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October 27, 2017 Dispatches

Japan’s Abe Should Denounce Philippines’ Murderous ‘Drug War’

Duterte Visit to Japan Should Not Be Business-as-Usual

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August 17, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Duterte Threatens Human Rights Community

Call for Police to Shoot Activists ‘Reprehensible’

Catholic nuns hold placards as they protest against drug-related extrajudicial killings, on International Human Rights Day in Manila, Philippines, December 10, 2016.
August 11, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Mandatory College Drug Tests Imperil Students

Duterte’s Campus Anti-Drug Plans Threaten Student Safety, Education Rights

Students protest extrajudicial killings at a university in metro Manila, Philippines, September 30, 2016.
June 26, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Fulfill Pledge to End Torture

Urgently Enact Law to Prosecute Mistreatment, Forced Disappearance

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May 31, 2017 News Release

India: Lack of Army Justice Could Provoke New Crimes

Abusive Officer Rewarded in Kashmir

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May 24, 2017 News Release

Hospitals, Health Workers Under Attack

UN Security Council Should Strengthen Call for Justice

A Palestinian medic inspects a damaged room at Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, after the building was shelled by the Israeli army on July 21, 2014, killing at least 3 people and wounding about 40 others.
May 23, 2017 Dispatches

In Thailand, a Mother’s 7-Year Fight

Payao Arrested While Protesting Army’s Killing of Her Daughter

Payao Akhad performs at a Walk for Justice at Wat Pathum Wanaram, Bangkok, on May 19, 2017.
May 22, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Dozens Wounded in Bangkok Hospital Bombing

Targeting of Army Medical Facility Horrific, Inexcusable

Thailand: Dozens Wounded in Bangkok Hospital Bombing PHOTO
May 9, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Insurgents Bomb Southern Mall

Targeting Civilians Possible Crime Against Humanity

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April 27, 2017 News Release

India: ‘Cow Protection’ Spurs Vigilante Violence

Prosecute Assailants, Protect Targeted Minorities

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March 13, 2017 Report

Iraq: Hundreds Detained in Degrading Conditions

Over 1,200 ISIS Suspects in Filthy Overcrowded Jails

A hole in the ceiling of the second prison house, from a projectile that hit the building while the area was still under ISIS-control. Staff said the prison, holding 270 detainees, was structurally unsound and could collapse at any point.
March 9, 2017 News Release

Nepal: Use Proportionate Force While Policing Protests

Investigate Assault on Human Rights Commission

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March 8, 2017 Dispatches

Deadly Attack on Afghan Hospital a War Crime

Disregard for Medical Neutrality Harms Patients, Health Workers, and the Public

Smoke rises from a military hospital area at the site of blast and gunfire in Kabul, Afghanistan March 8, 2017.
January 30, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Police ‘Drug War’ Killings Need Independent Probe

Announced Pause in Anti-Drug Campaign Ignores Thousands of Victims

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January 27, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: New Wave of Arrests of Critics

Crackdown Targets Activists and Bloggers

Tran Thi Nga protests against the arrest of blogger “Mother Mushroom” in October 2016.

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