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July 26, 2016 News Release

Singapore: Obama Should Spotlight Rights Restrictions

Premier’s Visit is Chance to Address Censorship, LGBT Protections

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US President Barack Obama deliver remarks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 22, 2015.
July 26, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Rights Protections Missing From Emergency Decree

Orders to Purge Civil Servants, Judges; Close Groups Down

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July 25, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: President Duterte’s Mixed Messages on Rights in the Philippines

‘Rule of Law’ Rhetoric Incompatible with Praise for Police Killings

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds up a copy of his speech as he speaks before the lawmakers during his first State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 25, 2016.
July 25, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Executions In Gaza Do Not Mean Justice

Cruel Punishment Only Adds to Residents’ Grief

In Gaza, fighters from Hamas’s armed wing prepare to execute men accused of collaborating with Israel during the 2014 war.
July 24, 2016 News Release

Bahrain: Journalist Faces Prosecution, Travel Ban

Stop Licensing Reporters for Foreign Media

Bahraini journalist Nazeeha Saeed conducts an interview in Manama, Bahrain, August 26, 2014. © 2014 EPA
July 22, 2016 Fact Sheet

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July 22, 2016 Commentary

Asia’s ‘Shoot-to-Kill’ Republic?

The Rising Body Count of the Philippines’ ‘War on Drugs’

The Philippine Daily Inquirer records 265 deaths of suspected criminals and drug users between June 30, the day Rodrigo Duterte assumed office, and July 18.
July 22, 2016 Commentary

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July 22, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Abuse of Canada's Indigenous Women Should be Properly Investigated

Upcoming Inquiry Needs to Probe All Allegations, Including Involvement of Police

July 22, 2016 News Release

Syria: Civilians at Risk as Aleppo Siege Tightens

Government Should Urgently Allow Aid into Opposition-Held Areas

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July 22, 2016 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

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July 22, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Turkey’s State of Emergency

New Governmental Powers Allow for Unchecked Executive Action

  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following the National Security Council and cabinet meetings at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 20, 2016.
July 22, 2016 Letter

Child Rights and the Environment – The Need For Action

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

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July 22, 2016 News Release

France: Prolonged Emergency State Threatens Rights

Increase Oversight to Reduce Risk of Misuse

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July 22, 2016 Commentary

It’s Time to End Male Control of Saudi Women

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