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January 25, 2017 Statement

Joint HRW and AI Statement on Detention-Related Abuses in the Context of the Armed Conflict in Ukraine

January 24, 2017 Statement

Lasting Impunity for Violations in Russia’s North Caucasus and Human Rights Crisis in Chechnya

January 24, 2017 News Release

Burma: Release or Charge Kachin Christians

Allow Access by Lawyers and Family to Detained Baptist Leaders

January 18, 2017 Report

Mali: Islamist Armed Group Abuses, Banditry Surge

Killings, Repression, Insecurity Imperil Civilians in North, Central Region

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January 18, 2017 Dispatches

China Breaks a Human Rights Lawyer

Li Chunfu Endured 18 Months of Secret Detention and Torture

Illustration of a suspect restrained in what the police call an “interrogation chair,” but commonly known as a “tiger chair.”
January 12, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Urgent Need for Accountability

Protect Civilians from Abuses

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January 12, 2017 News Release

Azerbaijan: Sustained Crackdown

Government Critics, Independent Groups Targeted

A grid view of activists who have been arrested, harassed, or detained by the Azerbaijani government.
January 12, 2017 News Release

Central Asia: Make Improving Rights a Priority

End Torture; Respect Basic Freedoms

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January 12, 2017 News Release

Sri Lanka: Adopt Task Force’s Justice Proposals

Consultations Highlight Broad Accountability Concerns

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January 11, 2017 Dispatches

The Price for Journalism in Azerbaijan

Police Attack Reporter Who Alleged High-Level Corruption

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January 10, 2017 News Release

US: Don’t Confirm Sessions as Attorney General

Nominee’s Record Shows Disregard for Rights

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January 5, 2017 News Release

North Korea: Celebrations Hide Human Rights Violations

Demand Accountability on Occasion of Kim Jong-Un’s Birthday

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December 21, 2016 News Release

Burma: Rohingya Recount Killings, Rape, and Arson

Video Testimony Matches Satellite Images of Attacks

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December 21, 2016 Commentary

How Four Policemen in Mumbai Were Convicted for Torturing and Killing a Man

A Postmortem Report, a Special Public Prosecutor, and an Eyewitness Testimony Turned the Tide in the Case of 20-Year-Old Aniket Khicchi

Police officers in New Delhi, India in January 2016. Police in India are often accused of protecting colleagues from accountability for abuses.
December 21, 2016 News Release

Lebanon: Syrian Refugee’s Account of Torture

Detained, Beaten, Abused on Suspicion of Being Gay

Lebanese police stand guard as protesters carry banners during a sit-in for LGBT rights in Beirut.

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