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August 16, 2018 Dispatches

Angolan Army Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Killing Boy

Authorities Should Do More to Protect Protesters

Some of the more than 600 houses demolished by the government in the Zango II area of Luanda, Angola since July 31, 2016.
August 16, 2018 Dispatches

Indonesia President’s Belated Call for Tolerance

Jokowi’s Failure to Act Against Discrimination Has Imperiled Minorities

Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia February 10, 2016.
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 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

August 14, 2018 Dispatches

Yemen Bus Attack Should Be Point of No Return

Strengthen UN Investigation into Laws-of-War Violations

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August 14, 2018 Dispatches

White Supremacists See a Friend in Trump

Trump’s Weak Response Speaks Volumes, Again.

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August 14, 2018 Dispatches

Tajikistan Allows Another Family to Reunite

Government Had Effectively Held Exiled Activists’ Daughter Hostage

 Tajik authorities have placed 10-year-old Fatima Davlyatova, daughter of peaceful political activist, Shabnam Khudoydodova, on a watch list and prevented her from leaving to Europe to reunite with her mother.
August 13, 2018 Dispatches

Freed at Last from Prison, but Not Free in Azerbaijan

Authorities Should Vacate Ilgar Mammadov’s Verdict, Lift Restrictions on His Freedoms

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August 13, 2018 Dispatches

Wave of Arrests Follow Crackdown in Bangladesh

Authorities Meet Peaceful Protests With Beatings, Tear Gas, and Arrests

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August 10, 2018 Dispatches

Iran’s Judiciary Threatens Executions for Economic ‘Crimes’

Implementing the Death Penalty is Wrong Response to Economic Crisis

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August 10, 2018 Dispatches

Violence Against LGBT Activists in Armenia

Prompt, Thorough and Effective Investigation Needed

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August 9, 2018 Dispatches

The Nightmare Lives of Indigenous Prisoners in Australia

On International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples, Government Should Address Marginalized Group

A prisoner lies in his solitary confinement cell in the safety unit at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, northern Queensland.
August 9, 2018 Dispatches

Maldives President’s Comments Raise Questions Over Missing Blogger’s Fate

On Fourth Anniversary of Rilwan Ahmed’s Disappearance, Concerns of a Cover-Up

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