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March 31, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Scrap Proposed Extradition Changes

Transfers to China Would Risk Torture, Unfair Trials

In this Oct. 10, 2018, photo, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a question and answer session after delivering her policy speech at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.
March 22, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Anti-Torture Body Named

Allocate Sufficient Budget; Investigate Allegations

Ziad Itani, a Lebanese actor, who was exonerated of spying for Israel, is carried after he was released by Lebanese authorities. Itani has accused security officials of torturing him and has called on authorities to investigate.
February 14, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Set Independent Torture Inquiry

Prosecutor’s Denial of Abuses Signifies Lack of Accountability

Egyptian policemen secure Egypt’s national police academy. © 2015 AP Photo/Amr Nabil
January 29, 2019 Commentary

Kyrgyzstan’s Human Rights Abuses Should Sound Alarm Bells Over Closer Ties with the EU

January 28, 2019 Report

Syria: Arrests, Torture by Armed Group

Move to Solidify Control, Silence Critics

New fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham attend a mock battle in anticipation of an attack by Syrian government forces on northern Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, August 14, 2018.
January 24, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Let Outside Monitors See Detainees

Local Inquiries Lack Independence, Credibility

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January 24, 2019 News Release

Iran: Prominent Labor Activist Rearrested

Broadcast of Coerced Confession, Failure to Investigate Torture

Screen shot from Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Channel 2 of likely coerced confession of Sepideh Gholian and  Esmael Bakhshi.
January 22, 2019 Commentary

Transitional Justice in Tunisia—a Transition to What?

The first public hearing held by the Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC), at Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia on November 17, 2016.
January 14, 2019 Commentary

Eight Years After it Launched the Arab Spring, Tunisia Still Struggles With the Legacy of Dictatorship

Families of those killed during the 2011 Tunisian revolution protest light sentences issued by military tribunals against former high officials in Tunis, April 16, 2014.
December 6, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Allow Access to Detained Women Activists

Report of Fourth Activist Tortured

© 2016 Human Rights Watch
November 30, 2018 Commentary

Saudi Crown Prince Hiding in the Embassy?

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November 30, 2018 Report

Morocco: Torture Suspicions Mar Mass Trial Verdicts

Provide Justice to Hirak Activists in Appeal Case

Rabat, Morocco, July 15, 2018: demonstrators protest heavy jail sentences on imprisoned activists by wearing masks showing their faces. © 2018 Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
November 28, 2018 News Release

G20: Argentine Probe of Saudi Crown Prince Advances

War Crimes, Torture Allegations Under Scrutiny

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November 26, 2018 News Release

G20: Saudi Crown Prince Faces Legal Scrutiny

Human Rights Watch Files with Argentine Federal Prosecutor

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November 20, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Detained Women Reported Tortured

Alleged Electric Shocks, Whippings by Masked Interrogators

© 2016 Human Rights Watch

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