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February 22, 2019 Statement

Singapore: Joint Statement on the Sentencing of Human Rights Defender Jolovan Wham

201711asia_singapore_jolovan Jolovan Wham participates in a silent protest with eight other activists on an MRT train in Singapore, June 3, 2017.
February 22, 2019 Interview

Interview: Ethiopia Lets in Human Rights Watch for First Time in 8 Years

Genuine Progress on Rights, Yet Ethnic Tensions Loom in Rural Regions

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February 22, 2019 News Release

Libya: Civilians Caught in Tightening Siege

Allow Aid Access, Disclose Names of People Detained

A general view of Derna city, Libya, February 9, 2019. © 2019 Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters
February 22, 2019 Statement

Oral Statement to the CEDAW Committee on Myanmar

Report on the Situation of Women and Girls from Northern Rakhine State

A Rohingya Muslim woman walks at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on February 4, 2017.
February 22, 2019 News Release

Central African Republic: Justice Vital to Peace

New Killings During Talks; Rebels Seek Amnesty

Mahamat Al Khatim, commander of the Central African Patriotic Movement (Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique, MPC), at the peace deal signing ceremony in Bangui on February 6. Fighters from the MPC have committed abuses that could amount to war crim
February 22, 2019 News Release

Syria: Concerns for Civilians Escaping ISIS Holdout

Satellite Imagery Reveals Large-Scale Destruction of Buildings

Satellite-analysis of US-led coalition air strike locations in Baghuz (19 January - 20 February 2019)
February 21, 2019 News Release

Turkey: Drop Bogus Coup Charges

Civic Leader Osman Kavala, 15 Others, Accused Over Gezi Protests

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February 21, 2019 Dispatches

Saudi Arms Sales Put UK On the Wrong Side of The Law

UK Government Should Follow Germany’s Lead in Stopping Sales

Yemen apartment destroyed by airstrike.
February 21, 2019 News Release

Mozambique: Media Barred from Insurgent Region

Journalists Covering Conflict Intimidated, Detained, Prosecuted

Mozambican army soldiers patrol the streets of Mocimboa da Praia after security in the area was increased following a two-day attack by suspected Islamist fighters, March 2018. © 2018 ADRIEN BARBIER/AFP/Getty Images
February 21, 2019 Report

DR Congo: Police Killed, ‘Disappeared’ 34 Youth

Abusive Anti-Crime Campaign Spread Fear Prior to December Elections

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo summarily killed at least 27 young men and boys and forcibly disappeared 7 others during an anti-crime campaign that began in May 2018. Names of those pictured have been withheld because of security conc
February 21, 2019 Dispatches

African Union Needs to Protect the Continent’s Displaced

Hold Governments Accountable to Their Treaty Obligations

A displacement camp in Grimali, Central African Republic, for people fleeing violence in the vicinity of Bakala, Ouaka province. Photo taken on January 24, 2017.
February 21, 2019 Letter

International Civil Liberties and Technology Coalition Comments on the PJCIS Review of the Assistance and Access Act, 2018

February 21, 2019 News Release

Jordan: ‘Fake News’ Amendments Need Revision

Eliminate Criminal Penalties for Online Defamation

Jordanian parliament in session. © 2016 Sam McNeil/AP Images
February 21, 2019 Commentary

If Senegal’s Presidential Candidates Care, They’ll Protect Talibés

The scene of an accident in Louga, Senegal, January 13, 2019, in which a motorcycle hit a talibé child in the streets. Every morning, his Quranic teacher sent him and the other talibés out begging for 250 francs CFA (US $0.40).
February 20, 2019 Dispatches

Residents Caught in Outbreak of Violence in Cameroon

Separatists Abduct Students; Security Forces Burn Homes and Shops

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