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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

From left to right: Dr. Salah Soltan, Ahmed Soltan, Mahmoud Soltan, Hamza Soltan, Mostafa Soltan, Esmaeel Soltan
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

The Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) released this image of Abdullah Orakzai, also known as Aslam Farooqi, the leader of an ISIS affiliate. © 2020 National Directorate of Security
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.
March 23, 2020 Witness

Witness: Beaten, Shocked, Tortured – Life for Boys in Egypt’s Prisons

An illustration showing a boy being forced to stand with his bare heels over a plank of nails
March 17, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: New Mass Corruption Arrests

Previous Campaign Marred by Lack of Due Process, Torture Allegations

Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during Janadriyah Cultural Festival on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 12, 2018.
March 9, 2020 News Release

Bahrain: Death Sentences Despite Torture Claims

Halt Executions

Mohamed Ramadan (left) and Hussein Ali Moosa (right).
February 17, 2020 Letter

Letter to Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan

Joint Open Letter on Japan’s Recent Disengagement in Addressing Human Rights Abuses in North Korea

December 9, 2019 News Release

Uzbekistan: Torture Widespread, Routine

UN Expert Body Says Judges Should Query All Defendants if Tortured

Screenshot from a video showing a photo of a prisoner working at Uzbekistan's Jaslyk prison.
November 12, 2019 News Release

South Korea Deports Two From North to Likely Abuse

Rapid Return Disregards International Prohibition Against Torture

South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Lee Sang-min briefs the media at a government complex in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. South Korea says it has deported 2 North Koreans after finding they had killed 16 fellow fishermen on
November 4, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Change Comes with Punishing Cost

Arrests, Torture, Murder Accompany Reforms

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October 10, 2019 Dispatches

Pakistan Could Make Torture A Crime

Proposed Law First Step to Curb Impunity, Reform Police

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