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June 19, 2017 News Release

Sri Lanka: Minister Threatens Defender of Minority Rights

Investigate, Prosecute Attacks on Muslims, Christians

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June 19, 2017 News Release

China: Tibet Propaganda Masks Repression

Illustrated Glossary Decodes Surveillance Systems and Abuses

The Chinese term shehui zhili is normally translated into English as "social governance."
June 19, 2017 News Release

EU: Suspend China Human Rights Dialogue

EU and its 28 Members Lack Strategy, Credibility to Bring Change

European Council President Donald Tusk and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrive at the EU-China Summit in Brussels on June 2, 2017.
June 19, 2017 News Release

Canada: Police Fail Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan

Abuse, Neglect Raise Safety Concerns; Fuel Mistrust of Law Enforcement

Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers talk at a blockade on a country road in the province of Alberta. © 2012 Reuters
June 19, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Morsy’s Isolation Violates Rights

Years of Confinement Without Access to Family, Lawyers

Deposed President Mohamed Morsy, wearing the red uniform of a prisoner sentenced to death, greets his lawyers and people from behind bars during his June 2015 court appearance with Muslim Brotherhood members on the outskirts of Cairo. © 2016 Reuters
June 18, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: End Attacks on Activists and Bloggers

Pattern of Thuggish Assaults Against Rights Campaigners Across Country

Activists protest violent assaults in Hanoi. The placards read “Strongly against villainous violence” and “Need to bring perpetrators to light”, May 2015.
June 18, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Only Independent Newspaper Shut Down

Al Wasat Suspension Follows Banning of Political Party

June 16, 2017 News Release

Africa: Make Girls’ Access to Education a Reality

End Exclusion from School for Married, Pregnant Students

Cartoon for Tanzania Education Report
June 15, 2017 News Release

India: 20 Internet Shutdowns in 2017

Protecting Free Expression Online Serves Public Interest

Indian authorities have shut down the internet 79 times since 2012, according to the Software Freedom Law Centre’s Internet Shutdown Tracker.
June 15, 2017 News Release

Azerbaijan: EU Official Should Press Rights Issues

European Parliament Resolution Calls for Release of Detained Critics

European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner Johannes Hahn addresses a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.
June 15, 2017 News Release

Venezuela: Senior Officials’ Responsibility for Abuses

Authorities Should Prevent, Prosecute Violations

High-level officials in charge of security forces implicated in widespread abuses, and responsible for the prosecution of civilians by military courts.
June 15, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Intensifying Repression of Basic Freedoms

Websites Blocked, Activists Charged with Terrorism

Egyptian lawyer and ex-Presidential candidate Khaled Ali with supporters celebrating a ruling against the Egypt-Saudi border demarcation agreement, January 16, 2017. © 2017 Reuters
June 15, 2017 News Release

Equatorial Guinea: Oil Wealth Squandered and Stolen

As Reserves Dwindle, Little Time to Reverse Neglect of Health, Education

After spending several million dollars on government buildings in Malabo, the capital, and Bata, the nation’s economic center, Equatorial Guinea is pouring billions of dollars into building a new administrative capital, Oyala, in the middle of the jungle.
June 15, 2017 News Release

Libya: Surrender Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to ICC

Brigade Holding Ex-Leader’s Son Alleges He’s Free

June 14, 2017 News Release

Burma: Warnings Not a Free Pass to Harm Civilians

All Parties Should Provide Protection, Safe Evacuation

People displaced in the conflict between the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army are seen at a church in Tanai Township, Kachin State, Burma, June 14, 2017.

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