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December 16, 2019 News Release

Iraq: State Appears Complicit in Massacre of Protesters

US, UK, Iran, and Others Should Withhold Military Aid

An ambulance arrives in Tahrir square in Baghdad after an attack on protesters in al-Khilani Square late on December 6, 2019.
December 12, 2019 News Release

Algeria: Prominent Rights Defender Imprisoned on Election Eve

Arrested, Sentenced the Same Day

Algerians take part in an anti-government demonstration, on April 5, 2019 in the capital Algiers after the resignation of ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
December 12, 2019 News Release

Yemen: Riyadh Agreement Ignores Rights Abuses

Release Arbitrarily Held Detainees, Punish Abusive Officials

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December 11, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Access to Information Bill Falls Short

Needs Revisions to Comply with International Standards

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, arrives for a ceremony of the 68th anniversary of the founding of his Cambodian People's Party in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, June 28, 2019.
December 11, 2019 News Release

New York: Cuomo Announces Pesticide Ban

Move Could Protect Children, Workers, and the Environment

Farmworkers harvest apples on a farm in New York.
December 11, 2019 News Release

India: Citizenship Bill Discriminates Against Muslims

Draft Law Favors Hindus, Other Non-Muslim Immigrants

A protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Gauhati, India, Dec 10, 2019.
December 10, 2019 News Release

Kazakhstan: In Memory of Ninel Konstantinovna Fokina

Ninel Konstantinovna Fokina
December 10, 2019 News Release

Turkey: Free Osman Kavala

European Court Calls for Civic Leader’s Immediate Release

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December 10, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Hearings Begin in Genocide Case

International Court of Justice to Hear Gambia’s Evidence of Threats to Rohingya

Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.
December 10, 2019 News Release

Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Works that Challenge Authoritarianism, Repression

The Human Rights Watch Toronto Film Festival poster featuring a still from the opening night feature, ‘I Am Not Alone’. The festival will run from January 30 to February 4, 2020.
December 10, 2019 News Release

Kenya: Elusive Justice for Gross Injustice, Abuse

6 Years On, No Action on Truth, Justice, Reconciliation Report

Residents flee as anti-riot policemen pursue opposition protestors in Mathare, Nairobi, on August 12.
December 9, 2019 News Release

Lighting Up Hope for Human Rights

Landmarks Across the Globe Shine for Human Rights on December 10

Human Rights Day Towers
December 9, 2019 News Release

Uzbekistan: Torture Widespread, Routine

UN Expert Body Says Judges Should Query All Defendants if Tortured

Screenshot from a video showing a photo of a prisoner working at Uzbekistan's Jaslyk prison.
December 9, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Charges Against Opposition Leader

EU Should Press for Dismissal of Kem Sokha Case

Cambodia National Rescue Party's President Kem Sokha greets media after a meeting with French Ambassador to Cambodia Eva Nguyen Binh at his house in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
December 9, 2019 News Release

Russia: Domestic Violence Bill Falls Short

Lacks Specificity, Full Range of Protections Urgently Needed

At a Moscow rally in support of domestic violence legislation, a woman holds a banner that reads "We demand a law against domestic violence. We are not killed yet, but we're close", Monday, Nov. 25, 2019.

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