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September 20, 2018 News Release

Liberia: At UN, President Should Back Justice

80 Groups Call for Accountability for Past Crimes

Supporters of George Weah attend a meeting during their party's presidential campaign rally at Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia, Liberia December 23, 201
September 19, 2018 News Release

Guatemala: Respect Court Order on Commissioner

Failure to Comply Could Trigger Application of OAS Democratic Charter

President Jimmy Morales
September 19, 2018 News Release

Maldives: Election Rigging Feared

New Rules Threaten Free Vote on September 23

Abdulla Yameen takes his oath as the President of Maldives during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Male November 17, 2013.
September 18, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Domestic Commissions on Rohingya All Failures

UN Rights Council Should Create Body to Collect Evidence for Future Trials

201711Asia_Burma_ShotMohammed Taher, 50, a Rohingya refugee holds his son Mohammed Shoaib, 7, outside a medical center at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on November 5, 2017. His son was shot in the chest before crossing the border f
September 17, 2018 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Abusive Crackdowns on 'Extremist' Material

Mandatory Prison for Possessing Banned Pamphlets, Videos

Counterterrorism police carry out a search in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on October 16, 2015.
September 17, 2018 News Release

Nigeria: Flawed Trials of Boko Haram Suspects

Ensure Due Process, Victim Participation

Police officers outline handcuffed suspected Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri, northest Nigeria, on July 18, 2018.
September 14, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Election Countdown Begins

Lift Restrictions on Fundamental Rights to Enable Free and Fair Elections

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September 13, 2018 News Release

Russia: Police Crush Peaceful Protests

More Than 1,000 Arrested, Including Children

Police detain a protester in St. Petersburg, Russia.
September 12, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Long Prison Sentence Against Activist

Appeals Court Should Defy Ruling Party, Release Democracy Campaigner

Nguyen Van Tuc carries a sign: Vietnamese do not want to live the slavery lives on our homeland like the Tibetans. The T-shirt reads: International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2014 – Protest against violence and harassment inflicted upon the people.
September 12, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Free All Political Prisoners

Profiles of Wrongfully Held Activists, Journalists, Opposition Members

Activist Tep Vanny at the Supreme Court after it upheld a decision to deny her bail, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 25, 2017.
September 12, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Prominent Cleric May Face Death Penalty

Escalating Crackdown on Dissent

Saudi authorities arrested Salman al-Awda and over a dozen others in what appears to be a coordinated crackdown on dissent. © 2009 Marwan Almuraisy (Wikimedia Commons)
September 11, 2018 News Release

Australia: Seek Justice for Myanmar Atrocities

End Military Ties, Help Create Mechanism to Prepare Future Prosecutions

Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.
September 11, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Free Right-to-Drive Activists

Encourage Automakers to Press Authorities to Release Detained Women

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September 10, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Rights Campaigner

Brotherhood for Democracy Member on Trial

Nguyen Trung Truc hold a sign, “Condemn the Vietnamese Communist for terrorizing Pastor [Nguyen Trung] Ton”
September 10, 2018 News Release

Syria: Kurdish-led Administration Jails Rivals

Denied Access to Family, Due Process

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