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February 28, 2024 News Release

China: Free Detained Tibetan Demonstrators

Hundreds of Monks, Villagers Arrested for Peacefully Protesting Dam Construction

Tibetans protest the Chinese government’s construction of a hydropower dam on the Drichu River
February 27, 2024 News Release

Russia: Court Convicts Human Rights Leader in Sham Trial

Nobel Laureate Oleg Orlov Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison

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February 27, 2024 News Release

Burkina Faso: Abductions Used to Crack Down on Dissent

Locate ‘Disappeared’; Investigate Abusive Conscription; Hold Abusers to Account

Ablassé Ouedraogo, a former foreign minister and chair of the opposition party Le Faso Autrement, speaking here in November 2014, was abducted from his home in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on December 24, 2023, by assailants claiming to be members of the national police.
February 26, 2024 News Release

Russia: Sham Trial of Human Rights Leader Draws to a Close

Oleg Orlov Invokes Navalny in Closing Statement

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February 26, 2024 News Release

Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case

Failing to Ensure Basic Services, Aid

The International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, August 27, 2018.
February 26, 2024 News Release

Egypt: Rights Group and its Director Threatened and Smeared

Reprisals Follow Reports on Gaza Border Activity

Ahmed Salem, director of the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights.
February 25, 2024 News Release

Kazakhstan: Arrest of Karakalpak Activist at Uzbekistan’s Behest

Protect, Don’t Extradite Rights Defender to Uzbekistan

Akylbek Muratov, August 2023
February 22, 2024 News Release

Panama: Key Services Lacking at Climate Relocation Site

Develop Policy for Moving Numerous Other Indigenous Communities Facing Rising Seas

Aerial view of houses for the new community where the residents of Gardi Sugdub will be transferred in Kuna Yala, Panama, October 12, 2023.
February 22, 2024 News Release

Governments Target Nationals Living Abroad

Killings, Removals, Other Abuses Threaten Rights; Bold Policy Response Needed

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February 19, 2024 News Release

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86 Groups Urge Rebukes, Sanctions Against Beijing’s Latest Assault on Rights

Hong Kong riot police detain a protester during a demonstration against Beijing's national security legislation, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, May 24, 2020.
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Kremlin Responsible for Opposition Leader’s Death

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February 16, 2024 News Release

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The International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, August 27, 2018.
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