reuters

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the Central African Republic

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

Anti-Balaka fighters in Gambo, Mboumou province, Central African Republic, on August 16, 2017.

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Senegal

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

Des talibés mendient dans une rue de Saint-Louis, au Sénégal, le 7 mai 2017.

March 29, 2018 UPR

Joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Chad

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

Families of Habré's victims demonstrate in Ndjaména, 2005.

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of China

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

March 29, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Malaysia

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

March 29, 2018 Report

Mauritania: Administrative Obstacles Keep Kids from School

Daunting Civil Registration Process Depresses Enrollment

Three of Mariama’s ten children: Khadijetou, Asya and Aicha who recently enrolled in primary school despite their lack of civil registration, thanks to the assistance of the Mauritanian NGO Women Heads of Family, Nouakchott, Mauritania, October 23, 2017.

March 29, 2018 News Release

Russia: Activist Attacked in Dagestan

Ongoing Violent Harassment of Leading Rights Group

Sirazhutdin Datsiev after the attack, March 28, 2018.

March 28, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Verdict Threatens Labor Abuse Reporting

Huge Libel Award Puts Rights Investigations at Risk

Labor rights activist Andy Hall was found guilty of defamation and computer crimes for reporting abuses in Thailand's agri-business.

March 28, 2018 Dispatches

Cheap Political Trick in Barbados

Eastern Caribbean LGBT Activists Seek Protection, Not Marriage

An unknown man on the Eastern Caribbean island of Barbados.

March 28, 2018 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Jordan

Third cycle of the UPR, 31st session

March 28, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: Candidates Should Commit to Rights Agenda

May Elections a Chance to Strengthen Human Rights Protections

Candidates for Lebanon’s parliamentary elections should commit to human rights reforms.

March 28, 2018 News Release

Kenya: Stop Arbitrary Detention of Lawyer at Airport

Authorities Should Enforce Court Orders to End Standoff

Miguna Miguna (left) partakes in Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga’s symbolic presidential oath of office, Nairobi, Kenya, January 30, 2018.

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