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August 2, 2019 News Release

Equatorial Guinea: Coup Trial Travesty of Justice

112 Convicted in Flawed Case; Defendants Alleged Torture

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August 1, 2019 News Release

Sri Lanka: No Progress in Prosecuting Aid Worker Massacre

Reinvigorate Commitment to Justice for Civil War Atrocities

Candles are burned at the memorial for slain humanitarian workers from Action Contre La Faim in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, August 11, 2006.
July 31, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Festival Cancels Mashrou’ Leila Concert

Government Censors Indie Band Instead of Protecting Free Speech

A group of Lebanese activists chant slogans as they hold Arabic placards that read: "Freedom of expression," right, and "With Mashrou' Leila against the suppression of freedoms.
July 30, 2019 News Release

UN: New ‘List of Shame’ Shortchanges Children

Ignores Evidence on Saudi Coalition, Israel, Afghanistan

People are seen near a bus destroyed by an airstrike that killed dozens of children, in a photograph taken on August 12, 2018 in Saada, Yemen.
July 30, 2019 News Release

Nigeria: Court Bans Shia Group

Decision Tramples on Basic Rights of Religious Movement

Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a Shia group, demand the release of the group’s leader, Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky, who was arrested on December 14, 2015.  © AP Photo/Muhammed Giginyu
July 30, 2019 News Release

South Sudan: Release Detained Airport Officials

Reform the National Security Service; Ensure Due Process

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July 30, 2019 News Release

Mauritania: Blogger in ‘Blasphemy’ Case Freed After 5 Years

Death Row, then Arbitrary Detention, Now Exile

Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed.
July 29, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Heed UN Recommendations on Torture

Country’s First Review by UN Committee against Torture

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at the United Nations headquarters.
July 29, 2019 News Release

China: Harsh Sentence for Rights Activist

Huang Qi Reportedly Gravely Ill, Mother Harassed

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July 29, 2019 News Release

Russia: Record Detentions of Peaceful Protesters

Police Detain 1,373 in Moscow, Use Excessive Force

Police used brutal force at the July 27 peaceful protest over the exclusion of opposition candidates from upcoming Moscow city assembly elections.
July 29, 2019 News Release

Japan: Urge Bangladesh, Myanmar to Protect Rights

Foreign Minister Taro Kono Should Use Trip to Raise Rohingya’s Plight

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) meets Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono during the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Hanoi, Vietnam September 12, 2018.
July 29, 2019 News Release

Nepal: Justice Stalled for Conflict-Era Crimes

Transitional Justice Laws and Commissioner Appointments Need Restart

Activists observe a minute of silence in memory of the people who disappeared during the decade-long armed Maoist insurgency against the now-toppled monarchy to observe the International Day of the Disappeared in Kathmandu, Nepal August 30, 2017.
July 26, 2019 News Release

Turkey Forcibly Returning Syrians to Danger

Authorities Detain, Coerce Syrians to Sign “Voluntary Return” Forms

A wall along the border between Turkey and Syria is seen in Kilis province, Turkey.
July 26, 2019 News Release

Bahrain: Executions May Be Imminent

King Should Immediately Revoke Death Sentences

Photos of Ali al-Arab and Ahmad al-Malali, whose death sentences were upheld by Bahrain’s Court of Cassation on May 6, 2019. © Private
July 26, 2019 News Release

US: Syrians Face Danger Without Temporary Protection

Destroyed house from US-led coalition strike that killed 13 civilians in Tal al-Jayer, Syria in July 2017.

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