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October 3, 2024 News Release

Philippines: Hearings Expose Duterte-Era Killings

Justice Department Should Investigate, Properly Charge Implicated Officials

October 3, 2024 News Release

Cambodia: Investigative Journalist Arrested on Baseless Charge

Mech Dara Faces Two Years in Prison for Incitement

October 3, 2024 News Release

Tunisia: Authorities Undermine Election Integrity

Last Minute Electoral Law Changes, Mass Arrests

The Chairman of the Independent High Electoral Body (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker, (3-R) at a press conference to announce just three preliminary candidates for the presidential election to be held in Tunis on August 10, 2024.

October 3, 2024 News Release

UAE: NBA Games Risk “Sportswashing” Abuses

Effort to Distract Attention from Rights Violations at Home and Abroad

October 3, 2024 News Release

UN: Reject Saudi Bid for Human Rights Council Seat

Non-Competitive Elections Ensure Abusive Governments Become Members

October 2, 2024 News Release

Sri Lanka: UN Rights Council Should Extend Crucial Mandate

International Monitoring, Investigations Critical Amid Ongoing Violations, Impunity

UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024.

October 2, 2024 News Release

Egypt: Reject Draft Criminal Procedure Code

Proposed Changes Threaten Fair Trial Rights, Empower Abusive Officials

Egyptian security officers guard a courthouse as prominent Egyptian rights lawyer lawyer Khaled Ali, arrives for a hearing, in Cairo, Egypt, November 8, 2017.

October 1, 2024 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Reject Proposed Law on 'Extremist' Materials

Draft Amendments Threaten Freedom of Expression, Religious Liberty

Police are deployed as people gather in support of a detained journalist, outside the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, January 23, 2022.

September 30, 2024 News Release

Guatemala: High-Stakes Judicial Appointments

Congress Should Prioritize Merit, Independence in Appointing Judges

Lawmakers hold a session in Congress in Guatemala City, Dec. 13, 2023.

September 30, 2024 News Release

Niger: New Terrorism Database Threatens Rights

Suspend Ordinance Until International Human Rights Standards Are Met

Police officers on the sidelines of a march in support of the coup plotters in Niger’s capital, Niamey, July 30, 2023. © 2023 Djibo Issifou/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

September 30, 2024 News Release

Tunisia: Release Former Truth Commission President

Stop Retaliation Against Human Rights Defenders

September 30, 2024 News Release

Gaza: Israeli Attacks Devastate Lives of Children with Disabilities

Explosive Weapons, Unlawful Blockade Inflict Profound Trauma, Suffering

September 25, 2024 News Release

Bangladesh: New Rohingya Refugees Lack Protection, Aid

End Pushbacks; Allow Access to Registration, Medical Care, Assistance

Villagers flee fighting between Myanmar security forces and the Arakan Army near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, February 6, 2024.

September 25, 2024 News Release

Texas National Guard Firing Pepper Spray Projectiles at Migrants

State Legislature Should Impose Oversight, Deny Funding Request

National Guard soldier stands guard on the banks of the Rio Grande river at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas on January 12, 2024.

September 25, 2024 News Release

Lebanon: Israeli Strikes Kill Hundreds as Hostilities Escalate

Countries at UN Should Urgently Establish Impartial International Investigation

Emergency workers use excavators to clear the rubble at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, September 23, 2024

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