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April 30, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: End Degrading Treatment of Activists

Shackling Detainees Among New Punitive Regulations

Bahrain’s Cheif of Police Tariq Al Hassan arrives for a news conference at the Police Officer's Club in Manama, Bahrain on April 27, 2014.
April 28, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Release and Protect “Secret Jail” Detainees

Investigate and Shutter Unofficial Police Lock-Up Cells

Philippines: Release and Protect “Secret Jail” Detainees PHOTO
April 28, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Draft Media Law Threatens News Reporting

3 Years in Prison for Reporting Without License

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April 27, 2017 News Release

Senegal/Chad: Court Upholds Habré Conviction

Decision Brings to a Close 26-Year Struggle for Justice

Hissène Habré
April 27, 2017 News Release

Hong Kong: Surge in Political Prosecutions

11 Pro-Democracy Advocates Arrested in 2 Days

Disqualified lawmakers Yau Wai-Qing, 25, (L) and Baggio Leung, 30, pose outside government headquarters in Hong Kong, China on March 28, 2017. The two were arrested on April 26, 2017.
April 27, 2017 News Release

India: ‘Cow Protection’ Spurs Vigilante Violence

Prosecute Assailants, Protect Targeted Minorities

India: ‘Cow Protection’ Spurs Vigilante Violence PHOTO1
April 27, 2017 News Release

US: Policy Failures Drive Preventable Overdose Deaths

Remove Barriers to Reversal Medication

The “Stay Safe Kit,” distributed by the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, includes clean needles, naloxone, condoms, and information on area resources for people who use drugs and other vulnerable populations in Wilmington, North Carolina.
April 26, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Use Anniversary to “FreeThe5KH”

5 Human Rights Defenders Named as Finalists for Prestigious Martin Ennals Award

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April 26, 2017 News Release

Israel: Human Rights Watch Granted Work Permit

Decision Reverses Interior Ministry Denial

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April 26, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Detained Activist’s Health Worsens

Nabeel Rajab Arbitrarily Held on Speech Charges for 10 Months

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.
April 25, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Court Reviewing Criminalization of Abortion

Amicus Briefs Cite Violations of Women’s Rights

A health agent carries a bucket of guppy fish to place them in standing water to consume larva of Zika-transmitting mosquitoes in an empty lot of Rio de Janeiro's Tijuca neighborhood, Brazil, February 17, 2016.
April 25, 2017 News Release

US Congress: Reject Trump Anti-Immigrant Funding

Expanding Abusive Deportation Machine Would Devastate Families

A US border patrol agent walks along the border fence separating Mexico from the United States near Calexico, California, U.S. February 8, 2017.
April 25, 2017 News Release

UK: Tobacco Giant Should Respect Human Rights

British American Tobacco Shareholders Can Push for Supply Chain Improvements

An 8-year-old girl sorts and bundles tobacco leaves by hand near Sampang, East Java.
April 25, 2017 News Release

Lebanon: Migrant Domestic Workers With Children Deported

Detention, Expulsion Interferes With Right to Family Life

A migrant domestic worker in a shelter east of Beirut, Lebanon, March 15, 2010.
April 25, 2017 News Release

Qatar: Don’t Deport Saudi Activist

Risk of Unfair Trial, Ill-Treatment if Sent Back

MENA SAUDO activist Mohammad al-Oteibi Nov 2016

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