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April 12, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Refer Torture Case to Civilian Court

Itani Case Shouldn’t Be Heard by Military Courts

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April 11, 2019 News Release

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Sudan: With al-Bashir Ouster, End Authoritarianism

Respect Rights, Ensure Justice

Sudanese celebrate after officials said the military had forced longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir to step down after 30 years in power in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, April 11, 2019.
April 11, 2019 News Release

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April 11, 2019 News Release

DR Congo: Make Rights a Priority

President Tshisekedi Takes Good Initial Steps, but Systemic Changes Needed

Felix Tshisekedi holds up the constitution after being sworn into office as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Kinshasa, January 24, 2019.
April 10, 2019 News Release

Malaysia: Backtracking on Abusive Security Law

Keep Election Promise to Abolish National Security Council Act

Section from Malaysia ruling party’s election manifesto, “Buku Harapan: Rebuilding Our Nation, Fulfilling Our Hopes,” promising to repeal abusive laws including the National Security Act of 2016.
April 10, 2019 News Release

Morocco: Shocking Verdict Against Activists, A Journalist

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April 10, 2019 News Release

Turkey: Mass Prosecution of Lawyers

Misuse of Terrorism Charge Undermines Fair Trial Rights

Lawyers march in Istanbul on January 24, 2019 Day of the Endangered Lawyer. The banner reads: “To silence the lawyer’s voice is to deprive the citizen of breath.”
April 10, 2019 News Release

Cameroon: Government Forces Attack Village

Investigate Murders of Civilians, Violence in and around Health Centers

Men carry a dead body for burial in the North-West region village of Meluf, Cameroon, after government forces killed five civilian men on April 4, 2019.
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Indonesia: New Book on Ethnic, Religious Violence

Government Repression and Communal Attacks in Post-Suharto Era

Cover of Race, Islam and Power.
April 9, 2019 News Release

Burundi: 10 Years On, Justice Denied for Murdered Activist

Manirumva Case Highlights Impunity of the Powerful

Funeral of Ernest Manirumva, vice-president of the Burundian civil society group OLUCOME, on April 13, 2009. Manirumva, who had helped to expose several cases of corruption in Burundi, was murdered at his home in Bujumbura on April 9, 2009.

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