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September 11, 2019 News Release

China: Ban on Tibet Religious Activity Toughened

Scrap Limits on Former Officials’ Freedom of Religion

People line up at a checkpoint controlling access to Barkor Square in front of the Jokhang temple in center city Lhasa.
September 10, 2019 News Release

Nigeria: Military Holding Children as Boko Haram Suspects

Thousands Have Been Held in Deplorable Conditions

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September 10, 2019 News Release

Iran: Draconian Sentences for Rights Defenders

Judiciary Instrumental in Crackdown on Dissent

Iranian workers chant slogans during a May Day demonstration in front of the former US embassy in Tehran, May 1, 2006, protesting against the labor resolutions and their delayed payments. @2006 Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
September 9, 2019 News Release

Burundi: UN Rights Body Should Extend Inquiry

Refugees in Tanzania Told to Return; Inquiry Vital Ahead of 2020 Polls

Member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, Françoise Hampson (L), and chairman Doudou Diène (C), give a press conference to present a report on rights violations in the country on September 5, 2018 in Geneva.
September 9, 2019 News Release

Morocco: Trial Over Private Life Allegations

Jailed Journalist Accused of Non-Marital Sex, Abortion

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September 7, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Clampdown on Rohingya Refugees

End Restrictions on Movement, Internet; Investigate Killings of 4

Rohingya refugees gather in the open field at kutupalong refugee camp to commemorate the second anniversary of the 2017 crisis when they were forced to flee from their northern Rakhine state homes in Myanmar escaping a brutal military crackdown. According
September 7, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Civilians Caught in Shan State Fighting

Improve Civilian Protection, Access to Aid

Soldiers walk over the Goktwin bridge, damaged by an explosion, in Nawnghkio, northern Shan State, Myanmar, August 15, 2019.
September 7, 2019 News Release

Thailand: Lao Refugee Feared ‘Disappeared’

Prominent Dissident Faces Arrest, Mistreatment in Laos

Od Sayavong, a refugee from Laos and outspoken critic of the Lao government, was 'disappeared' in Bangkok on August 26, 2019.
September 7, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Investigate Deaths of Papuan Protesters

Allow Access to UN, Foreign Journalists, Rights Monitors

A number of residents gathered during a peaceful solidarity action for Papua and West Papua in the Zero Point Region of Yogyakarta Indonesia, Monday, September 2, 2019.
September 6, 2019 News Release

Japan: Retain Human Control Over the Use of Force

New Ban Treaty Needed to Tackle Threats Posed by ‘Killer Robots’

September 6, 2019 News Release

South Sudan: Missing File Blocks Justice for Rapes, Murder

Ensure Appeals Are Heard for 2016 Terrain Hotel Case

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September 5, 2019 News Release

UN: Act to Prevent Future Atrocities

Myanmar Report Shows Need for Bold Action in High-Risk Situations

Rohingya refugees walk on a muddy path as others travel on a boat after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 6, 2017.
September 5, 2019 News Release

France: Immigrant Children Being Denied Protection

Flawed Procedures in Alps Region Mirror Those in Paris, Elsewhere

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September 4, 2019 News Release

Thailand: ‘Disappeared’ Activist’s Remains Found

Justice for ‘Billy’ Hindered by Cover-Up, Legal Loopholes

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September 4, 2019 News Release

US: Meatpacking Workers’ Rights Under Threat

Deregulation Will Worsen Hazardous Conditions

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