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August 25, 2017 News Release

Azerbaijan: Independent News Director Jailed

Free Mehman Aliyev

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August 25, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Onslaught on Media, Rights Groups

Hun Sen Government Broadens Crackdown on Criticism

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of the establishment of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 28, 2017.
August 25, 2017 News Release

Italy: Police Beat Refugees During Eviction

Provide Adequate Housing for Homeless Refugees

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August 25, 2017 News Release

Afghanistan: Deadly Attack on Mosque a War Crime

ISIS Affiliates Target Shia Minority

A man inspects a Shia mosque after an attack claimed by the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 25, 2017.
August 24, 2017 News Release

Qatar: New Law Gives Domestic Workers Labor Rights

Needs Enforcement Mechanisms

A female employer and her children are accompanied by their domestic worker, back right, as they walk through The Avenues, an indoor luxury shopping center in Kuwait City.
August 23, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Don’t Weaken Rights Commission

Proposed Law Should Protect Agency’s Independence

Members of Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission.
August 23, 2017 News Release

Guatemala: Don’t Seek Removal of UN Anti-Corruption Official

Major Blow to the Country’s Accountability

Guatemala's then President-elect Jimmy Morales, (L), attends a news conference next to the Commissioner of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, (CICIG), Ivan Velasquez after a meeting in Guatemala City, October 28, 2015.
August 23, 2017 News Release

US: Trump Should Reject Arpaio Pardon

Pardoning Former Sheriff Would Endorse Racial Discrimination

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August 21, 2017 News Release

Chile: Key Ruling to Ease Abortion Restrictions

Constitutional Tribunal Rejects Lawsuits Against New Law

Pro-abortion activist take part in a demonstration in front of the Constitutional Court where opposing parliamentarians presented arguments against the newly approved law that allows abortions under limited circumstances, in Santiago, Chile.
August 21, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Don’t Shield Soldiers in Homicide Cases

Bill Would Move Trials Out of Civilian Courts

Brazilian Army soldiers patrol outside Maracana Stadium during a rehearsal of the 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 17, 2016.
August 18, 2017 News Release

US: Bannon’s Exit Opens Door for Policy Reversals

Reduce Toxic Impact of White Nationalist Politics

Steve Bannon
August 18, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Houthis Detain Prominent Activist

Free Hisham Al-Omeisy and Others Held Arbitrarily

Prominent Yemeni activist Hisham al-Omeisy was detained on August 14, 2017 in Sanaa.
August 17, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Duterte Threatens Human Rights Community

Call for Police to Shoot Activists ‘Reprehensible’

Catholic nuns hold placards as they protest against drug-related extrajudicial killings, on International Human Rights Day in Manila, Philippines, December 10, 2016.
August 17, 2017 News Release

India: Don’t Forcibly Return Rohingya Refugees

Muslim Minority Group Faces Persecution, Abuse in Burma

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August 16, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Drop Bogus Charges Against Thai Studies Academics

Conference Organizer, Attendees Accused of Violating Public Assembly Ban

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