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February 15, 2018 News Release

Kazakhstan: Businessman Alleges Torture

Provide Medical Treatment, Ensure Justice for Abuse

Parents of detained businessman Iskander Erimbetov hold press conference with Bakhytzhan Toregozhina, human rights activist, to discuss allegations that Erimbetov has been tortured in custody, Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 7, 2017.
February 15, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Drop Cases Against Torture Victim

Military Targets Outspoken Activist and Media for Defamation

Ismae Teh, a prominent human rights activist, faces defamation charges for speaking out publicly about being torture by the Thai military.
February 15, 2018 News Release

Australia: Electoral Bill Will Stifle Public Debate

Nonpartisan Groups Should Not Be Registered as ‘Political Campaigners’

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attends the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam on November 11, 2017.
February 15, 2018 News Release

China: Release Human Rights Lawyers

Restore Licenses Revoked for Criticizing Government

Relatives of lawyers and activists detained in the “709” crackdown protest in front of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate in Beijing, China, July 7, 2017.
February 14, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Rights Agenda Hollow Without Major Reforms

Fulfill Pledges, Restore Democratic Rule

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures during a news conference after a weekly cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, January 9, 2018.
February 14, 2018 News Release

Philippines: Drop Charges Against Duterte Critic

One Year Since Politically Motivated Jailing of Senator Leila de Lima

Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, who is detained on drug charges, gestures a "Laban" (Fight) sign inside a local court where she faces an obstruction of justice complaint in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines March 13, 2017.
February 14, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Legislating New Tools of Repression

Hun Sen Expands Rule by Changing Constitution, Criminalizing ‘Insulting Monarchy’

Prime Minister Hun Sen signs a register before a plenary session at the National Assembly of Cambodia, in Phnom Penh, February 14, 2018.
February 14, 2018 News Release

Uzbekistan: Investigate Torture of Journalist

12 Human Rights Groups Call for Journalist’s, Others’ Immediate Release

Akrom Malikov
February 13, 2018 News Release

US: Focus Senate Debate on ‘Dreamers,’ Oversight

Prioritize Addressing Rights Abuses in Immigration System

Border residents and members of the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) protest to reject border militarization and the deportation of children, outside a detention center in Montana, Texas August 24, 2014.
February 13, 2018 News Release

Nepal: Transitional Justice Proving Elusive

Term Extensions Do Not Cure Act’s Fundamental Problems

Protesters call for justice for atrocities committed during Nepal's civil war at a sit-in in Kathmandu on June 6, 2011.
February 13, 2018 News Release

Ensure Fair Trials of Syria ISIS Suspects

Foreign ISIS Detainees Raise Due Process, Victim Participation Issues

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces removes an Islamic State flag in the town of Tabqa, west of Raqqa city, Syria, April 30, 2017. © 2017 Getty Images
February 13, 2018 News Release

Israel: Record-Low in Gaza Medical Permits

54 Died in 2017 Awaiting Israeli Permit

A staff member at the Erez Crossing between Israel and Gaza waits during the transfer of a 6-day-old baby from Gaza to a hospital in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank for medical treatment. Israeli authorities approved permits for medical appoi
February 13, 2018 News Release

Iran: Investigate Suspicious Deaths in Detention, Release Activists

Authorities Crack Down on Environmentalists

Kaveh Madani
February 12, 2018 News Release

Mauritania: Human Rights Defenders at Risk

Curbs on Activism Over Discrimination, Other Sensitive Topics

March organized by the Collective of Widows and by the Collective of Civilian and Military Victims, on the Day of Commemoration of the Events of 1989-1990, November 2016, Nouakchott.
February 12, 2018 News Release

Liberia: Make Justice a Priority

New Government Should Take Concrete Steps on Past Atrocities

A supporter walks by an image of George Weah, President of Liberia, in Monrovia, Liberia, December 27, 2017. © 2017 Reuters

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