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September 18, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Impending Verdict for Labor Researcher

Andy Hall Prosecution Chills Research on Workers’ Rights

British labor researcher Andy Hall.
September 18, 2016 News Release

Democratic Republic of Congo at a Precipice

End Repression, Promote Democratic Rule

18 people were arrested in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, during a peaceful demonstration organized by the youth movement Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) on March 15, 2016. They were released without charge on March 19.
September 17, 2016 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges and Free Land Rights Activist

Engage Those Protesting Confiscations Instead of Jailing Them

Can Thi Theu protests against police violence. In the photo, she carried a picture of her son Trinh Ba Tu attacked by pro-government thugs in June 2015.
September 16, 2016 News Release

India: Activist Blocked from UN Meeting, Detained

Khurram Parvez Was to Raise Concerns About Crackdown in Kashmir

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar against the recent killings in Kashmir on September 7, 2016.
September 16, 2016 News Release

Educating Refugee Children in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan

Maya, 9, reads a school textbook in her family home. She enjoys attending her local public school in izmir, on turkey’s west coast, where she is one of four Syrian students in her class.
September 16, 2016 News Release

Philippines: Independent Investigation of Duterte Needed

Allegations of Direct Involvement in Death Squads Call for UN Role

Edgar Matobato, a self-confessed former hitman, holds up a roll of tape, the type of which he claims he used on his victims, during a senate hearing on drug-related extra-judicial killings, in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 15, 2016. REU
September 15, 2016 News Release

Syria: Turkish Strikes on SDF Fighters Kill 24 Civilians

All Sides Need to Minimize Civilian Harm

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September 15, 2016 News Release

Egypt: New Church Law Discriminates Against Christians

Authorities Fail to Prevent, Punish Violent Attacks

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September 15, 2016 News Release

Russia Needs to Pull its Weight in Solving Syria's Refugee Crisis

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September 14, 2016 News Release

Pakistan: Coerced Refugee Return Endangers Thousands

Abuses, Harassment Force Afghans Home to Danger

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September 14, 2016 News Release

Roth Wins First Athens Democracy Award

City’s Prize Honors Human Rights Activism

September 14, 2016 News Release

US: Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden

High-Profile Campaign to Bring Whistleblower Safely Home

September 14, 2016 News Release

United States: Transgender Students at Risk

Schools Limit Access to Bathrooms, Locker Rooms

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September 14, 2016 News Release

Russia: Failing to do Fair Share to Help Syrian Refugees

Aid, Resettlement, Asylum Procedures Fall Woefully Short

Syrian refugees line up to receive aid for the winter from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Tripoli, northern Lebanon.
September 14, 2016 News Release

China: 1,000 Evictions from Tibetan Buddhist Centers

End Threats to Families, Demolitions of Dwellings

The settlements of Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Serta county, Sichuan province, China on July 23, 2015.

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