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May 4, 2017 News Release

Morocco: Scrap Prison Terms for Nonviolent Speech

Harsh Penal Code Undercuts Press Law Reforms

كشك لبيع الصحف في الرباط، المغرب. © 2017 هيومن رايتس ووتش
May 3, 2017 News Release

Philippines: UN Members Should Denounce Killings, Abuses

Manila Faces Human Rights Council

Philippines: UN Members Should Denounce Killings, Abuses PHOTO
May 3, 2017 News Release

US: Prioritize Rights in Sudan Evaluation

Adopt Benchmarks for Meaningful Reforms

Women and children displaced by attacks of the Sudanese government Rapid Support Forces outside caves in rebel-controlled territory in Jebel Marra, Darfur, March 2, 2014.
May 2, 2017 News Release

Somalia: Rights Priorities for New Government

Help At-Risk Civilians, Improve Oversight of Security Forces

Prisoners at Mogadishu Central Prison watch as a guard walks pass their cell in December 2013. Most of the military court’s hearings in Mogadishu take place inside the prison, which limits access to hearings for relatives and independent monitors.
May 2, 2017 News Release

Nepal: Assault on Judicial Independence

Parliament Should Drop Attempt to Impeach Chief Justice

epalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (4th L), also known as Prachanda, along with President Bidhya Devi Bhandari (3rd L), Vice President Nanda Kishor Pun (2nd L), and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Sushila Karki (L).
May 2, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Rights Lawyer Feared ‘Disappeared’

Prawet Prapanukul Missing Since April 29

Thailand: Rights Lawyer Feared ‘Disappeared’ PHOTO
May 2, 2017 News Release

Central African Republic: Armed Groups Target Civilians

Violence Spikes in Central Region

Children of a Peuhl man killed in February 2017 by FPRC and anti-balaka fighters near Baïdou, a village between Ippy and Bria in the Central African Republic.
May 1, 2017 News Release

India: UN Review Should Condemn Crackdown on Rights

Dissent Labeled ‘Anti-National’; Minorities Risk Vigilante Violence

A protest demanding the release of students at Jawaharlal National University, arrested for sedition in New Delhi, February 24, 2016.
May 1, 2017 News Release

Syria: New Evidence Shows Pattern of Nerve-Agent Use

Government Enters Realm of Crimes against Humanity

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib province, Syria on April 5, 2017.
May 1, 2017 News Release

France: Presidential Run-Off Offers Choice on Rights

Comparison of Le Pen, Macron Positions

Emmanuel Macron et Marine Le Pen, candidats à l'élection présidentielle en France, en avril 2017.
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

Thailand: Draft Media Law Threatens News Reporting PHOTO
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.

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