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January 27, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Security Operations Inflame Rights Crisis

Mounting Torture and Disappearances

The Egyptian military destroys a building in Rafah, on the border with the Gaza Strip, during forced evictions between October 20-31, 2014.
January 27, 2016 News Release

Iran: No Accountability for Abuses

Freedoms Restricted; Executions Soar

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January 27, 2016 News Release

Lebanon: Inaction on Rights Abuses

Restrictions on Refugees; Security Force Impunity

Activists hold placards during a protest demanding civil marriage in Lebanon, February 2013. There is currently no Lebanese civil personal status law. © 2013 Reuters/Jamal Saidi
January 27, 2016 News Release

Central Asia: Backsliding on Rights

Activists, Groups Targeted, Persecuted by Authorities

January 25, 2016 News Release

Sri Lanka: Fulfill Rights Council Call for Justice

Foreign Judges, Prosecutors are Crucial to Prosecuting Wartime Abuses

Sri Lanka
January 24, 2016 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Ensure Accountability in Torture Case

Investigation, Trial Provided No Justice

January 24, 2016 News Release

Libya: Civilian Toll Mounts in Benghazi

Displaced Person Camps Hit; No Military Target

January 24, 2016 News Release

Iran: Threats to Free, Fair Elections

Guardian Council Bars Reform Candidates

January 22, 2016 News Release

Kazakhstan: Prison Time for Facebook Posts

Quash Convictions, Repeal ‘Incitement’ Offense

January 22, 2016 News Release

Burma: Political Prisoner Amnesty Falls Short

Fresh Arrests, Sentencing, and Trials of Students Mar Releases

Released political prisoners shout for the release of other political prisoners in front of Insein prison in Rangoon, Burma on January 22, 2016.
January 22, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Investigate Army Abduction of Student Activist

Drop Charges Against Peaceful Critics, End Military Trial of Civilians

Thailand
January 21, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Attack on Journalists Threatens Media Freedom

Journalists Face Escalating Intimidation and Violence

A cameraman films a news anchor at Tolo TV studio in Kabul, Afghanistan on October 18, 2015.
January 21, 2016 News Release

ICC: First Major Hearing on LRA Crimes

Brutal, Elusive Group Terrorized African Region

January 21, 2016 News Release

Kuwait: Death Penalty in Flawed Trials

Reverse Sentences, Investigate Ill-treatment Allegations

January 20, 2016 News Release

US: Courts Rubber Stamp Corporate Suits Against Poor

Defendants Face Daunting Obstacles to a Meaningful Day in Court

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