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July 19, 2016 News Release

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Residency Rules, Child Labor Among Barriers for Refugees

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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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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.
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Uganda: Lethal Response to Killings

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July 14, 2016 News Release

Defending Human Rights in Development

Global Call to Ensure Local Communities’ Role in Bank-Financed Projects

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Tunisia: Amnesty Bill Would Set Back Transition

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July 13, 2016 News Release

Hungary: Migrants Abused at the Border

Ensure Asylum Access; Investigate Cruel, Violent Pushbacks

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Reform System, Laws to Protect Migrant Women

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Israel: Law Targets Human Rights Groups

Hefty Fines for Organizations that Don’t Comply

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India: Investigate Use of Lethal Force in Kashmir

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

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Junta Further Restricts Criticism of Draft Constitution

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.

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