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February 22, 2016 News Release

Mozambique: Mass Flight Over Reported Army Abuses

6,000 Flee to Precarious Conditions in Malawi

Over 6,000 asylum seekers, mostly women and children, are living in the crowded and makeshift Kapise camp in Malawi. At the time of a Human Rights Watch visit, the camp had no school facilities.
February 21, 2016 News Release

Ethiopia: No Let Up in Crackdown on Protests

Killings, Detention of Protesters Enter Fourth Month

A man mourns during the funeral ceremony of a primary school teacher who family members said was shot dead by military forces during protests in Oromia, Ethiopia in December 2015. December 17, 2015.
February 21, 2016 News Release

Malaysia: Stop Punishing Students for Speech

University Rules Violate Freedom of Expression and Assembly

A university student leader calls for the repeal of the sedition act outside the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs building in Putrajaya on September 5, 2014.
February 21, 2016 News Release

Oman: Prison for Online Critics

Courts Criminalize Free Speech

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.

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