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October 5, 2017 News Release

Uzbekistan: Some Workers Excused from Cotton Fields

Political Will Needed to End Forced Labor

13-year-old boy picking cotton in a World Bank project area, Ellikkala, Karakalpakstan, under orders from his school during the 2016 harvest.
October 5, 2017 News Release

Central African Republic: Sexual Violence as Weapon of War

Widespread Rape, Sexual Slavery by Armed Groups

Josephine, 28, said she fled her home in Bangui with her husband and five young children due to fighting in the city in October 2014. When she returned to her neighborhood to collect clothes and dishes for the family, three anti-balaka stopped her and t
October 5, 2017 News Release

Mauritania: Prolonged Detention of Opposition Leader

Member of Dissolved Senate Held on Vague Corruption Charges

Mauritanian authorities detained opposition leader, Mohamed Ould Ghadda, for two months on vague corruption charges. © 2016 Mohamed Ould Ghadda (Official Facebook Page)
October 4, 2017 News Release

Uzbekistan: 2 Activists Freed, Others Arrested

Guarantee Freedom to Express Critical Views

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October 4, 2017 News Release

Burma: Military Massacres Dozens in Rohingya Village

Soldiers Shot, Stabbed Men and Boys in Maung Nu, Rakhine State

Smoke is seen on Myanmar's side of border as an old Rohingya refugee woman is carried after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, September 15, 2017.
October 3, 2017 News Release

Syria: First Atrocities Trials Held in Europe

Sweden, Germany Take Lead on Justice for Syrians

Illustration © 2017 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch
October 2, 2017 News Release

Jordan: Syrian Refugees Being Summarily Deported

No Due Process Protection; Risk of Serious Harm

Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, seen here in September 2015, has become a symbol of the refugee crisis.
October 1, 2017 News Release

Iran: Afghan Children Recruited to Fight in Syria

Protection Gaps Increase Children’s Vulnerability

Tombstones of Afghan child soldiers buried in Iran.
September 30, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Stop Anti-LGBT Crackdown, Intimidation

‘Rainbow Flag’ Arrests Violate Privacy, Freedom of Expression

Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila performs in Ehden town, Lebanon in August 2017.
September 28, 2017 News Release

Rwanda: Post-Election Political Crackdown

Arrests, Enforced Disappearances, Threats Against Opponents

Would-be independent presidential candidate Diane Rwigara speaks to the media in Kigali, Rwanda, June 20, 2017.
September 28, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Investigate Abuses in Hawija Operation

Armed Units Linked to Abuse, Disappearances of Villagers

Two elderly men from Sayhat Othman village show researchers the blisters on their wrists caused by handcuffs.
September 27, 2017 News Release

Crimea: Crimean Tatar Leader Convicted on Spurious Charges

Guilty Verdict Should be Challenged, Sentence Set Aside

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September 27, 2017 News Release

Saudi Arabia: As Women’s Driving Ban Ends, Provide Parity

Remove Other Travel-Related Restrictions

A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013.
September 27, 2017 News Release

Greece: Highest Court Fails Asylum Seekers

OKs Deporting 2 Syrian Men to Turkey Without Hearing Refugee Claims

A Frontex officer (L) escorts a deportee onto a boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, April 4, 2016.
September 27, 2017 News Release

Cameroon: Mass Forced Return of Nigerian Refugees

Military Deports 100,000, Torture and Abuse in Remote Border Area

A girl walks through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Banki, northeast Nigeria, April 2017.

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