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April 24, 2018 News Release

South Korea: Don’t Sideline Rights During Inter-Korean Summit

Press North Korea to Engage With UN Special Rapporteur, Allow Country Visit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during a ceremony celebrating the 99th anniversary of the March First Independence Movement against Japanese colonial rule, at Seodaemun Prison History Hall in Seoul, South Korea, March 1, 2018. REUTERS
April 18, 2018 Statement

Joint NGO Statement for United Nations General Assembly Informal Debate on the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria

New York, April 18, 2018

Catherine Marchi-Uhel, head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM), attends a news conference on Syria crimes at the United Nations in Geneva, September 5, 2017. © 2017 Reuters
April 18, 2018 News Release

Syria: Justice Needed for 7 Years of Abuse

Investigative Team Briefs UN General Assembly

Catherine Marchi-Uhel, head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM), attends a news conference on Syria crimes at the United Nations in Geneva, September 5, 2017. © 2017 Reuters
April 10, 2018 News Release

South Korea: Press Human Rights in Discussions with North Korea

Over 200 NGOs Call for Rights to Be Prioritized

Head of the North Korean delegation, Ri Son Gwon talks with South Korean counterpart Cho Myoung-gyon during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, January 9, 2018.
March 20, 2018 News Release

Sri Lanka: Little Action on Promised Justice, Reforms

Time-Bound Action Plan on UN Human Rights Council Pledges Crucial

Sri Lankan Tamil women hold up photographs of their missing family members as they wait to hand over a petition to the U.N. head office in Colombo March 13, 2013.
March 16, 2018 Dispatches

Coverup in Thai Army Killing of Teenage Activist

Security Camera Footage Goes Missing

Ethnic Lahu activist Chaiyaphum Pa-sae, 17, was shot dead by Thai soldiers during an anti-drug operation on March 17, 2017.
February 15, 2018 News Release

Australia: Electoral Bill Will Stifle Public Debate

Nonpartisan Groups Should Not Be Registered as ‘Political Campaigners’

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attends the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam on November 11, 2017.
February 13, 2018 News Release

Nepal: Transitional Justice Proving Elusive

Term Extensions Do Not Cure Act’s Fundamental Problems

Protesters call for justice for atrocities committed during Nepal's civil war at a sit-in in Kathmandu on June 6, 2011.
February 13, 2018 News Release

Ensure Fair Trials of Syria ISIS Suspects

Foreign ISIS Detainees Raise Due Process, Victim Participation Issues

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces removes an Islamic State flag in the town of Tabqa, west of Raqqa city, Syria, April 30, 2017. © 2017 Getty Images
February 12, 2018 News Release

Liberia: Make Justice a Priority

New Government Should Take Concrete Steps on Past Atrocities

A supporter walks by an image of George Weah, President of Liberia, in Monrovia, Liberia, December 27, 2017. © 2017 Reuters
February 5, 2018 Commentary

EU needs commitment to rights in West Balkans

Roma refugees from Kosovo drink water at the Vrela Ribnicka camp in Podgorica, Montenegro on October 13, 2012
February 2, 2018 News Release

Thailand: 39 Democracy Activists Charged

Sedition, Illegal Assembly Charges Stifle Free Speech, Peaceful Assembly

Pro-democracy activists face sedition and illegal assembly charges for peacefully protesting against military rule in Thailand.
February 1, 2018 News Release

Philippines: Endorse UN Inquiry into ‘Drug War’ Killings

Independent Investigation Needed to Clarify Death Toll, Promote Accountability

Protesters hold placards and lit candles at the wake of Kian delos Santos, a 17-year-old high school student, who was among the people shot dead last week in an escalation of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philip
January 8, 2018 News Release

China: France’s Macron Should Spotlight Rights

On Visit, Urge Liu Xia’s Release, Raise Internet Censorship

201801asia_china_macron French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his New Year wishes to the members of the press corps at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 3, 2018.
December 21, 2017 News Release

Nepal: Publish Commission Report on Terai Violence

Victims Await Answers, Redress

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