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March 16, 2016 News Release

China: State Security, Terrorism Convictions Double

Prosecutions Reveal Worrying Trend, Escalating Crackdown on Dissent

Zhou Qiang, chief of China's Supreme People's Court, bows during a session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 13, 2016.
March 16, 2016 News Release

South Sudan: UN Should Create Rights Monitor

Abuses Underscore Need for Special Rapporteur, Justice Support

Houses burnt in the Hai Ikpiro neighbourhood of Yambio city, South Sudan, during the December 2015 clashes between government forces and rebels.
March 16, 2016 News Release

US/Cuba: Credibility of Obama Policy on the Line

Engagement Without International Pressure Unlikely to Bring Change

U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro unbutton their jackets at the start of their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 29, 2015.
March 16, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Academics Jailed For Signing Petition

Hundreds Investigated for ‘Terrorism’

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March 15, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Junta Critic Feared ‘Disappeared’

Sarawut Bamrungkittikhun Arrested, Missing Since March 9

Thai authorities have denied knowledge of the fate and whereabouts of anti-junta activist Sarawut Bamrungkittikhun, who was arrested on March 9, 2016.
March 15, 2016 News Release

EU: Turkey Mass-Return Deal Threatens Rights

Would Harm Refugees, Undermine EU’s Principles

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March 15, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Insurgents Seize Hospital in South

Attack Latest in Campaign Against Medical Facilities

Military personnel inspect the site of an attack in Joh Airong, Narathiwat province, Thailand on March 14, 2016.
March 14, 2016 News Release

Cambodia: Quash Case Against 11 Opposition Activists

No Legal Basis for Trumped-Up Charges, Convictions, and Long Sentences

Police officers stand guard at Freedom Park during the demonstration in Phnom Penh on July 15, 2014.
March 14, 2016 News Release

Syria: Justice Needed for 5 Years of Abuses

Essential for Durable Peace

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March 14, 2016 News Release

Brazil: Veto Overbroad Counterterrorism Bill

Endangers Freedom of Association

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March 14, 2016 News Release

US: Children Face Deportation Without Lawyers

International Law Requires Legal Counsel for Child Migrants

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March 14, 2016 News Release

South Africa: Crisis for Children with Disabilities

Parliament Should Act Urgently to Mandate Inclusive Education

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March 13, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Reverse Blasphemy Sentences Against Christian Children

5-Year Terms for Video Mocking ISIS

"How can you try someone for mocking ISIS?"
March 12, 2016 News Release

Yemen: Houthis Ban Rights Advocate’s Travel

Abdulrasheed al-Faqih’s Passport Confiscated

March 11, 2016 News Release

UN: Seek Justice for North Korean Forced Labor Victims

Panel Discussion in Geneva on March 14 to Focus on Pyongyang Accountability

Security Council members cast their votes in favor of the adoption of the agenda on human rights abuses by North Korea in New York on December 10, 2015.

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