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July 16, 2016 News Release

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July 15, 2016 News Release

Bangladesh: Charge or Release Holey Attack Hostages

Guarantee Rights and Safety of Two Held After Massacre

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July 15, 2016 News Release

Laos: Premier Should Account for 'Disappeared' Activist

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Sombath Somphone is still missing four years after he was forcibly disappeared in Vientiane, Laos.
July 15, 2016 News Release

Uganda: Lethal Response to Killings

Sparse Investigations Fuel Conflict in Rwenzori Region

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July 14, 2016 News Release

Defending Human Rights in Development

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July 14, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Hazardous Work for Children Widespread

Unenforced Law Puts Thousands at Risk of Injury, Death

Helal, 10, works as a brick maker at a brick kiln outside Kabul. He told Human Rights Watch that the brick mold is heavy and his hands hurt working with wet clay. Helal doesn’t go to school because he has to work.
July 13, 2016 News Release

Hungary: Migrants Abused at the Border

Ensure Asylum Access; Investigate Cruel, Violent Pushbacks

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July 13, 2016 News Release

Oman: Domestic Workers Trafficked, Trapped

Reform System, Laws to Protect Migrant Women

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July 13, 2016 News Release

Israel: Law Targets Human Rights Groups

Hefty Fines for Organizations that Don’t Comply

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July 12, 2016 News Release

India: Investigate Use of Lethal Force in Kashmir

Response to Violent Protests Leaves More Than 30 Dead, Hundreds Injured

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Pakorn Areekul was arrested in Thailand’s Ratchaburi province on July 10, 2016, along with four pro-democracy activists and a journalist, for possessing booklets criticizing the junta’s draft constitution.
July 12, 2016 News Release

China: EU Should Press for Action to End Crackdown

Summit Needs to Prompt Tangible Improvements

(From L to R) Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng, European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, European Council President Donald Tusk, and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom attend a signing ceremony.
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Russia: ‘Big Brother’ Law Harms Security, Rights

Repeal Rushed Counterterrorism Legislation

State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in session in Moscow, Russia on April 19, 2016.
July 12, 2016 News Release

Ban Forced Anal Exams Around World

Abusive “Tests” for Homosexual Conduct Violate Rights

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