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May 10, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Halt Further Executions

Donors Should Urge Death Penalty Moratorium

May 10, 2016 News Release

Pakistan: Investigate Killing of Rights Activist

Authorities Fail To Protect Khurram Zaki, Others From Militant Groups

Pakistan
May 9, 2016 News Release

Thailand: 8 Charged for Mocking Junta Leader on Facebook

Crackdown on Online Criticism Part of Broader Political Repression

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May 9, 2016 News Release

US: Court Weighs Border Killing of Child

Enforcement Should Follow International, Human Rights Standards

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May 9, 2016 News Release

Bangladesh: Suspend Death Penalty for War Crimes Convict

Rejection of Review Petition Paves Way for Execution Despite Fair Trial Concerns

Bangladesh
May 6, 2016 News Release

China: Detained Activist, Journalist Denied Needed Health Care

Preventing Access to Adequate Medical Treatment is Cruel, Inhuman

China
May 6, 2016 News Release

Pakistan: Independently Investigate Aftab Ahmad’s Death

Pakistan Rangers should be held accountable for abuses

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May 6, 2016 News Release

Kenya: Ending Refugee Hosting, Closing Camps

Ensure Required Protections for Refugees

Somali women and children fleeing their homes in Nairobi’s predominantly Somali suburb of Eastleigh on November 20, 2012, two days after an attack on a bus by unknown perpetrators caused Kenyan gangs to riot and attack Somali refugees and Somali Kenyans.
May 6, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Journalists Convicted for News Reports

Gunman Shoots at Editor Outside Court

Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, accompanied by his Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gul, talks to media as they leave the Justice Palace in Istanbul, Turkey on May 6, 2016. © 2016 Reuters
May 6, 2016 News Release

Syria: Security Forces Storming Prison

Concerns for Safety of Inmates, Hostages

Still from a video showing protests inside of Hama Central Prison, north of Homs, Syria, that began on May 1, 2016.
May 6, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Junta Arrests Activist’s Mother

‘Insulting the Monarchy’ Charge Filed for Inaction to Facebook Message

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May 6, 2016 News Release

Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions

End Production, Transfer of These Banned Weapons

A failed BLU-108 canister, with two submunitions still attached, that was delivered by a CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon during an attack on the quarry of the Amran Cement Factory on February 15, 2016.
May 5, 2016 News Release

Japan: Bullied LGBT Students Unprotected

Policies, National Curriculum Ignore Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity

manga drawing by Taiji Utagawa of a transgender man with head down in the dark with three white spots leading into the distance
May 5, 2016 News Release

North Korea: Forced Labor Underpins Party Congress

Real Reform Requires Justice for Rights Abuses

North Korea
May 5, 2016 News Release

Nepal: Act Speedily on All Terai Abuses

Accountability Should Be New Norm

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