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September 4, 2017 Letter

Joint Letter to Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhadmedov

September 4, 2017 Report

Turkmenistan: Homeowners Evicted, Denied Compensation

Massive Housing Violations in Ashgabat Ahead of Asian Indoor Games

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September 4, 2017 Report

Algeria: Stop Persecuting a Religious Minority

286 Prosecutions of Ahmadis

Mohamed Fali.
September 4, 2017 Statement

Statement on Stockpile Destruction, Convention on Cluster Munitions Seventh Meeting of States Parties

Delivered by Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director

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Justice Denied for Slain Indonesian Rights Activist Munir

Accountability Failure Exemplifies Culture of Impunity

Indonesian protesters hold placards of human rights activists Munir Thalib in Jakarta December 20, 2005.
September 3, 2017 News Release

China: Redoubling Crackdowns on Fleeing North Koreans

Human Rights Watch Documented 41 North Koreans Detained by China in Summer 2017

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un (R) and Chinese Politburo standing committee member Liu Yunshan (L) wave from a balcony towards participants of a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015
September 2, 2017 News Release

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Arbitrary Tax on Cambodia Daily an Assault on Independent Media

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700 Buildings Destroyed in Single Muslim Village in Rakhine State

New satellite imagery obtained by Human Rights Watch shows the complete destruction of the village of Chein Khar Li
September 1, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Supreme Court Enshrines Impunity for 2010 Violence

No Justice for Officials, Soldiers in Bloody Crackdown

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September 1, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

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Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

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Defending Spain’s Defense Lawyers

Party Leaders Should Affirm Defense Rights for Terror Suspects

Police escort a suspect who was detained during early morning raids in an operation against a group suspected of financing and recruiting Islamist militants in Santa Coloma de Gramanet, near Barcelona, October 16, 2008.
September 1, 2017 Commentary

How Chile Ended Its Draconian Ban on Abortion

Demonstrators raise their thumbs in approval during a rally inside congress in favor of a draft law that would ease the country's strict abortion ban, in Valparaiso, March 17, 2016.
September 1, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Foreign Journalists Barred or Expelled

Allow Reporters to Work and Ensure Safe Media Climate

head of Ukraine security service
August 31, 2017 Dispatches

China’s ‘Super’ Anti-Corruption Agency Set to Repeat Past Abuses

New Graft Watchdog May Legalize Wrongful Detention

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