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August 2, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Rights Activist Detained in Deep South

Use of Martial Law Raises Fears of Mistreatment

Human rights activist Burhan Buraheng has been arbitrarily detained without charge in a military camp in Thailand’s Pattani province since August 1, 2018.
July 20, 2018 News Release

Turkey: Normalizing the State of Emergency

Draft Law Permits Purging Judges; Prolonged Detention; Curbing Movement, Assembly

The human rights monument in Ankara cordoned off with a police barricade during Turkey’s state of emergency to prevent its use as a site of public assembly and protest, 2017.
July 6, 2018 News Release

Uzbekistan: Man’s 13-Year Detention Revealed

Reports of Ill-Treatment Show Need for Transparency, Monitoring

A guard in a solitary confinement block at an unidentified prison in Uzbekistan. Prisoners in solitary confinement in Uzbekistan’s prisons experience cramped cells without bedding—some in total darkness, others with permanent bright lights
March 25, 2018 Commentary

Gina Haspel is the wrong choice to head the CIA

Gina Haspel, a veteran CIA clandestine officer picked by U.S. President Donald Trump to head the Central Intelligence Agency, is shown in this handout photograph released on March 13, 2018. © 2018 CIA handout
February 5, 2018 News Release

Singapore: End Detention Without Trial

Reject Changes to Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act

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January 29, 2018 News Release

Sri Lanka: Repeal Draconian Security Law

Failure to Meet Pledges on Accountability, Counterterrorism Reforms

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December 5, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Flawed Prosecution of ISIS Suspects

Undermines Justice for Victims

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November 13, 2017 News Release

US: Grant ISIS Suspect Access to Lawyer

Unnamed US Detainee Held 2 Months in Iraq

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September 20, 2017 Report

Iraq/KRG: 1,400 Women, Children From ISIS Areas Detained

Investigate Killings, Abductions of Foreign Men

Iraqi Ministry of Transportation buses taking internally displaced families to Hammam al-Alil in May 2017. In late August, Iraqi authorities bused 1,400 foreign women and children to the site. © 2017 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
September 15, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Woman Detained, Held Incommunicado, Tortured

Ensure Due Process; Investigate Torture, Liberty Violations

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July 31, 2017 Dispatches

Indonesia’s Death Penalty Debacle Exposed

Maladministration in Nigerian’s July 2016 Execution

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June 30, 2017 News Release

Iraq: New Abuse, Execution Reports of Men Fleeing Mosul

Investigate, Punish Any War Crimes

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June 22, 2017 Report

Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces

Resolve ‘Disappearances’, Grant Access to Detention Sites

Hadrami elite forces guard Mukalla from Al-Qaeda by creating check-points.
June 1, 2017 News Release

Burma/Thailand: Deported Turkish Man at Risk

Ill-Treatment, Unfair Trial for Those Sought by Turkey Over Alleged Gulenist Links

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May 26, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Ramadan an Opportunity for Detainees

Free Prisoners Wrongfully Held; Ensure Access to Family, Lawyers

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