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April 18, 2023 News Release

Yemen: Release Arbitrarily Detained People

Joint Statement Urges Warring Parties to Reveal Fate of Forcibly Detained

A woman holds her son's picture as she waits for Houthi prisoners to arrive at Sanaa airport, Yemen.
April 18, 2023 News Release

Nepal: Expand Child Grant Program to All Families

Ensure Children’s Right to Social Security

Children write in chalk on the walls of a Saraswati temple on the festival of Saraswati Puja
April 18, 2023 News Release

Libya: Crackdown on Nongovernmental Groups

Severe Restrictions on Local, International Civil Society

People gather on Martyrs Square in the heart of the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
April 17, 2023 News Release

Decade After Rana Plaza, Safety Flaws Persist

Many Clothing Brands Missing from Accords in Bangladesh, Pakistan

A garment factory worker in Bangladesh holds a sign to stand up for safe factories and the International Health and Safety Accord
April 14, 2023 News Release

Iraq: Flawed Implementation of Yazidi Compensation Law

Remove Requirement for Survivors to File a Criminal Complaint

Members of the Yazidi community from Iraq who escaped persecution by ISIS hold a rally outside Queen's Park in Toronto, Canada, August 4, 2019.
April 14, 2023 News Release

Indonesia: Activists on Trial for Criminal Defamation

Drop Charges Against Rights Defenders Who Criticized Military Role in Papua

Fatia Maulidiyanti of KontraS is interviewed on Haris Azhar’s YouTube channel on August 20, 2021, in which they discussed new reports on human rights abuses in Indonesia’s Papua provinces.
April 14, 2023 News Release

Russia: Sentencing for Prominent Kremlin Critic

Free Vladimir Kara-Murza; Vacate Brazenly Unjust Charges

Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza is escorted to a hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia, February 8, 2023
April 13, 2023 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Microsoft Should Hold Off On Data Center

Regional Cloud Expansion Risks Furthering Privacy Rights Abuses

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
April 12, 2023 News Release

Thailand: Myanmar Activists Forcibly Returned

Thai Government Aids Junta’s Persecution of Opposition

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April 12, 2023 News Release

UAE: Detainees Held Beyond Sentences

At Least 51 From Mass Trial Still Imprisoned Months or Years Later

Abu Dhabi, UAE
April 12, 2023 News Release

Brazil: Recognize Indigenous Land Rights

Review Rule for Arbitrary Cutoff Date

Indigenous people call for greater protection of their land and rights at the Acampamento Terra Livre (Free Land Camp) in Brasilia.
April 11, 2023 News Release

Malaysia Repeals Mandatory Death Penalty

Meaningful Move Should Pave Way to Full Abolition

An activist during a protest against the death penalty in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
April 11, 2023 News Release

Vietnam: Free Prominent Activist Blogger

Nguyen Lan Thang Faces 12 Years in Prison for Criticizing Government

Vietnamese activist and blogger Nguyễn Lân Thắng
April 11, 2023 News Release

Tunisia: Free Arbitrarily Detained Ex-Prime Minister

Opposition Leader Held on Vague Terrorism Charges

Then-prime minister of Tunisia, Ali Laarayedh, delivers a speech during a news conference in Tunis, February 22, 2013.
April 10, 2023 News Release

China: Quash Convictions of Prominent Rights Lawyers

Politically Motivated Trials Show Beijing’s Intolerance for Peaceful Activism

Jailed Chinese human rights lawyers and activists Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong.

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