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February 18, 2019 News Release

Brazil: Keep Sniper Probe Independent

Federal, Not Civil, Officers Should Help With Investigation

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February 18, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Clarify Status of ‘Corruption’ Detainees

Campaign Ends but Some Still Held Without Due Process

February 15, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Investigate Police Use of Force in Karenni State

Protect Right to Peaceful Assembly, Free Expression

Police carry away a Karenni protester in Karenni State on February 12, 2019.
February 15, 2019 News Release

Equatorial Guinea: Rights Lawyer Faces Bogus Charges

Grave Concern Detainees Have Been Tortured, Killed

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February 15, 2019 News Release

Tunisia: Citizens Testing Right-to-Information Law

Law’s Reach Depends on Enforcement

The standard form for filing a request for information under Tunisia’s 2016 “Right to Access Information Law” (Law No. 2016-22).
February 15, 2019 News Release

Russia: New Wave of Anti-LGBT Persecution

Authorities Fail to Address Threats Against Rights Defender

Igor Kochetkov speaking at the European Parliament about persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya.
February 14, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Set Independent Torture Inquiry

Prosecutor’s Denial of Abuses Signifies Lack of Accountability

Egyptian policemen secure Egypt’s national police academy. © 2015 AP Photo/Amr Nabil
February 13, 2019 News Release

Thailand: Lift Ban on Outspoken TV Station

End Restrictions on Media, Free Expression Before Elections

Thai authorities suspend broadcasting of the outspoken Voice TV for criticizing the ruling military junta.
February 12, 2019 News Release

Kenya, South Sudan: Investigate Critics’ Disappearance

Kenyan Court Drops Oversight

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February 12, 2019 News Release

Egypt: A Move to Enhance Authoritarian Rule

Amendments Undermine Judiciary, Appear to Let Military Remove President

Egyptian policemen standing guard outside a polling station with an electoral banner depicting incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seen with a caption reading in Arabic 'for the sake of Egypt we will continue the story of a nation', in the capital Ca
February 11, 2019 News Release

Thailand: Bahraini Footballer Goes Home to Australia

Global Football, Rights Groups Help Stop Unlawful Deportation

#FreeHakeem
February 11, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: No Justification for LGBT Crackdown

UN Experts Should Investigate

Activists take part in a protest outside the Hbeish police station in Beirut on May 15, 2016.
February 10, 2019 News Release

Sudan: Video Footage Shows Extreme Violence, Abuse

UN Investigation of Response to Protests Urgently Needed

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February 8, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Free Three Papuan Activists

Arrests for Peaceful Protest Highlights Police Abuse of Treason Laws

Yanto Awerkion (far left) detained in the Timika police station in September 2017 for his role in organizing a petition calling on the UN to organize a referendum in Papua.
February 8, 2019 News Release

Morocco: Free Facebook Commentator

Sentenced for ’Disobedience’ Over Call to Protest

Soufian al-Nguad, from his Facebook account.

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