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July 13, 2017 News Release

Turkey: Free Peaceful Rights Defenders

Human rights defenders detained by police in Istanbul on July 5, 2017. From bottom left: Nalan Erkem; Nejat Taştan; İlknur Üstün, İdil Eser, Özlem Dalkıran, Günal Kurşun.
July 12, 2017 News Release

Arab Gulf States: Assault on Online Activists

Leading Bahraini Rights Activist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Portraits of online activists in Gulf states.
July 12, 2017 News Release

EU: Draft Code for Sea Rescues Threatens Lives

Leaked Document Would Tie Nongovernmental Groups’ Hands

Migrants look at south Italy's coast as they approach on the Vos Hestia ship after being rescued by " Save the Children" crew on the Mediterranean sea off the Libya coast, June 20, 2017.
July 11, 2017 News Release

EU-Ukraine: Backtracking on Human Rights

Despite Closer European Ties, Kyiv Not Meeting Commitments

European Council President Donald Tusk gives a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Brussels, Belgium, June 22, 2017.
July 9, 2017 News Release

Armenia: Ill-Treatment Reports Mar High-Profile Trial

Prompt, Thorough, Effective Inquiry Needed

A police officer in Yerevan’s Erebuni Nubarashen district court prevented Areg Kyureghyan from passing a note to his lawyer then removed him along with two other defendants from the courtroom. According to lawyers for Kyureghyan, Avetisyan, and two other
July 9, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Revoke Ban on Election Monitors

New Threats to Civil Society, Free and Fair Elections

People search for their names on a voting list during commune elections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 4, 2017.
July 7, 2017 News Release

China: On “709” Anniversary, Legal Crackdown Continues

Repression of Rule of Law Advocates Includes Torture and Family Harassment

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July 7, 2017 Report

Russia: Peaceful Protesters Detained, Abused

Mass Detentions, Beatings, Flawed Hearings

Riot police detain a man during an anti-corruption protest organised by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, on Tverskaya Street in central Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2017.
July 6, 2017 News Release

Turkey: Free Rights Defenders Immediately

Police Detain 10, Including Amnesty Turkey Director, in Terrorism Investigation

Human rights defenders detained by police in Istanbul on July 5, 2017. From bottom left: Nalan Erkem; Nejat Taştan; İlknur Üstün, İdil Eser, Özlem Dalkıran, Günal Kurşun.
July 5, 2017 Dispatches

Philippine Officials Propose ‘Muslims Only’ ID

Central Luzon Counterterrorism Initiative Discriminatory

Displaced families stay at an evacuation centre outside the city, as army troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group in Marawi city, Philippines, July 3, 2017.
July 5, 2017 Commentary

Reaffirming Rights After French And British Votes

Defending against right-wing populism requires standing up for democratic values

British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 22, 2017.
June 30, 2017 News Release

China: End Restrictions on Gravely Ill Nobel Laureate

Stop Harassment of Liu Xiaobo’s Family, Friends

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and his wife, Liu Xia.
June 30, 2017 Statement

Open Government Partnership Cites Restrictions on Independent Groups

Joint Statement

June 29, 2017 Statement

Canada: Court Decision a Global Threat to Information Access

June 29, 2017 Statement

Burma: Repeal Section 66(d) of the 2013 Telecommunications Law

Joint Statement by 61 Human Rights Organizations

Reporters shout as they march to demonstrate for press freedom in Rangoon on January 7, 2014, after a journalist working for Eleven Media was sentenced to three months in prison on charges of defamation.

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