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November 17, 2020 Commentary

Canada Shouldn’t be Fooled by Saudi Arabia’s G20 Ploy

Since the brutal murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi state agents two years ago, Saudi Arabia has significantly ramped up its efforts to divert public attention from its dismal human rights record.
November 17, 2020 News Release

Iran: No Justice for Bloody 2019 Crackdown

No Accountability, Threats against Families

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November 16, 2020 News Release

EU: Bring Human Rights to the Top of Central Asia Agenda

Rights, Rule of Law Key in Response to Region’s Crises

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020.
November 13, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Scrap Draft Cybercrime Law

US, Tech Companies Should Speak Out for Privacy, Free Expression

A man views Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's Facebook page on his mobile phone in downtown Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
November 12, 2020 News Release

China: Beijing Forces Out Hong Kong Opposition Lawmakers

China Moves Toward Full Control of Territory

Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators pose for a photo before a press conference at Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. 
November 12, 2020 News Release

Russia: New Effort to Stifle Independent Groups

Rescind New Bill; Repeal Abusive ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

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November 11, 2020 News Release

Libya: Outspoken Benghazi Lawyer Murdered

Transparent Inquiry Needed into Latest Politically Motivated Killing

Hanan Al-Barassi, a Benghazi-based lawyer, was assassinated by unidentified gunmen on November 10, 2020, in her hometown.
November 6, 2020 News Release

Belarus: Expert Report Calls for International Inquiry into Torture

Documented Wide Range of Government Abuses against Protesters, Political

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November 2, 2020 Statement

Cambodia’s Government Should Stop Silencing Journalists, Media Outlets

Free Arbitrarily Detained Media Workers, Restore Media Licenses

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October 30, 2020 News Release

Japan: End Aid to Vietnam’s Police

Vietnamese Public Security Ministry a Major Rights Violator

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October 30, 2020 News Release

India: Counterterrorism Raids Targeting Peaceful Critics

Stop Unlawful Operations Against Kashmiri and Other Rights Groups

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October 29, 2020 Dispatches

Afghan Police Take Page from Taliban Playbook

Raid on Kabul Journalists’ Home an Act of Intimidation

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October 28, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Hun Sen Threatens Families of Activists

Peaceful Protesters Demanding Implementation of Paris Agreements Harassed, Arrested

Activists at protests on October 23, commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords in front of the US embassy in Phnom Penh." (Source: LICADHO).”
October 27, 2020 Q & A

Q&A: US Federal Elections & Human Rights

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October 27, 2020 News Release

The Next President Should Protect Human Rights in the US and End Abuses

10 Key Issues that Demand the Administration's Immediate Attention

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