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January 16, 2016 News Release

Tunisia: LGBT Group Suspended

Dangerous Precedent for Freedom of Association

A copy of an authorization of suspension of Chams association, signed by the first deputee of the Tunis Court Judge, Mohamed Chaanebi, on December 29, 2015.
January 15, 2016 News Release

US: Press Uzbekistan on Political Prisoners, Prison Death

In Washington Talks, Raise Enforced Disappearances

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January 14, 2016 News Release

Thailand: End Impunity for Enforced Disappearances

Acquittal in Somchai Neelapijit Case Should Lead to Law Reform

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January 14, 2016 News Release

China: Subversion Charges Target Lawyers

Arrests Reflect Xi Jinping’s Broader Repression of Rights Activism

January 13, 2016 News Release

Yemen: Houthis Endangered School for Blind

Coalition Airstrike Shows Added Risks for People With Disabilities

A corridor in the the al-Noor Center for the Blind sustained damage from a Saudi-coalition airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen on January 5, 2016. © 2016 Abdullah Qaid/Human Rights Watch
January 13, 2016 News Release

Pakistan: Raid on Journalist Latest Act of Intimidation

January 13, 2016 News Release

China: Persecution of Labor Activists Escalates

Authorities Should Engage With Workers’ Advocates, Not Jail Them

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January 13, 2016 News Release

Greece: Limit ‘Stop-and-Search’

Broad Reform of Police Powers Needed

January 13, 2016 News Release

Iraq: Ethnic Fighting Endangers Civilians

Kurds, Turkmen, Arabs Clash in Northern District

January 12, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Set Out Concrete Plan to Involve Women

Donors Should Press Kabul on Plan for Women in Peace Process

Members of the Loya Jirga, grand council, attend during the last day of the Loya Jirga, in Kabul on November 24, 2013.
January 12, 2016 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Prominent Rights Defender Detained

Samar Badawi Held Over Activism, Suspected Twitter Activity

January 12, 2016 News Release

Uganda: Suspend ‘Crime Preventers’

Massive Unregulated Force Threatens Election Security

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January 12, 2016 News Release

Trans-Pacific Partnership: Serious Rights Concerns

Q&A Addresses Labor, Health and Online Expression

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January 12, 2016 News Release

Lebanon: Residency Rules Put Syrians at Risk

Year After Adoption, Requirements Heighten Exploitation, Abuse

Syrian women hang clothing on their balconies inside a compound for Syrian Refugees in Sidon, south Lebanon April 17, 2015.
January 12, 2016 News Release

Egypt: New Parliament Should Fix Abusive Laws

Revoke Worst Decrees Issued Since 2013

Tawfik Okasha, right, looks on at a vote to choose the head of the Egypt's Parliament late in Sunday's procedural and opening session at the main headquarters of Parliament in Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2016.

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