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October 24, 2019 News Release

Libya: Abducted Medical Staff Freed After 12 Days

Authorities Should Hold Captors to Account

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October 24, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Government Promises Action On Security Force Abuse

Report Recommends Top-Level Dismissals After Protester Deaths

Mourners carry the flag-draped coffin of a protester killed during a demonstration in Najaf, October 8, 2019.
October 23, 2019 News Release

Burundi: Journalists, Driver Detained on Reporting Trip

Clampdown on Free Speech Increases as Elections Near

From left to right: Térence Mpozenzi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Christine Kamikazi, Egide Harerimana, and Adolphe Masabarakiza.
October 23, 2019 News Release

Chad: No Redress for Ex-Dictator’s Victims

African Commission Should Press for Habré-Era Reparations

Families of Habré's victims demonstrate in Ndjaména, 2005.
October 23, 2019 News Release

Canada: Make First Nations Water Supply a Priority

New Tools for Communities to Renew Push for Rights

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October 22, 2019 News Release

Chile: Respect Rights in Protest Response

Investigate Reports of Excessive Force

Demonstrators run from police launching water canons and tear gas as a state of emergency remains in effect in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.
October 22, 2019 News Release

EU: Sanction Nicaraguans for Grave Abuses

New Sanctions Framework a Step Toward Justice

An officer of the National Police shoots at a group of people outside the shopping mall Metrocentro in Managua, Nicaragua, May 28, 2018.
October 22, 2019 News Release

Azerbaijan: Peaceful Rallies Dispersed Violently

Police Beat, Kick Protesters, Arresting Dozens

A women’s rights protester is detained by police in Baku on October 20.
October 20, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Wave of Opposition Arrests

Governments, Donors Should Demand Release of Political Prisoners

Cambodia: Free All Political Prisoners
October 19, 2019 News Release

Japan: Hold Myanmar to Account for Atrocities

Oppose Investments Harming Ethnic Rohingya, Benefiting Military

Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech at an investment seminar organized by the Japan External Trade Organization in Tokyo on October 8, 2018.
October 19, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Security Forces Use Excessive Force Against Protesters

Riot Police Fired on Crowds with Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets

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October 19, 2019 News Release

Libya: Deadly Airstrike Apparently Unlawful

Justice Needed for 3 Children’s Deaths

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October 18, 2019 News Release

Guinea: End Crackdown on Opponents to New Constitution

At least nine dead and dozens arrested in tumultuous week

Police arrest a protester in Conakry, Guinea, on October 14, 2019. At least 9 people have been killed and dozens arrested during protests that  began on October 14 against a proposed new constitution and a possible third term for President Alpha Condé. ©
October 17, 2019 News Release

UN: Protect Rights in Welfare Systems’ Tech Overhaul

Automating Benefits, Services Threatens Welfare Rights, Privacy

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October 16, 2019 News Release

UAE: Free Unjustly Detained Rights Defender Ahmed Mansoor

Ahead of His 50th birthday, Over 135 Groups Call for His Release

Human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor smiles while speaking to Associated Press journalists in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016.

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