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May 10, 2019 Report

Brazil: Mothers at Risk of Illegal Detention

Courts Have Ignored New Legal Protections

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May 8, 2019 Report

Russia: New Anti-Gay Crackdown in Chechnya

Police Detain, Torture Men in Grozny

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Cameroon: Routine Torture, Incommunicado Detention

UN Security Council Should Condemn Abuses, Demand Reforms

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April 29, 2019 Report

Bolivia: Dozens of Judges Arbitrarily Dismissed

OAS Should Condemn Threat to Judicial Independence

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April 23, 2019 Report

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

Laws Penalize Companies that Cut Ties With Israeli Settlements

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April 22, 2019 Report

Yemen: Houthi Landmines Kill Civilians, Block Aid

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April 20, 2019 Report

Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Entrench Repression

Referendum Set in Grossly Unfree, Rights-Abusive Environment

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April 19, 2019 Report

DR Congo: Warlord’s Conviction Reveals Trial Flaws

Former Congolese Soldier Guilty of Rape, Use of Child Soldiers

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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

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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

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March 25, 2019 Report

Turkey: Baseless Charges Over Landmark 2013 Protests

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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.

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