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October 23, 2015 News Release

Sri Lanka: Routine Police Torture Devastates Families

Victims Spend Years in Futile Efforts to Obtain Justice

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Prosecutors Fail to Investigate

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Women Break 3-Decade Silence about Sexual Abuses

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Government, Peacekeepers Should Increase Protection

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Abe Should Make Human Rights a Core Part of His Trip

October 21, 2015 News Release

Côte d’Ivoire: Respect Rights During Elections

An Appeal From 15 Ivorian, International Groups

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Draft Law Threatens Freedom of Association

October 20, 2015 News Release

Yemen: Houthis Shell Civilians in Southern City

Mortars, Rockets Repeatedly Strike Taizz Neighborhoods

Street corner in the Deluxe neighborhood in western Taizz that has been damaged by shelling since March 2015.
October 20, 2015 News Release

Turkey: Rights Lawyer Faces Terrorism Probe

Drop Inquiry Over TV Comments; Lift Travel Ban

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