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October 10, 2016 News Release

Guinea: One Year On, No Justice for Election Violence

Hold Security Forces, Attackers on All Sides to Account for October 2015 Abuses

A security officer stands in the Madina market in Conakry, Guinea, following clashes between rival political party supporters on October 9, 2015.
October 8, 2016 News Release

Ethiopia: Independent Inquiry Needed on Irreecha

Scores of People Killed at Festival

Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, on October 2, 2016.
October 8, 2016 News Release

Germany: Merkel Should Press Rights on Africa Trip

Curbing Security Force Abuses, Ensuring Justice Crucial in Ethiopia, Mali

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama during the Valletta Summit on Migration on November 11, 2015.
October 7, 2016 News Release

DR Congo: Protect Civilians in Beni from Attack

Nearly 700 Dead Since Massacres Began 2 Years Ago

Coffins of three people killed on December 1, 2014 in Eringeti, around 60 kilometers north of Beni town. A total of six people were killed that day. The most recent attack documented by Human Rights Watch in Eringeti was on May 3, 2016, killing 19.
October 7, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Independent TV News Silenced

Prolonged State of Emergency Used to Censor Media

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October 6, 2016 News Release

Tajikistan: Long Prison Terms for Rights Lawyers

Serious Blow to Independence of Legal Profession

Buzurgmehr Yorov. © 2015 RFE/RL
October 6, 2016 News Release

Iraq: Key Concerns for Impending Mosul Battle

Role of Abusive Armed Forces, Treatment, and Screening of Detainees

Popular Mobilization Force members on the frontline with the Islamic State in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, Iraq on October 18, 2015.
October 5, 2016 News Release

Malaysia: Drop Charges for ‘Street Protests’

Ban on Marches Violates Right to Peaceful Assembly

"Bersih" (Clean) supporters gather along Jalan Tun Perak in Kuala Lumpur on August 29, 2015.
October 3, 2016 News Release

UN: Demand End to Unlawful Aleppo Attacks

Russia, a Participant in the Abuse, Should Not Veto

An empty room at a damaged field hospital is seen after airstrikes in a rebel held area in Aleppo, October 1.
October 3, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Immediately Drop Sedition Case Against Human Rights Lawyer

Sirikan Charoensiri, a human rights lawyer and documentation specialist at Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), was charged with sedition on September 27, 2016.
October 3, 2016 News Release

Oman: Journalists Sentenced Over Articles Alleging Corruption

Azamn Newspaper Permanently Closed

Images of detained journalists Yousef al-Haj, Zaher al-Abri, and Ibrahim al-Ma’mari appearing on Azman's website along with announcement of the paper's closure.
October 2, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Donors Should Uphold Rights Gains

Press for Education, Civilian Protection at Brussels Conference

President Ashraf Ghani speaks to delegates and ministers during the London Conference on Afghanistan on December 4, 2014.
October 2, 2016 News Release

Vietnam: Free Prominent Blogger

Appeals Court to Rule on Conviction of Peaceful Critic

Blogger Nguyen Dinh Ngoc (a.k.a Nguyen Ngoc Gia).
October 1, 2016 News Release

Iran: 10-Year Sentence Confirmed for Prominent Rights Defender

Judiciary Imposes Harsh Prison Terms for Peaceful Dissent

Iranian human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, at the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Tehran, June 25, 2007.
September 29, 2016 News Release

Bangladesh: Stop ‘Kneecapping’ Detainees

UN Should Be Invited to Investigate Security Forces, Require Reforms

Mahbub Kabir, a marketing officer at a pro-Jamaat daily newspaper, was reportedly stopped by police on his way to work and shot in the leg on March 18, 2013.

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