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June 18, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: End Attacks on Activists and Bloggers

Pattern of Thuggish Assaults Against Rights Campaigners Across Country

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May 30, 2017 News Release

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Beatings, Harassment of Journalists and Bloggers Go Uninvestigated

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May 23, 2017 News Release

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April 21, 2017 Commentary

Africa's Natural Resources: From Curse to a Blessing

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February 14, 2017 News Release

Ethiopia: Dams, Plantations a Threat to Kenyans

Lake Turkana Water Levels down, further drop expected

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February 7, 2017 Statement

Cambodia: Drop Farcical Investigation of Human Rights Defenders

Leading Rights Groups Protest Pattern of Intimidation

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February 7, 2017 Commentary

Widowed, Left with Nothing

Two widows in eastern Zimbabwe, facing harassment from in-laws who are trying to force them to vacate their homes and fields. Rural Eastern Zimbabwe, October 2016.
January 24, 2017 News Release

Zimbabwe: Widows Deprived of Property Rights

Property Grabbing Leaves Many Older Women Destitute

Two widows in eastern Zimbabwe, facing harassment from in-laws who are trying to force them to vacate their homes and fields. Rural Eastern Zimbabwe, October 2016.
November 3, 2016 News Release

Burma: Farmers Targets of Land Grabs

Livelihoods in Karen State Imperiled by Abusive Militias, Laws, and Local Officials

Two villagers in New Ahtet Kawin in front of their homes.
October 21, 2016 News Release

Honduras: Investigate Killings of Land Rights Leaders

Regional Body had Ordered Protection for Peasant Leaders

Indigenous people hold posters with a photograph of slain environmental rights activist Berta Caceres while sitting in front of riot policemen during a protest to demand justice in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on March 17, 2016.
October 14, 2016 Dispatches

African Women Scale Heights in Land Rights Protest

Governments Should Ensure Respect for Rights of Rural Women

Rojaina N., under the tree that served as a shelter for her family and where she and her family lived for a couple of weeks after their relocation due to coal mining operations in Mwabulambo, Karonga district.
October 10, 2016 News Release

Kazakhstan: Land Rights Activists on Trial

Criminal Prosecution for Peaceful Protest

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September 27, 2016 Witness

Witness: “The Mining Company Brought Me Problems”

Unregulated Promotion of Mining in Malawi Causing Hazards and Hardships

Young girl washing dishes at a borehole near Eland coal mine in Mwabulambo, Karonga district.
September 27, 2016 News Release

Malawi: Mining Puts Residents at Risk

Urgent Need to Protect Rights of Lake Malawi Communities

Nagomba E., 75, standing where her house used to be in Mwabulambo, Karonga district. She and her family were told to relocate in 2008 because the land was needed for coal mining.
September 26, 2016 News Release

Pakistan: Overhaul Abusive Police Force

Lack of Accountability, Outdated Methods Contribute to Rights Violations

A police officer is framed by the architecture of Lahore's Badshahi Mosque while standing guard during a prayer session on Eid al-Adha November 7, 2011. Copyright Reuters

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