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March 1, 2017 News Release

Angola: Police Beat, Set Dogs on Peaceful Protesters

Investigate Unnecessary, Excessive Use of Force

“Samussuku” Chiconda required stitches on his forehead after police officers beat him with batons, Luanda, February 24, 2017.
February 28, 2017 News Release

Governments Step Up for Reproductive Rights

‘She Decides’ Summit to Counter Trump’s ‘Global Gag Rule’

Women and girls wait with their children outside a doctor’s office in Chitwan, Nepal.
February 28, 2017 News Release

Olympics: Host City Contract Requires Human Rights

New Provisions Could Prevent Abuses That Marred Rio, Sochi, Beijing Games

February 27, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Academics Face Discipline for Criticizing Junta

Drop Bogus Investigation and Ensure Free Speech, Academic Freedom

Thailand: Mahidol 20170227
February 27, 2017 News Release

Russia: Don’t Veto Sanctions for Syria Chemical Attacks

UN Security Council Vote Expected

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February 27, 2017 News Release

Russia: Peaceful Protester Alleges Torture

Ildar Dadin in Prison for One-Person Protests

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February 26, 2017 News Release

Iraq/Kurdistan Region: Men, Boys Who Fled ISIS Detained

After Passing Security Screening, Taken from Displaced People’s Camps

The Khazir camp in northern Iraq housing thousands of people internally displaced by the fight against ISIS. Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) forces have detained over 900 displaced men and boys from five camps and the urban area of Erbil between 2014,
February 24, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Arrest of Duterte Critic Widens ‘Drug War’

Senator Leila de Lima Detained on Politically Motivated Drug Charges

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February 24, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Quash Editor’s Conviction for ‘Insulting Monarchy’

Lese Majeste Law Used Against Government Critic

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February 24, 2017 News Release

DR Congo: Ensure Justice for Killings in the Kasais

Video Shows Soldiers Shooting 13 Alleged Militia Members

Still from a video posted on the internet on February 17, 2017 showing men in Congolese army uniforms fatally shooting at least 13 alleged militia members.
February 24, 2017 News Release

Yemen: US Should Investigate Civilian Deaths in Raid

Al-Bayda Attack on Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula Killed at Least 9 Children

Children outside one of the homes that was damaged during the US raid in al-Bayda governorate in central Yemen against AQAP on January 29, 2017. At least 14 civilians, including 9 children, were killed during the raid, and at least 20 homes damaged, witne
February 24, 2017 News Release

Israel: Human Rights Watch Denied Work Permit

Authorities Accuse Organization of Promoting ‘Propaganda’

Photo of an aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel on July 14, 2015.
February 23, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Proposed Military Trials of Civilians

Constitutional Amendment Would Violate Fair Trial Standards

Family and friends of the jailed activists, who were convicted by a military court for leading the 2011 uprising, gather by the entrance of the court outside of the Ministry of Justice, Manama, Bahrain, May 2012.
February 23, 2017 News Release

Libya: Discriminatory Restriction on Women

Order in Eastern Region Requires Male Guardian for Travel

Libyan women celebrate the third anniversary of the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi at Freedom Square in Benghazi, February 17, 2014.
February 22, 2017 News Release

Uzbekistan: Political Prisoner Free After 19 Years

Release All Imprisoned Peaceful Activists

Rustam Usmanov.

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