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April 29, 2019 Report

Bolivia: Dozens of Judges Arbitrarily Dismissed

OAS Should Condemn Threat to Judicial Independence

Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference about judicial elections at the presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday Dec. 4, 2017.
April 23, 2019 Report

US: States Use Anti-Boycott Laws to Punish Responsible Businesses

Laws Penalize Companies that Cut Ties With Israeli Settlements

Outside the office of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, demonstrators protest against a law that bars the state from investing in companies that support boycotts of Israel, New York City, June 9, 2016.
April 22, 2019 Report

Yemen: Houthi Landmines Kill Civilians, Block Aid

Cease Use of Banned Weapons; Expand and Improve Demining

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April 20, 2019 Report

Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Entrench Repression

Referendum Set in Grossly Unfree, Rights-Abusive Environment

People walk past a banner supporting proposed amendments to the Egyptian constitution with a poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi  in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. © 2019 AP Images/Amr Nabil
April 19, 2019 Report

DR Congo: Warlord’s Conviction Reveals Trial Flaws

Former Congolese Soldier Guilty of Rape, Use of Child Soldiers

Marcel Habarugira (center) poses for a photograph in Ngululu, 80 kilometers northwest of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2012.
April 9, 2019 Report

Algeria: Bouteflika Resignation an Opening for Rights

Genuine Reforms Needed for Democratic Transition

Algerians take part in an anti-government demonstration, on April 5, 2019 in the capital Algiers after the resignation of ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
April 9, 2019 Report

Equatorial Guinea: UN Review Should Highlight Abuses

Critics Intimidated, Arbitrarily Detained, Beaten

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April 4, 2019 Report

Rwanda: 25 Years On, Solidarity With Victims

Justice Efforts Continue for 1994 Genocide

Relatives of victims of the genocide grieve during a memorial event.
April 4, 2019 Report

Egypt: Deported Dissidents Missing

Malaysia, Turkey Should Investigate Unlawful Deportations

Abdallah Mahmoud Hisham was deported from Malaysia on March 3, 2019 after about a month of detention. His wife said that he has not been charged, but that his family was not able to locate him.
March 28, 2019 Report

Cameroon: New Attacks on Civilians By Troops, Separatists

At Least 170 Killed; Hundreds of Homes Burned

House burnt in Abuh (North-West region) by security forces on November 19, 2018.
March 25, 2019 Report

Turkey: Baseless Charges Over Landmark 2013 Protests

Indictment of Civic Leader Osman Kavala, 15 Others, in Gezi Park Case

Osman Kavala (left) and Yiğit Aksakoğiu (right) have been arbitrarily detained in Silivri prison since November 2017 and November 2018 respectively.
March 12, 2019 Report

Zimbabwe: Excessive Force Used Against Protesters

Investigate, Prosecute Responsible Security Forces

A man is beaten by a Zimbabwean soldier after protests broke out across the country on January 14, 2019.
February 28, 2019 Report

Russia: Censorship of Younger Generation’s Music

Government Intimidation, Concerts Cancelled

Russian musician Nastya Kreslina, member of electronic duo called IC3PEAK performs during a concert in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
February 21, 2019 Report

DR Congo: Police Killed, ‘Disappeared’ 34 Youth

Abusive Anti-Crime Campaign Spread Fear Prior to December Elections

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo summarily killed at least 27 young men and boys and forcibly disappeared 7 others during an anti-crime campaign that began in May 2018. Names of those pictured have been withheld because of security conc
February 14, 2019 Report

DR Congo: Post-Election Killings Test New President

Tshisekedi Administration Should Investigate, Prosecute Those Responsible

Police charge supporters of opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu who had gathered outside the constitutional court in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 12, 2019.

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