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August 20, 2017 Commentary

Getting Away With Torture in India

Ill-treatment of Prisoners Continues Unabated

Police officers in New Delhi, India in January 2016. Police in India are often accused of protecting colleagues from accountability for abuses.
August 4, 2017 Dispatches

Leaked Transcript Exposes Australia’s Unlawful Refugee Policy

A Study in Hypocrisy and Cruelty

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (R) meet ahead of an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, aboard the USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, U.S. May 4, 2017.
June 29, 2017 News Release

South Korea: Seek Help for North Korean Refugees in China

Urge President Trump to Raise Concerns with Beijing

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June 26, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Fulfill Pledge to End Torture

Urgently Enact Law to Prosecute Mistreatment, Forced Disappearance

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June 19, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Morsy’s Isolation Violates Rights

Years of Confinement Without Access to Family, Lawyers

Deposed President Mohamed Morsy, wearing the red uniform of a prisoner sentenced to death, greets his lawyers and people from behind bars during his June 2015 court appearance with Muslim Brotherhood members on the outskirts of Cairo. © 2016 Reuters
June 13, 2017 Commentary

Trapped Children

Children at a “socio-educational” unit in the state of Ceará in October 2016.
June 11, 2017 Report

Egypt: Cancel Military Court Death Sentences

Convicted Civilians Alleged Torture, Forcible Disappearances

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June 4, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Dozens Found Handcuffed, Executed in, around Mosul

Evidence Points to Killings by Government Forces

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June 3, 2017 Report

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: New Detentions of Fleeing Men, Boys

Notify Families; Allow Contact

Displaced persons who fled fighting in Mosul gather at Khazir camp, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
June 2, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Investigate Death in Immigration Lockup

End Indefinite Detention of Asylum Seekers

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May 26, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Ramadan an Opportunity for Detainees

Free Prisoners Wrongfully Held; Ensure Access to Family, Lawyers

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May 23, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Army Secretly Detains 14-Year-Old

Boy and Three Other Youths Accused of Burning King’s Portrait

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May 17, 2017 Dispatches

Chelsea Manning is Free, Others Still at Risk

Whistleblowers, Transgender Prisoners Remain Vulnerable

Chelsea Manning is pictured in this 2010 photograph obtained on August 14, 2013. Courtesy U.S. Army/Handout
May 8, 2017 News Release

US: Detention Hazardous to Immigrants’ Health

More Preventable Deaths Likely Under Trump Policies

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May 8, 2017 Witness

Witness: A Needless Death in US Immigration Detention

Officials Ignored Suicide Attempt, Mental Health Concerns

Detention

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