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February 20, 2016 News Release

UAE: Egyptian Detainee Alleges ‘Brutal’ Torture

Would Have “Confessed to Coming From Mars” to Stop Abuse

Mosaab Abd el Aziz and his sisters Yara and Arwa at a graduation exhibition in 2014.
February 20, 2016 News Release

Bangladesh: Charging Editors Is Dramatic Backslide

Repeal Abusive Criminal Defamation and Sedition Laws

A man buys a local newspaper in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2011.
February 19, 2016 News Release

Haiti: Move Ahead with Ex-Dictator Case

Don’t Let Political Instability Interfere With Justice

February 19, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Investigate Army Killings of Hospital Patients

Protect All Medical Facilities, Patients, Health Workers From Attack

Members of the Afghan special forces are seen in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 29, 2014.
February 19, 2016 News Release

India: Outspoken Activists Charged with Sedition

Police Stand By While Suspect’s Supporters Assaulted in Court

Demonstrators hold placards and a t-shirt featuring Kanhaiya Kumar during a protest demanding his release in New Delhi, India on February 18, 2016.
February 18, 2016 News Release

Syria: Great Danger to Civilians in Azaz

Hospitals, School Hit, No Place to Flee for Civilians

A child stands in the hole created by the impact of what local activists say was a ballistic missile.
February 17, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Order to Shut Clinic for Torture Victims

Nadeem Center Provides Crucial Support

Protest co-organised by El Nadeem Center on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 26, 2013. El Nadeem Center Facebook Page
February 17, 2016 News Release

Tajikistan: Severe Crackdown on Political Opposition

US, EU Should Urgently Raise Abuses

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February 17, 2016 News Release

Bahrain: Release Ebrahim Sharif

Secular Opposition Leader Jailed Again on Speech Charge

Protesters hold pictures of political prisoner Ebrahim Sharif as they participate in a protest held in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, Bahrain on December 22, 2012.
February 17, 2016 News Release

UN: Support Accountability Panel on North Korea

Body of Experts Would Set Out Plan for Rights Responsibility

UN Special Rapporteur Marzuki Darusman addresses a news conference on the situation of human rights in North Korea in Geneva on March 16, 2015.
February 17, 2016 News Release

Yemen: Saudi Warnings No Free Pass to Attack

Coalition Should Assist, Not Threaten, Aid Agencies

A Medecins Sans Frontieres health facility in Haydan, Yemen, after it was hit by airstrikes on the night of October 26, 2015.
February 17, 2016 News Release

Libya: Derna Air Strikes Hit Hospital

Civilians Killed, Extensive Damage

Al-Wihda Hospital staff housing units in Derna, Libya, damaged by airstrikes on February 7, 2016, according to a witness.
February 16, 2016 News Release

Iran: Kish Island Open, Closed Off to Women

Turning Away Female Spectators Violates Assurances Made by Volleyball Federation

Iran sports protest
February 15, 2016 News Release

Morocco: Tepid Response on Domestic Violence

Strengthen Laws; Provide Protection, Justice, Services

Women from various regions of Morocco hold placards as they protest against violence towards women, in Rabat November 24, 2013. The placard reads, "In memory of all women victims of violence".
February 15, 2016 News Release

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