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December 21, 2016 News Release

Lebanon: Syrian Refugee’s Account of Torture

Detained, Beaten, Abused on Suspicion of Being Gay

Lebanese police stand guard as protesters carry banners during a sit-in for LGBT rights in Beirut.
December 21, 2016 News Release

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Sweeping Powers to Censor, Stifle Free Speech, Silence Critics

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December 20, 2016 News Release

Tajikistan: Abuse of Dissidents’ Families

US, EU Should Consider Sanctions

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December 20, 2016 News Release

Human Rights Coalition Raises Concerns Over Choice of Minsk to Host European Games

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December 20, 2016 News Release

Colombia: New Evidence Against Ex-Army Chief

Attorney General Should Move Ahead with Prosecution

Colombia's then army commander Gen. Mario Montoya speaks as President Alvaro Uribe looks on at Bogota's army school on February 22, 2006.
December 20, 2016 News Release

Germany: Deadly Attack on Christmas Market

ECA-2016-Berlin Attack
December 19, 2016 News Release

Lebanon: Reform Rape Laws

Prevent Rapists From Escaping Punishment by Marrying Victims

Demonstration outside Parliament on December 6, 2016, with women in white dresses and wrapped in bandages, calling for the repeal of article 522 of the penal code.
December 19, 2016 News Release

India: Killings in Police Custody Go Unpunished

Enforce Laws to End Torture, Deaths of Detainees

Police officers in New Delhi, India in January 2016. Police in India are often accused of protecting colleagues from accountability for abuses.
December 18, 2016 News Release

Iraq: Executions by Government-Backed Militia

Government Forces Did Not Intervene, Respond

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December 16, 2016 News Release

China: Three Activists Feared ‘Disappeared’

Account for Rights Defenders Missing Since November

Police arrest a man in downtown Shanghai, after calls for a "Jasmine Revolution" protest on February 27, 2011.
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

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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

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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

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