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June 18, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: End Attacks on Activists and Bloggers

Pattern of Thuggish Assaults Against Rights Campaigners Across Country

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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

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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

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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.
June 14, 2017 News Release

UN: Drastic Cuts to Darfur Mission Misguided

Planned Peacekeeping Changes Leave Civilians Vulnerable

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June 14, 2017 News Release

Media Blocked, Threatened in Dispute with Qatar

Actions by Other Middle Eastern Countries a Blow to Free Speech

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June 14, 2017 News Release

Iraq/Syria: Danger From US White Phosphorus

Take All Needed Measures to Minimize Civilian Harm

Photo of smoking and burning white phosphorus streaking to the ground in west Mosul on June 2, 2017.
June 14, 2017 News Release

Russia/FIFA: Workers Exploited on World Cup 2018 Stadiums

‘Red Card’ for Not Delivering on Human Rights Commitments

Construction workers on the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia that will host 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup matches. October 3, 2016.
June 13, 2017 News Release

US/Cuba: Don’t Reverse Cuba Policy

Dismantling Embargo Should Be Priority

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