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June 6, 2020 News Release

Iran: Free Students Long in Solitary

No Access to Lawyer, Risk of Mistreatment

March 17, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: New Mass Corruption Arrests

Previous Campaign Marred by Lack of Due Process, Torture Allegations

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March 9, 2020 News Release

Bahrain: Death Sentences Despite Torture Claims

Halt Executions

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December 6, 2019 News Release

Algeria: Crackdown as Election Looms

Prison Sentences for Protesters

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December 2, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Abductions Linked to Baghdad Protests

7 Missing, 2 Known Arrested

An image that a friend of Mustafa Munthir Ali, who was arrested from a Baghdad protest on November 15, posted to an Instagram account, lostiraqiprotesters2, where people across Iraq are posting information about protesters who have gone missing, asking fo
August 15, 2019 Report

Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route

Trafficking, Exploitation, Torture, Abusive Prison Conditions

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July 20, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Preparations to Confine Families in Camp

Women, Children With Perceived ISIS Ties to Be Transferred from Syria

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May 7, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Confining Families With Alleged ISIS Ties Unlawful

Reject Plan to ‘Intern’ Up to 280,000 Women, Children

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March 31, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Scrap Proposed Extradition Changes

Transfers to China Would Risk Torture, Unfair Trials

In this Oct. 10, 2018, photo, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a question and answer session after delivering her policy speech at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.
December 6, 2018 Letter

Joint Letter to the EU on Detention of Azimjon Askarov in Kyrgyzstan

November 18, 2018 Dispatches

Absent an International Outcry, Detainees Start Hunger Strike for Justice in Syria

Demand Release of Arbitrarily-Held Detainees, Reform Unjust Legal Systems

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November 1, 2018 Q & A

A Letter to the Egyptian Government Regarding Its Response to Khaled Hassan’s Torture Allegations

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November 1, 2018 Dispatches

Egyptian Government Should Investigate Abuses, Not Attack the Messenger

Hundreds of Cases of ‘Disappearances’ and Torture Reported Under al-Sisi’s Government

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August 31, 2018 News Release

Russia, Turkey, and Iran Should Act on Syria Detainees

Use September 7 Meeting to Address Arbitrary Detentions, Disappearances, Abductions

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August 31, 2018 Letter

Joint Letter to the Astana Working Group on Detentions and Abductions in the Syrian Conflict

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