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August 25, 2016 News Release

Iraqi Kurdistan: Kurdish Journalist Abducted, Killed

Threatened by Security Forces Over His Reporting

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August 24, 2016 News Release

Mozambique: Opposition Group Raids Hospitals

RENAMO Attacks Deprive Thousands of Health Care

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August 23, 2016 News Release

Bahrain: Authorities Targeting Shia clerics

Prosecutions Fanning Sectarianism

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August 23, 2016 News Release

Indonesia: Court Reviews Anti-LGBT Law

Criminalizing Same-Sex Relations Raises Privacy, Discrimination Concerns

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August 22, 2016 News Release

Pakistan: Attacks on Transgender Women Surge

Promptly Investigate, Prosecute Those Responsible

Transgender activists protest against the rape of two transgender women in Faisalabad.
August 22, 2016 News Release

Jordan: Positive Steps on Education for Syrian Children

Thousands More Eligible to Enroll, but Challenges Remain

Syrian children attend class in a school in the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan, October 20, 2015. The school taught Syrian girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, but lacked electricity, heating, and running water.
August 20, 2016 News Release

Belarus: Turkmen Dissident Arrested

Turkmenistan Seeking Extradition on 2006 Case

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August 19, 2016 News Release

US: Kerry’s Rights Priorities for Africa, Saudi Trip

Opportunity to Press for Equal Rights, Rule of Law

US Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he speaks at a news conference at the Nairobi Sankara Hotel on May 4, 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya.
August 19, 2016 News Release

South Africa: Little Progress for Youth With Disabilities

Government Should Keep Promise to Open School Doors

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August 19, 2016 News Release

Azerbaijan: Activist Arrested, Held Incommunicado

Free Government Critic; Respect Due Process Rights

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August 19, 2016 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Case Against Peaceful Activists

Donors Should Urge End of Politically Motivated Prosecutions

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August 18, 2016 News Release

US: California Bill to Protect Youth Miranda Rights

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August 18, 2016 News Release

Iraq: Cleric’s Call Against Anti-LGBT Violence

Fighters Should Heed al-Sadr’s Statement; Government Should Follow Suit

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is seen during a protest in Baghdad on July 15, 2016. The prominent cleric published a statement on July 7, 2016 banning violence against LGBT people and those who do not conform to gender norms.
August 17, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Rise in Military Use of Schools

Security Forces, Taliban Threaten Children’s Lives, Education

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August 16, 2016 News Release

Jordan: Further Expand Education Access for Syrian Refugees

At Least 80,000 Syrian Children Out of School

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