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December 9, 2020 Report

China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims

Leaked List of Over 2,000 Detainees Demonstrates Automated Repression

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December 2, 2020 Dispatches

Brutal Attack in Indonesia Targets Christian Farmers

Arrest Assailants, Protect Religious Minorities

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November 26, 2020 News Release

Pakistan: Surge in Targeted Killings of Ahmadis

Promptly Investigate All Attacks, Prosecute Those Responsible

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October 30, 2020 News Release

Japan: End Aid to Vietnam’s Police

Vietnamese Public Security Ministry a Major Rights Violator

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, left, shakes hands with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc after the exchange of documents at the Government Office in Hanoi on Monday, October 19, 2020. 
October 18, 2020 News Release

Japan: Raise Rights on Trip to Vietnam, Indonesia

Prime Minister Suga Should Use Favorable Position to Advocate Reforms

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
October 1, 2020 Dispatches

Harsh Sentences for Alleged Hizb-ut-Tahrir Followers in Russia

Court Upholds ‘Terrorism’ Convictions While Hundreds Remain in Prison

Supreme court appeal hearing held via videoconference, September 2020.
September 30, 2020 News Release

India: Amnesty International Forced to Halt Work

Government Increasingly Targeting Rights Groups

Amnesty International India headquarters in Bangalore, India.
September 25, 2020 Statement

Key Rights at Stake in US Supreme Court Pick

September 16, 2020 News Release

India: Arrests of Activists Politically Motivated

Sedition, Counterterrorism Laws Used to Silence Dissent

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August 18, 2020 Dispatches

Myanmar Bars Rohingya Candidates from Elections, Again

Politicians Persist Despite Violence, Persecution Against Muslim Minority

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July 9, 2020 Dispatches

US Takes Key Action for Human Rights in China

Sanctions Targeting Xinjiang Officials Address Serious Abuse

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July 1, 2020 Dispatches

Prosecutors in Russia Object to Parole for Jehovah’s Witness

Dennis Christensen Waits in Prison; Many Other Worshippers Await Prosecution

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June 19, 2020 News Release

EU: Make China Rights Crisis a Summit Priority

Hong Kong, Xinjiang Responses Should Top Agenda

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel participate in a media conference after a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the European Council building in Brussels, March 9, 2020.  
June 18, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Kirin Should Cut Ties to Military

Japan Beverage Giant Pledges to Address Human Rights Concerns

Plastic crates containing Kirin brand beer at the Kirin Brewery Co. factory in Yokohama, Japan, June 2019. 
June 10, 2020 News Release

Indonesia: Drop Case Against Papuan Protest Organizers

‘Balikpapan 7’ Face 5 to 17 Years in Prison

SevenPapuan activists and students on trial for their involvement in anti-racism protests in Jayapura.    

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