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July 18, 2018 News Release

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July 17, 2018 News Release

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July 17, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Farmers Seek Return of Seized Land

Reform Laws to Protect Rights of Small Landowners

La Win, 61, a farmer from the Ayeyarwady Region, sits on a portion of the 35 acres of land he said was taken from him in 2004 by a company. When asked about the effect of the seizure of the land he said, “I suffered great losses in every aspect of my life
July 17, 2018 News Release

Pakistan: Militant Attacks Escalate As Election Nears

Authorities Should Enhance Security to Ensure Free and Fair Vote

A political party worker comforts another after a suicide attack during an election campaign meeting in Peshawar, Pakistan, July 10, 2018.
July 16, 2018 News Release

ICC: Strengthen Court on 20th Anniversary

Member Countries Should Step Up Efforts to Advance Justice

The Permanent Premises of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.
July 16, 2018 News Release

Turkey Stops Registering Syrian Asylum Seekers

New Arrivals Deported, Coerced Back to Syria

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July 15, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: Exonerated Actor Details Torture

Ziad Itani’s Account a Test Case for Country’s New Torture Law

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July 15, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Labor Abuses Persist in Fishing Fleets

Reforms to Curtail Forced Labor Fall Short of Addressing EU Concerns

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July 13, 2018 News Release

Tajikistan: Journalist’s Conviction a Mockery of Rights

US, EU, OSCE Condemn Harsh Sentence

Khayrullo Mirsaidov, a well-respected independent journalist in Tajikistan, was arrested on December 5, 2017, after publicly appealing to Tajikistan’s president about alleged local authority corruption.
July 13, 2018 News Release

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July 12, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Military, Police Campaigning for Ruling Party

Officials Violating Law Prohibiting Political Activity by Security Forces

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July 12, 2018 News Release

Antigua and Barbuda: Barbudans Fighting for Land Rights

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July 12, 2018 News Release

International Criminal Court’s 20th Anniversary

New Video Highlights Tribunal’s Significance

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