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March 16, 2017 News Release

China: Disclose Details of Terrorism Convictions

Overbroad Counterterrorism Legal Framework Opens Door to Abuses

Zhou Qiang, president of China’s Supreme People’s Court, gives a speech during the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 12, 2017.

March 16, 2017 News Release

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: 32 Arrested at Peaceful Protest

6 Remain in Detention

A Kurdish Peshmerga soldier on the outskirts of the Kurdish city of Erbil, Iraq on January 2, 2017.

March 16, 2017 News Release

Syria: Questions and Answers on ‘Safe Zones’

Calls for Safe Zones Raise Concerns

An internally displaced Syrian woman walks in the Bab Al-Salam refugee camp, near the Syrian-Turkish border, northern Aleppo province, Syria, December 26, 2016.

March 15, 2017 News Release

US: Trump Strong-Arms Rights Body

UN Human Rights Council an Important, if Flawed, Tool

March 15, 2017 News Release

Uganda: Ensure Independent Investigation into Kasese Killings

Palace Attack Deaths Underreported; at Least 15 Children Still Missing

A Ugandan soldier guards the remains of the destroyed palace of Charles Wesley Mumbere, king of the Rwenzururu, after Uganda security forces stormed the compound in Kasese town, western Uganda on November 27. December 1, 2016.

March 14, 2017 News Release

Jordan: A Strong Move for Justice Reform

Carry Out Recommendations Quickly

Jordan's King Abdullah arrives for the ceremony of reopening the Martyrs' Memorial and Museum in Amman, Jordan, on December 12, 2016.

March 13, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Finalize Disappearances Convention

Enact Legislation to Punish Torture, Enforced Disappearance

March 10, 2017 News Release

Greece: Reject EU Pressure on Asylum Seekers

Proposed Law Changes Would Harm Vulnerable People

March 9, 2017 News Release

China: Cease Intimidation on Tibetan Anniversary

Promote Openness, Address Ongoing Abuses

Paramilitary policemen march in formation in front of the Potala Palace during a parade around the March 10 anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule, March 10, 2017.

March 9, 2017 News Release

Nepal: Use Proportionate Force While Policing Protests

Investigate Assault on Human Rights Commission

March 9, 2017 News Release

UN: Boost Office Examining North Korea Abuses

Geneva Events on March 9-10 Spotlight Justice, Accountability

March 9, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Military Police Muzzled

Laws Used to Suppress Calls for Police Reform

Military police riot control the protest against Brazil's President Michel Temer in São Paulo, Brazil. September 4, 2016

March 8, 2017 News Release

Women's Day: ‘Gag Rule’ Huge Setback for Women

Questions and Answers About Global Health Impact

Women and girls wait with their children outside a doctor’s office in Chitwan, Nepal.

March 8, 2017 News Release

Algeria: Don’t Prosecute a Writer for Insulting Islam

Summoned for Interrogation over a Novel

March 7, 2017 News Release

Georgia: Media Freedom at Risk

Possible Government Interference with Judiciary, Media

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