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December 16, 2016 Dispatches

US Passes Bill to Protect Military Rape Survivors

December 16, 2016 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

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December 16, 2016 News Release

Cuba: Free Graffiti Artist

‘El Sexto’ Held Without Charge More Than 2 Weeks

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December 16, 2016 Commentary

Lost Years: Secondary Education for Children in Emergencies

Fahd, 15, originally from Syria, is not in school. Instead, he works in construction in the Bekaa Valley.
December 16, 2016 Dispatches

Burma in Denial Over Atrocities Against Rohingya

Government Newspaper, Officials Obfuscate Truth Behind Burning of Villages

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December 16, 2016 Background Briefing

DR Congo: Profiles of Individuals Sanctioned by the EU and US

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December 16, 2016 Report

DR Congo: Kabila Should Commit to Leave Office

End Government Repression, Rein in Security Forces

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December 16, 2016 News Release

UN: Key Action on ‘Killer Robots’

International Move Toward Possible Ban

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December 16, 2016 News Release

Uzbekistan: Free Long-Imprisoned Journalist

Authorities Place Political Prisoner in Solitary Confinement

Muhammad Bekjanov, Uzbekistan
December 15, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Torturer’s Deportation from UK Poses Threat to Witnesses

UK Should Assist in Relocating Those at Risk

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December 15, 2016 Dispatches

US Rebukes Saudi Arabia by Halting Arms Sale

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December 15, 2016 Letter

Letter to Ministers Wilson-Raybould and Goodale on the Review of Canada’s National Security Framework

December 15, 2016 News Release

France: Emergency Renewal Risks Normalizing Extraordinary Powers

Following 5th Extension, Time to Rethink Exceptional Measures

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December 15, 2016 Statement

Joint Statement on Sombath Somphone

On fourth anniversary of enforced disappearance, civil society demands to know: “Where is Sombath Somphone?”

December 15, 2016 Commentary

Gambia’s Security Forces Must Put Human Rights Above Loyalty to Yahya Jammeh

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