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July 19, 2021 News Release

DR Congo: Free Youth Activists

Three Months On, Elisée Lwatumba, Eric Muhindo Unjustly Detained

Youth activists Eric Muhindo, left, and Elisée Lwatumba, center, at Butembo’s central prison, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
July 15, 2021 News Release

Australia: 8 Years of Abusive Offshore Asylum Processing

Governments Should Reject Costly, Harmful Policy for Refugees, Asylum Seekers

Asylum seekers and human rights activists protest against the detention of refugees amid the Covid-19 crisis in Brisbane.
July 15, 2021 News Release

Japan: Stop Real Estate Project in Myanmar

Commercial Dealings with Abusive Military Undermines Rights

Activists demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo to cut off funding for Myanmar's national army on June 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. 
July 15, 2021 News Release

Belarus: Unprecedented Raids on Human Rights Defenders

Countrywide Searches, Detentions Also Target Journalists, Critics

Belarusian riot police block the road to stop demonstrators during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus on November 15, 2020.
July 14, 2021 News Release

Iran: Alleged Plot to Kidnap Prominent Dissident in US

Federal Court Indicts 4 Iranians for Targeting Journalist Masih Alinejad

Journalist and author Masih Alinejad speaks at a conference in New York City, on October 16, 2018.
July 14, 2021 News Release

Pakistan: Pass Anti-Torture Bill

Creating a Criminal Offense Essential to Police Reform

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July 14, 2021 News Release

Ecuador: Criminalizing Abortion Affects Rights, Health

Greatest Harm for Indigenous, Afro-Descendent People Living in Poverty

Feminist activists and pro-choice groups witness a debate at Ecuador’s National Assembly on Criminal Code reform, in which there was a possibility that legislators would approve the decriminalization of abortion in cases involving rape, in Quito, Ecuador, on January 3, 2019.
July 13, 2021 News Release

South Africa: Respect Rights While Policing Riots

Security Forces Should Observe International Law Enforcement Standards

A man suspected of looting is arrested at a shopping mall in Soweto, near Johannesburg, Tuesday July 13, 2021.
July 12, 2021 News Release

Japan: Olympics Should Benefit Human Rights

Address Abuse of Child Athletes, LGBT Discrimination, Gender Gap

Supporters of Equality Act Japan gather in front of parliament before they submit a petition in Tokyo on March 25, 2021.
July 12, 2021 News Release

Sri Lanka: Protect Garment Workers’ Rights During Pandemic

Compromised Safety, Pay Cuts, Representatives Threatened

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July 12, 2021 News Release

Russia: Court Convicts Rights Defender

“Foreign Agents” Law Leads to Criminal Penalty

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July 11, 2021 News Release

Saudi Arabia: New Details of Alleged Torture Leaked

Prison Guards Describe Harrowing Scenes Concerning Political Detainees

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July 8, 2021 News Release

Vietnam: Free Prominent Novelist

Pham Chi Thanh Suffering Health Problems

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July 8, 2021 News Release

Brazil’s Amazon Governors: Deliver Results to Secure Support

International Funding Largely Depends on Reducing Deforestation, Protecting Rights

Governors and vice-governors of Brazil’s Amazon states at the 17th Forum of Governors of the Legal Amazon, March 2019
July 8, 2021 News Release

Haiti: Investigate President’s Killing

Other Recent Violence Led to the Killing of 2 Journalists, Activists

In this February 7, 2020, file photo, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse arrives for an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Moïse was killed and first lady Martine Moïse was wounded in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, July 7, 2021.

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