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April 4, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Human Rights Defenders

Environmental Activists Targeted as Repression Continues

Top (left to right): Le Thu Ha, Nguyen Bac Truyen, and Nguyen Trung Ton  Bottom (left to right): Nguyen Van Dai, Phạm Van Troi, and Truong Minh Duc
April 4, 2018 News Release

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April 4, 2018 News Release

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Congress Should Create Path to Legal Status for Deeply Rooted Immigrants

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April 4, 2018 News Release

Syria: A Year On, Chemical Weapons Attacks Persist

International Action for Deterrence, Justice Ineffective

A civil defense member breathes through an oxygen mask, after what rescue workers described as a suspected chemical attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017.
April 3, 2018 News Release

Abortion and Human Rights in El Salvador

El Salvador protest abortion laws
April 3, 2018 News Release

India: Remove Hurdles to Justice for Women with Disabilities

Reforms on Sexual Violence Not Implemented for ‘Invisible Victims’

When she was 13, Razia (not her real name), who has an intellectual disability and difficulties in speaking, was raped by her brother’s tutor in 2014.
April 3, 2018 News Release

Israel: Gaza Killings Unlawful, Calculated

Officials Green-Light Shooting of Unarmed Demonstrators

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April 2, 2018 News Release

Indonesia: Four Arrested for Same-Sex Conduct

Detainees in Aceh at Risk of Public Torture

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April 2, 2018 News Release

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April 2, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia/Yemen: Houthi Missile Attacks Unlawful

Coalition Should Lift Restrictions on Aid, Access

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April 2, 2018 News Release

Russia: Jehovah’s Witness Faces 10-Year Sentence

Unjust Prosecution Part of Broader Persecution of Religious Group

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April 2, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Quash Conviction of Former Child Soldier

Protect Victims of Underage Military Recruitment

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March 30, 2018 News Release

Bahrain: Official Threatens Online Crackdown

Reprisals Against Activists, Repressive Speech Policies

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March 29, 2018 News Release

Malaysia: Drop Proposed ‘Fake News’ Law

Broadly Worded Bill Threatens Free Expression

Commuters sit in front of an advertisement discouraging the dissemination of fake news, at a train station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 28, 2018.
March 29, 2018 News Release

Brazil: Armed Forces Set Wide Leeway on Lethal Force

Rules for Rio Deployment Allow Unjustifiable Killings

Rules for Rio Deployment Allow Unjustifiable Killings

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