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February 15, 2023 News Release

Thailand: Law on Torture, ‘Disappearance’ Delayed

Reverse Key Provisions Unjustifiably Put on Hold

Somchai Neelapaijit
December 5, 2022 News Release

Myanmar: Junta Sentences 10 Prisoners to Death

Commute Sentences; End Capital Punishment

Student Union Cadres demonstrate outside the Myanmar embassy in Nepal against the Myanmar military court death sentence imposed on December 5, 2022, on seven university students who had protested against the military coup in Myanmar.
November 3, 2022 Commentary

In Post-Coup Myanmar: ‘Death Squads’ and Extrajudicial Killings

Pro-junta armed groups that have claimed responsibility for of extrajudicial killings have faced no consequences in Myanmar.

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November 1, 2022 News Release

Bahrain: Pope Francis Should Condemn Bahrain Rights Record

Call for End to Death Penalty, Release of Those Unjustly Detained

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October 26, 2022 Statement

Statement to the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament (26 October 2022)

Human rights situation in Kazakhstan

October 20, 2022 Commentary

Russian Police are Torturing Anti-War Activists

Those standing up to the war report horrific instances of abuse at the hands of the authorities

October 19, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Russian Forces Tortured Izium Detainees

Survivors Describe Beatings, Electric Shocks, Waterboarding

“Boghdan” said soldiers forced him into the “parrot position” at least once. He said that in one instance the metal pipe was unable to carry his weight; when soldiers lifted him up, the pipe bent and broke.
October 17, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Draft ‘Rehabilitation’ Law Would Spur Abuse

Proposes Detention Without Judicial Review at Military-Run Centers

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe visits the Army Headquarters in Colombo, August 9, 2022.
October 10, 2022 News Release

Bahrain: Death Sentences Follow Torture, Sham Trials

Court Records Show Pervasive Rights Violations

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September 28, 2022 Commentary

Free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

Danish Government Should Publicly Push for Release

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September 14, 2022 News Release

China: Xinjiang Official Figures Reveal Higher Prisoner Count

Half-Million Prosecuted, Imprisoned During Crackdown

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September 13, 2022 Report

Myanmar: Death of Activists in Custody

Six Cases Highlight Alleged Torture, Junta’s Failure to Investigate

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September 8, 2022 Commentary

A UN Report Implicates the Chinese Government in Crimes Against Humanity. What Comes Next?

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August 23, 2022 News Release

Pakistan: Make Torture a Crime

Senate Should Promptly Pass Law to Hold Security Forces to Account

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August 13, 2022 News Release

Bahrain: Free Ailing Academic

Activist Serving a Life Sentence for Peaceful Protests

Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace

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