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September 7, 2017 News Release

Kazakhstan: Editor Convicted

Barred from Journalism for 3 Years

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September 7, 2017 News Release

Singapore: End Harassment of Peaceful Activists

Unjustified Investigation of Candlelight Vigil Violates Rights

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September 7, 2017 News Release

UAE: Stop Policing Gender Expression

Arrest of Singaporeans Sheds Light on Misuse of Law

Nur Qistina Fitriah Ibrahim, a transgender woman from Singapore, was arrested in Abu Dhabi on August 9 on charges of “being disguised as a woman.”
September 7, 2017 News Release

Refocus Intersex Care Standards

Medical Associations Should Back Moratorium on Unnecessary Surgery

A two-and-a-half-year old born with intersex traits walks with her parents in their garden. The parents have decided to defer all medically unnecessary surgeries until their child can decide for herself.
September 6, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Case Against Opposition Leader

Campaign Targeting Opposition, Media, and NGOs Mars 2018 Elections

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September 6, 2017 News Release

India: Ensure Full Inquiry into Journalist’s Murder

Killing of Gauri Lankesh Puts Free Expression at Risk

Demonstrators gather to protest the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, on September 6, 2017, in Bengaluru, India.
September 6, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Drop Bills That Hamper Independent Groups

Remove Restrictions on Anti-Corruption Activists

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko attends a news conference in Tallinn, Estonia on January 23, 2017.
September 6, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Torture Epidemic May Be Crime Against Humanity

Beatings, Electric Shocks, Stress Positions Routinely Used Against Dissidents

Members of security forces keep watch in Tahrir Square during the fifth anniversary of the uprising that ended the 30-year reign of Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, January 25, 2016.
September 5, 2017 News Release

Indonesia: Stop Raids on Homes of ‘Suspected Lesbians’

Forced Evictions of 12 Women Violate Privacy, Non-Discrimination Rights

National police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian and President Joko Widodo at Karnavian’s inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 13, 2016.
September 5, 2017 News Release

Uzbekistan: New Political Era Should Focus on Rights

Human Rights Watch Visit Opportunity to Set Out Path Forward

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September 5, 2017 News Release

UN: China Blocks Activists, Harasses Experts

Beijing Should End Campaign to Weaken Vital Rights Mechanisms

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech in the Palais des Nations at the United Nations in Geneva, January 18, 2017.
September 5, 2017 News Release

US: Trump Threatening to Expel ‘Dreamers’

Repeal of DACA Will Harm Thousands With Close US Ties

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September 3, 2017 News Release

China: Redoubling Crackdowns on Fleeing North Koreans

Human Rights Watch Documented 41 North Koreans Detained by China in Summer 2017

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September 2, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Leading Paper Threatened with Closure

Arbitrary Tax on Cambodia Daily an Assault on Independent Media

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September 2, 2017 News Release

Burma: Satellite Images Show Massive Fire Destruction

700 Buildings Destroyed in Single Muslim Village in Rakhine State

New satellite imagery obtained by Human Rights Watch shows the complete destruction of the village of Chein Khar Li

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