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August 9, 2017 Commentary

Jokowi’s Political Prisoner Problem

Filep Karma near the seaport of Nusa Kambangan.
August 9, 2017 News Release

Oman: A Year On, Editor Remains in Prison

Paper Still Closed; New Efforts to Silence Media

Yusuf al-Haj. © 2016 Private
August 9, 2017 Report

Yemen: Artillery Attacks Kill Civilians in Taizz

Houthi-Saleh Shelling of Neighborhoods Harms Dozens

Jamil Qaid comforts his 8-year-old daughter, Malik, after her arm was amputated. Malik was wounded during one of the Houthi-Saleh artillery attacks on al-Dabou'a neighborhood, Taizz, on May 23, 2017.
August 8, 2017 Letter

Australia – Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue

Human Rights Watch Submission

August 8, 2017 News Release

China: Protect 15 Detained North Koreans

Halt Forced Returns of North Koreans to Prison, Torture, and Forced Labor

North Korean soldiers in a border guard post are seen from the Chinese side in Tumen, China, January 7, 2016.
August 8, 2017 Dispatches

Why No Rush to End Child Marriage in Nepal?

Still No Concrete Plan Despite Early Promises

17-year-old Anjana M., married at 14, sits outside her home with her two-year-old daughter Ishita. Anjana’s aunt and uncle pressured her to marry her husband because of rumors about her relationship with him. Anjana’s father sent her to Pokhara when she w
August 8, 2017 Letter

Joint Letter to the President of the Olympic Council of Asia

August 8, 2017 News Release

Morocco: Prominent Journalist Jailed

Hamid Mahdaoui Convicted for Criticizing Protest Ban

Screenshot from a video of Hamid Mahdaoui, a Moroccan journalist and director of the news website badil.info, speaking on his Youtube channel.
August 8, 2017 Dispatches

Held in Chains in Russia

Investigate Abuse Allegations at the ‘Mercy’ Wing

Screenshot of a resident in the Trubchevsk psycho-neurological institution in the Briansk region chained to a metal frame.
August 8, 2017 Report

Israel: Jerusalem Palestinians Stripped of Status

Discriminatory Residency Revocations

Israeli police check the identification card of a Palestinian woman at Damascus Gate in the Israeli occupied Old City of Jerusalem. © 2016 Ammar Awad/Reuters
August 8, 2017 Letter

Letter to the Commander of the Libyan National Army

August 8, 2017 News Release

Turkmenistan: Death Threats Against Journalist

Ahead of Asian Games, Olympic Council of Asia Should Act

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August 7, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Quash Conviction of Rights Land Activist

Court Rejects Tep Vanny’s Appeal Despite Absence of Witnesses

People gather outside the Appeals Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 8, 2017, holding signs of support for land rights activist, Tep Vanny.
August 7, 2017 Dispatches

Afghanistan’s Torture Victims Deserve Redress

Add Compensation Provision to Anti-Torture Law

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani addresses U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and his delegation at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan April 24, 2017.
August 7, 2017 News Release

Burma: National Commission Denies Atrocities

After ‘Inept Inquiry,’ Allow UN Fact-Finding Mission Unfettered Access

Vice President Myint Swe speaks at a press conference of the government commission’s final report on the Rakhine State investigation in Rangoon, Burma, August 6, 2017.

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