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December 16, 2016 News Release

North Korea: No Justice Five Years After Kim Jong-Il’s Death

Legacy of Crimes Against Humanity Still Require UN Action

Soldiers walk under pictures of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the capital's main ceremonial square after a mass rally and parade on May 10, 2016.
December 16, 2016 News Release

Cuba: Free Graffiti Artist

‘El Sexto’ Held Without Charge More Than 2 Weeks

Cuban graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado speaks on his cellphone in his house in Havana on October 20, 2015.
December 16, 2016 News Release

UN: Key Action on ‘Killer Robots’

International Move Toward Possible Ban

Photo of the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on Conventional Weapons at the United Nations in Geneva in December 2016.
December 16, 2016 News Release

Uzbekistan: Free Long-Imprisoned Journalist

Authorities Place Political Prisoner in Solitary Confinement

Muhammad Bekjanov, Uzbekistan
December 15, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Torturer’s Deportation from UK Poses Threat to Witnesses

UK Should Assist in Relocating Those at Risk

A undated picture released on July 18, 2005, by London's Scotland Yard shows former Afghan warlord Faryadi Sarwar Zardad.
December 15, 2016 News Release

France: Emergency Renewal Risks Normalizing Extraordinary Powers

Following 5th Extension, Time to Rethink Exceptional Measures

French policemen attend a drill at the Marseille railway station in France on May 4, 2016.
December 15, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Silencing the Media

Ruthless Assault on Press Freedom Shields State from Scrutiny

Journalists targeted in Turkey’s media crackdown. From top left: Aslı Erdoğan, Ahmet Altan, Kadri Gürsel, Necmiye Alpay; Erdem Gül, Ceyda Karan, Can Dündar, Hatice Kamer; Refik Tekin, Hanım Büşra Erdal, Nedim Oruç, Nazlı Ilıcak
December 15, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Immigration Law Lacks Key Protections

A group of migrants held by Egyptian armed forces at a port in Egypt*, in June 2016.
December 15, 2016 News Release

Algeria: Journalist Jailed for Corruption Report

Video Featured Allegations Against Police, Judiciary

Algeria Journalist Detained
December 15, 2016 News Release

Laos: Come Clean on Activist’s ‘Disappearance’

Sombath Somphone Still Missing After Four Years

Sombath Somphone is still missing four years after he was forcibly disappeared in Vientiane, Laos.
December 14, 2016 News Release

Libya: End ‘Horrific’ Abuse of Detained Migrants

UN Report Details Widespread Torture, Forced Labor, Sexual Violence

Migrants, detained after trying to reach Europe, sit on the ground of a detention camp in Gheryan, Western Libya, on December 1, 2016.
December 14, 2016 News Release

Nigeria: End Repression of Shia Group

Release or Charge Leaders

Protesters from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria
December 14, 2016 News Release

Syria: Aleppo Residents at Risk as Fighting Resumes

Halt Unlawful Attacks; Allow Safe Evacuation of Civilians

A still image from a video of bomb damaged eastern Aleppo, Syria. Video released on December 13, 2016.
December 13, 2016 News Release

Burma: Military Burned Villages in Rakhine State

Witnesses and Satellite Imagery Reveal Pattern of Burnings

A family stands beside remains of a market which was set on fire, in Rohingya village outside Maungdaw, in Rakhine state, Myanmar on October 27, 2016.
December 13, 2016 News Release

Syria: Desperate Pleas for Protection from Aleppo

Protect Civilians, Grant Access to Independent Monitors

Residents walk near damaged buildings in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria on May 5, 2016.

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