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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.
September 29, 2016 News Release

Rwanda: Opposition Activist Missing

Another Party Member Detained; Journalist Dropped From Sight

Rwandan political activist Illuminée Iragena, missing since March 26, 2016.
September 28, 2016 News Release

Syria: New Deadly Chemical Attacks

Strong Security Council Action Needed

Medical personnel at the al-Quds hospital in Aleppo treat people after a chemical attack on the city on September 6, 2016.
September 28, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Serious Abuses in Scorpion Prison

Inmates Isolated, Beaten, Denied Food and Medicine

A satellite photograph of Scorpion Prison taken in September 2016. Inmates suffer abuses in secret and are denied most access to the outside world. Satellite imagery
September 28, 2016 News Release

Tajikistan: Violent Retaliation Against Activists

OSCE, Governments Should Protest Collective Punishment, Worsening Crackdown

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September 27, 2016 News Release

Guinea: 7 Years On, Justice for Massacre Needed

Victims Anxious for Long-Awaited Trial to Begin

September 27, 2016 News Release

Malawi: Mining Puts Residents at Risk

Urgent Need to Protect Rights of Lake Malawi Communities

Nagomba E., 75, standing where her house used to be in Mwabulambo, Karonga district. She and her family were told to relocate in 2008 because the land was needed for coal mining.
September 27, 2016 News Release

Jordan: Prominent Writer Gunned Down at Court

End Criminalization of Defaming Religion

MENA Jordan Hattar Photo 27 Sept
September 26, 2016 News Release

Pakistan: Overhaul Abusive Police Force

Lack of Accountability, Outdated Methods Contribute to Rights Violations

A police officer is framed by the architecture of Lahore's Badshahi Mosque while standing guard during a prayer session on Eid al-Adha November 7, 2011. Copyright Reuters

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