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August 7, 2018 News Release

Nicaragua: Doctors, Health Workers Arbitrarily Fired

Dismissals Compound Effort to Limit Protesters’ Access to Medical Care

Demonstration in support of doctors arbitrarily dismissed by the Nicaraguan Health Ministry authorities in apparent retaliation for participating in protests or otherwise disagreeing with government policy.
August 7, 2018 News Release

Côte d’Ivoire: No Amnesty for Serious Crimes of 2010-11 Crisis

Should Not Include War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity

A woman hides her face after recounting how pro-Ouattara forces killed two of her children and her brother during the post-election violence in Duékoué, western Côte d’Ivoire.
August 7, 2018 News Release

China: US Tech Firms Risk Complicity in Abuses

Google, Facebook Build Censorship Tools to Enter Market

August 7, 2018 News Release

Central African Republic: Short Sentences Cheat Victims

3-Year Terms for Peacekeepers for Mass Murder

A memorial dedicated to the commemoration of the 13 people killed by Republic of Congo peacekeepers on March 24, 2014 in Boali, Central African Republic. Twelve of the victims were summarily executed. Credit: Lewis Mudge/Human Rights Watch.
August 7, 2018 News Release

Zimbabwe: Intensified Crackdown on Opposition

End Attacks, Hold Those Responsible To Account

Zimbabween soldiers stand guard as citizens run through the Harare's streets, on August 1, 2018.
August 6, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Stop Attacks on Student Protesters, Critics

Photographer Shahidul Alam And Others Attacked, Detained

Activist and photographer Shahidul Alam arrives surrounded by policemen for an appearance in a court, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 6, 2018.
August 5, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Endure Floods, Landslides

Refugees Awaiting Future Return to Myanmar Need Safer Camps

A Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 19, 2017.
August 3, 2018 News Release

Pakistan: Surge in Militant Attacks on Schools

Authorities Need to Better Protect Students, Teachers from Violence

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August 3, 2018 News Release

US Sent ISIS Detainees to Possible Abuse

Transfer from Northern Syria to Lebanon Raises Torture, Fair Trial Concerns

A Lebanese soldier at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal
August 3, 2018 News Release

Qatar: Censorship Ignores Rights, FIFA Rules

2022 World Cup Host Should Reform Anti-LGBT Laws

People look at a model of Al Thumama stadium during an unveiling ceremony at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, August 24, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon
August 3, 2018 News Release

Brazil: Reproductive Rights Activist Threatened

Investigate Threats; Protect Freedom of Expression

Activists demonstrate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 19, 2018 in favor of abortion legalization.
August 3, 2018 News Release

Iran: Environmentalists Face Arbitrary Detention

Activists Face Prolonged Detention, Threat of Torture

A campaign poster showing environmental activists, Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar Bayani, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Houman Jokar, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashani, Morad Tahbaz and Abdolreza Kouhpayeh.
August 3, 2018 News Release

Syria: Armed Group Recruiting Children in Camps

People’s Protection Units Enlist Under 18s from Vulnerable Families

Ain Issa displaced persons camp, one of three camps in northeast Syria where Human Rights Watch found the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) have been recruiting children for military participation, June 2017.
August 3, 2018 News Release

Zimbabwe: At Least 6 Dead in Post-Election Violence

Promptly, Impartially Investigate Security Forces’ Use of Force

Zimbabween soldiers stand guard as citizens run through the Harare's streets, on August 1, 2018.
August 2, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Rights Activist Detained in Deep South

Use of Martial Law Raises Fears of Mistreatment

Human rights activist Burhan Buraheng has been arbitrarily detained without charge in a military camp in Thailand’s Pattani province since August 1, 2018.

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