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July 22, 2019 News Release

Cameroon: Security Forces Kill Civilians, Rape Woman

Investigate Crimes, Hold Security Forces Accountable

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July 20, 2019 News Release

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July 19, 2019 News Release

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July 19, 2019 News Release

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Bidun residential area in Taima, al-Jahra, Kuwait.
July 18, 2019 News Release

Kenya Should Address Unlawful Killings by Police

Inspector General of Police Needs to Push for More Accountability

Protesters carry photos of taxi driver Joseph Muiruri, who was killed extrajudicially alongside human rights lawyer Willie Kimani and his client, in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 4, 2016.
July 18, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Military Enter Camp, Occupy School for ‘Screening’

Displaced People Fear Arrest Over Actions of their Relatives

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July 17, 2019 News Release

Malaysia: End Use of Sedition Act

Keep Pledge to Repeal Abusive Laws

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad listens to questions during an interview with foreign media on one years anniversary of government in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, May 9, 2019.
July 17, 2019 News Release

China: Muslim-Majority States Whitewash Abuses

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Should Back Global Call to End Xinjiang Repression

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July 16, 2019 News Release

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July 16, 2019 News Release

Nicaragua: US Should Sanction President Ortega

Senators Call for Sanctions Against Top Officials Implicated in Crackdown

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July 16, 2019 News Release

Algeria/Western Sahara: Three Dissidents Behind Bars

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July 16, 2019 News Release

Syria: Suspects’ Families Assets Seized

Collective Punishment of Relatives Under Overbroad Terrorism Law

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July 15, 2019 News Release

Kuwait: 8 Egyptian Dissidents Unlawfully Returned

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July 15, 2019 News Release

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July 15, 2019 News Release

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Halt Abusive Operations; Justice Needed

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