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September 29, 2020 Statement

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

A victim of the purge telling his story in a safe house in central Russia in April 2017.
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

Protesters objecting to the flawed August presidential election and the government's brutality, in march along the Independence Prospect during the "March of Unity" rally in Minsk, Belarus on Sunday, Sep. 6, 2020, Belarus.© 2020 SIPA USA via AP
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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July 15, 2020 Letter

Comment on proposed changes to procedures for asylum and withholding of removal; credible fear and reasonable fear

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July 10, 2020 Commentary

Bahrain’s Torture-Tainted Courts

Mohamed Ramadan (left) and Hussein Ali Moosa (right).
June 24, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Rights Defender’s Relatives Arrested

Midnight Raids, Disappearances Follow Torture Complaint

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April 29, 2020 Report

Turkey: Enforced Disappearances, Torture

Investigate Disappearances; End Threats to Detainee and His Family

Wives of six men who went missing in February 2019 join the weekly Saturday Mothers vigil in Istanbul for families of disappeared people in Turkey, July 2019.
April 8, 2020 News Release

Uzbekistan: UN Cites Concerns on Torture, Freedoms

Government Needs to Turn Reform Pledges into Action

Consideration of Uzbekistan, 128th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
April 6, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Prosecute Head of ISIS-linked Group

Ensure Due Process, Victim Role in War Crimes Trial

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March 25, 2020 Report

Yemen: Saudi Forces Torture, ‘Disappear’ Yemenis

At Least 5 Detainees from al-Mahrah Illegally Transferred to Saudi Arabia

An anti-Saudi-led coalition rally by Houff district (مديرية حوف) residents in al-Mahrah, May 4 , 2019.

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