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March 3, 2023 News Release

Cambodia: Opposition Leader Convicted on Bogus Charges

Quash ‘Treason’ Case Against Kem Sokha

Cambodia’s opposition leader Kem Sokha talks to the media at his home before leaving for a court hearing in Phnom Penh.
March 2, 2023 News Release

DR Congo/France: Prioritize Rights Issues for Macron’s Visit

Presidents Should Discuss Elections, Violence in East, Accountability

French President Emmanuel Macron and Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi at the Élysée presidential palace in Paris, November 12, 2019.
March 2, 2023 News Release

Angola: Hundreds Homeless in Forced Evictions, Demolitions

Investigate Police Use of Excessive Force Against Residents

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March 2, 2023 News Release

Georgia: Reconsider Mikheil Saakashvili’s Release on Medical Grounds

Georgia's jailed ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili seen via video link from a clinic during a court hearing to consider his request to defer his six-year sentence for health reasons, in Tbilisi, February 1, 2023.
March 1, 2023 News Release

Cluster Munitions: Nigeria Ratifies Global Ban

Becomes 111th State Party to International Treaty

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February 28, 2023 News Release

Egypt: Release Prison Population Figures

Lack of Transparency, Whitewashing Efforts as Abuse Continues

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February 28, 2023 News Release

Bahrain: 3 On Trial for Religious Dialogue

New Case of Persecution for Peaceful Speech

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February 27, 2023 News Release

Australia: Protect Data from Foreign Interference

Social Media Companies Should Assess Rights Implications

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February 27, 2023 News Release

Guatemala: Review Decision to Bar Presidential Candidates

Rulings Harm Election Credibility

Supporters of the Liberation of the People (MLP) political party protest that the Supreme Electoral Tribunal denied the candidacy of their vice president hopeful Jordan Rodas in Guatemala City, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The sign reads in Spanish "We demand transparent elections." The Electoral Tribunal has barred two candidates from running for president in the elections set for June 2023.
February 25, 2023 News Release

Nepal: New Government Should Keep Rights Pledges

Letter to Prime Minister Dahal Sets Out Major Concerns

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February 24, 2023 News Release

Somalia: Revamp Intelligence Agency Bill

Draft Law Grants Abusive Agency Broad Powers of Detention, Surveillance

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks at his inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 9, 2022. 
February 24, 2023 News Release

Tunisia: Wave of Arrests Targets Critics and Opposition Figures

President Charges a "Conspiracy” But Provides No Evidence

Kais Saied during the sworn ceremony in Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia on October 23, 2019.
February 23, 2023 News Release

Indonesia: Free Anti-Mining Activist in Sulawesi

Quash Politically Motivated Conviction of Robison Saul

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February 23, 2023 News Release

El Salvador Fails to Meet Deadline for Trans Rights Ruling

Legislative Assembly Should Urgently Create Gender Recognition Procedure

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February 23, 2023 News Release

Iraq: Environmentalists Face Retaliation

Prominent Activist Released Following Two-Week Abduction

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