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October 5, 2022 News Release

Philippines: UN Rights Body Fails to Act

Lack of Human Rights Council Resolution Reflects Poorly on States

Families of victims of extrajudicial killings in the "war on drugs" display portraits of their slain relatives and call on the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the killings, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 9, 2019.
September 23, 2022 News Release

Indonesia: Hope for Justice in 2014 Papua Massacre

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August 29, 2022 News Release

Bangladesh: Allow UN to Assist ‘Disappearance’ Inquiries

International Pressure Mounts for Credible Government Investigations

Relatives hold portraits of their missing family members during protest rally on behalf of victims of enforced disappearance by security forces, in front of National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 20, 2022.
August 2, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Heightened Crackdown on Dissent

End Arbitrary Arrests, Harassment of Protesters, Activists, Journalists

Sri Lankan police and military personnel near the parliament in Colombo, July 19, 2022.
July 25, 2022 News Release

Nepal: Amend Transitional Justice Bill

New Draft Falls Short of Promised Reforms to Protect Victims’ Rights

Nepalese human rights activists and relatives of disappeared persons, make a formation with lighted candles that reads 1350+ (referring to the number of victims) at an event to mark the International Day of the Disappeared in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 30, 2017.
July 22, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Security Forces Assault Peaceful Protesters

International Partners Should Promote Upholding Rights With Economic Recovery Aid

Sri Lankan army soldiers prepare to remove protesters and their tents from the site of a protest camp in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 22, 2022.
July 8, 2022 News Release

Cameroon: Military Killings Inquiry A Positive Step

Make Findings Public; Ensure Transparency, Accountability

Soldiers of the 21st Motorized Infantry Brigade patrol in the streets of Buea, South-West Region of Cameroon on April 26, 2018.
June 9, 2022 Statement

Bangladesh: Stop Punishing Human Rights Work

Deregistration of Bangladeshi organization Odhikar is part of pattern of curbs on rights groups

March 17, 2022 News Release

Bangladesh: Stop Flouting UN Rights Concerns

Allegations of Torture, Enforced Disappearances Risk Peacekeeping Deployment

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March 11, 2022 Dispatches

Important Step Toward Justice in DR Congo?

Transitional Justice Plans Should Include Prosecutions for Grave Crimes

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November 20, 2021 News Release

Nepal: 15 Years On, Act on Peace Agreement Pledges

Justice Mechanisms Should Be Credible, Independent to Win Victims’ Trust

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November 12, 2021 News Release

Nepal: Protect Judicial Independence and Integrity

Crisis in Supreme Court as Judges Demand Resignation of Chief Justice

Police stand outside the Supreme Court of Nepal on February 23, 2021, following its ruling to reinstate the dissolved House of Representatives.
August 3, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Advancing Taliban Execute Detainees

Police, Civil Servants Detained Incommunicado in Ghazni, Malistan, Kandahar

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July 2, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Security Forces Arrest Defense Lawyers

Wrongful Prosecutions Violate Rights to Counsel, Fair Trial of Accused

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June 29, 2021 News Release

Sri Lanka: Pardons a Meager Response to Abusive Law

Repeal Prevention of Terrorism Act to Meet International Commitments

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