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June 18, 2018 News Release

Thailand: UK, France Should Urge End to Military Rule

Press Visiting Junta Leader to Fulfill Promises on Rights, Democracy

A Pro-democracy activist holds a fan during protest against junta near Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand February 10, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

June 6, 2018 Q & A

The EU General Data Protection Regulation

Questions and Answers

June 6, 2018 News Release

EU: Data Protection Rules Advance Privacy

Q&A Cites Need for Global Safeguards

June 4, 2018 News Release

US: FBI’s Encryption Statistics Inflated

Investigate Flawed ‘Going Dark’ Claims

June 4, 2018 Letter

Letter to Department of Justice Inspector General Requesting Investigation into FBI's Device Miscalculation

June 3, 2018 News Release

Bahrain: Exonerate, Free Nabeel Rajab

Prosecution Should Drop Charges in ‘Tweets Case’

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.

May 31, 2018 News Release

Egypt: Activists Arrested in Dawn Raids

Release Everyone Unfairly Detained

Wael Abbas (top left), Haitham Mohamadeen (top right), Shady Abu Zaid (bottom left), and Amal Fathy (bottom right), were all arrested this month for charges such as joining “a banned group” or “terrorist organization” and spreading “false news.”

May 24, 2018 Dispatches

Are US Police Disclosing Use of Amazon’s Face-Recognition Technology?

Courts Need to Be Able to Rule on Legality of New Biometric, AI Technologies

An Amazon.com Inc driver stands next to an Amazon delivery truck in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 21, 2016.

May 23, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Free 14 Pro-Democracy Activists

Crackdown ‘Makes Mockery’ of Pledges to Restore Democracy

Pro-democracy activist Rome Rangsiman (C) holds up a Thailand flag as anti-government protesters gather during a protest to demand that the military government hold a general election by November, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawong

May 23, 2018 Dispatches

From Kids to Leaders, Russia Cracks Down on Protesters

Opposition Politician Alexei Navalny and Campaigners Sentenced

Policemen detain opposition supporters during a protest ahead of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony, Moscow, Russia May 5, 2018.

May 22, 2018 Letter

Coalition Letter to Amazon Regarding the Facial Recognition System, Rekognition

May 18, 2018 Dispatches

In Thailand, No Justice 8 Years After Crackdown

Policymakers, Soldiers Escape Accountability for Violence Against ‘Red Shirts’

On August 30, 2017, Phayao Akhard wears the bloody nurses gown worn by her daughter, nurse Kamolkate “Kate” Akhard, when she was killed by Thai Special Forces soldiers while tending wounded persons at the front of Wat Pathum temple on May 19, 2010.

May 16, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Skirting the Issues at the UN

Periodic Rights Review Response Ignored Main Concerns

Tear gas is seen while police takes their position in the street Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

May 15, 2018 News Release

Russia: Repression, Discrimination Ahead of World Cup

FIFA Should Stand Up for Rights One Month Before Kickoff

The Russian and Brazilian football teams play a pre-World Cup international friendly match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia on March 23, 2018. The FIFA World Cup final will be played at this stadium on July 15 2018. (c) 2018 Ashley Kowalski

May 12, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Release Ex-Radio Free Asia Journalists

Now Held for Six Months on Politically Motivated Espionage Charges

Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, former journalists of the Radio Free Asia (RFA), sit inside a police vehicle as they arrive for a bail hearing at the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

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