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October 19, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Crackdown on Social Media

Ahead of Elections, Government Won’t Tolerate Criticism

Police in Bangladesh have registered hundreds of complaints under the Information and Communication Technology Act, including against authors of social media posts and journalists criticizing the political leadership and the ruling Awami League party.
October 18, 2018 News Release

Turkey: Seek UN Inquiry on Khashoggi

Saudi, Turkish Cooperation Essential to Credibility

 Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
October 18, 2018 News Release

Peru: Veto Bill Designed to Ensure Fujimori’s Freedom

Proposal Undermines Victims’ Rights

October 18, 2018 News Release

Senegal: Teen Girls Sexually Exploited, Harassed in Schools

End Culture of Silence; Act Against Abusive Teachers

Secondary school girls in a classroom in a middle secondary school in Sédhiou, southern Senegal.
October 18, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: No Action to Enforce New Waste Law

Open Burning by Municipalities Endangering Health

Signs of burning at the al-Qantara dump, including soot from recent burns and ash deposits.
October 16, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Activist’s Long Sentence

Democracy Campaigner Faces 20 Years’ Prison

Le Dinh Luong Source: Le Dinh Luong’s facebook page, December 2015
October 16, 2018 News Release

China: Children Caught in Xinjiang Crackdown

Reunite Families; End Mass Arbitrary Detention

China Xinjiang
October 16, 2018 News Release

Iran: Arrests, Harassment of Baha’is

Public Official Arrested for Speaking Out Against Repression

Members of the Baha'i religion demonstrate in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach on June 19, 2011 asking Iranian authorities to release seven Baha'i prisoners accused of spying for Israel and sentenced to 20 years in jail. © 2011 Ana Carolina Fernandes/AFP
October 15, 2018 News Release

EU: Oppose Hungary’s Rejection of EU Values

Foreign Ministers Should Invoke Article 7 to Support Rule of Law

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October 15, 2018 News Release

UK: Amend Flawed Counterterrorism Bill

Fifteen Years for One Click on Terrorist-Related Content

An armed police officer stands guard outside the Houses of Parliament in London, April 2017.
October 12, 2018 News Release

Belarus: Tajik Soccer Player Faces Extradition

Forced Return Would Violate Ban on Torture, Ill-Treatment

Parviz Tursunov
October 12, 2018 News Release

Central African Republic: Rebels Executing Civilians

Peacekeepers Should Protect Displaced People’s Camp

Civilians and Seleka fighters from the Popular Front for the Renaissance in the Central African Republic (Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de la Centrafrique, FPRC) move the body of Mariam Hussein for burial on September 22, 2018. Hussein was killed t
October 11, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Reveal Fate of Jamal Khashoggi

Evidence Points to Saudi Responsibility

 Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
October 11, 2018 News Release

UN: Philippines, Eritrea Don’t Belong on Rights Council

Competition-Free Slates Undermine Body’s Credibility, Effectiveness

HRC headquarters
October 11, 2018 News Release

Iran: Environmentalists Languish in Jail

Arbitrary Detention, No Clear Charges or Due Process

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

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