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November 6, 2020 News Release

Yemen: Jailed Journalists Face Abuse, Death Penalty

Houthi Authorities Should Free 4 Reporters Wrongfully Convicted

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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 3, 2020 News Release

Nepal: Carry Out Rights Panel’s Recommendations

Report Reveals Weak Protections, a Wake-Up Call for Development Partners

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October 23, 2020 News Release

Iran: Prisoners Who Reported Abuse Charged

Unfair Trials, Impunity, Pressure to Silence Victims

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October 22, 2020 News Release

Egypt: 49 Executions In 10 Days

Mass Executions Follow Suspicious Prison Killings

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October 13, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Egypt

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October 1, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Man Dies After Military Custody

Investigate Torture Allegations

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September 29, 2020 Statement

Statement by Russian and International Human Rights Organizations on the Case of Salman Tepsurkaev

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September 16, 2020 Commentary

How to Answer Iraq’s Dangerous Failure to Put a Stop to Torture

Juveniles’ cell at Tal Kayf prison, taken in April 2019 and shared confidentially with Human Rights Watch, shows extreme overcrowding at the prison.
September 16, 2020 Commentary

Justice Is Needed for Belarus

International Scrutiny Is the Way to Get it

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September 15, 2020 Letter

Bahrain: Joint Letter to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Delegates

Re: Upcoming 45th Session of the Human Rights Council

September 15, 2020 Report

Belarus: Systematic Beatings, Torture of Protesters

OSCE, UN Human Rights Council Inquiries Needed

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September 12, 2020 News Release

Iran Suddenly Executes Wrestler Navid Afkari

Authorities Fail to Notify Lawyer, Family

Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old wrestler facing a death sentence.
July 30, 2020 Commentary

Kyrgyzstan Must Answer for the Death of Activist Azimjon Askarov

Ethnic Uzbek journalist Azimzhan Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial and jailed for life looks through metal bars during hearings at the Bishkek regional court, Kyrgyzstan.
July 29, 2020 Report

Turkey: Police, Watchmen Involved in Torture, Ill-Treatment

Investigate Surge of Cases

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