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May 2, 2020 News Release

Somalia: Spate of Arrests, Intimidation of Journalists

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U.S. Unalienable Rights Commission Shouldn’t Cherry-Pick Rights

Don’t Use Religion to Justify Bias Against Women, LGBTQ People

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Nepal: Supreme Court’s Decision Reaffirms the Need to Amend Transitional Justice Law

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Turkey: Criminal Case for Opposing Homophobic Speech

End Stigmatization of LGBT People, Investigation of Bar Associations

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April 30, 2020 News Release

US: New Report Shines Spotlight on Abuses and Growth in Immigrant Detention Under Trump

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Ghana: 1st Covid-19 Case in Psychiatric Hospital

Ensure Equal Access to Treatment; Invest in Community-Based Support

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April 30, 2020 News Release

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April 29, 2020 News Release

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Cambodia: Covid-19 Spurs Bogus ‘Fake News’ Arrests

Renewed Crackdown on Opposition Supporters, Critics

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El Salvador: Inhumane Prison Lockdown Treatment

President’s Call for Lethal Force Ignores Basic International Standards

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US: Avoid Covid-19 Catastrophe in Jails, Prisons

Follow Proposed Standards for Social Distancing, Cleaning, Care

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April 29, 2020 News Release

Guinea: Respecting Rights Key Amid Covid-19

Do More to Win Trust, Rein in Security Forces

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April 29, 2020 News Release

Egypt: 2 Women Arbitrarily Detained, ‘Disappeared’

Immediately Reveal Whereabouts and Release or Charge with a Crime

Marwa Arafa, left, was arrested at her home in Cairo on April 20, 2020 and remains forcibly disappeared. Kholoud Said was arrested at her family home in Alexandria on April 21, 2020 and remains forcibly disappeared.

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