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March 20, 2023 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Free the 22 ‘Kempir-Abad’ Protest Detainees

Protesters’ Due Process Rights Violated; Ensure Effective Investigation

Demonstrators protest against a controversial border demarcation deal… and demand to free detained opposition politicians and activists, in Bishkek on October 24, 2022
March 8, 2023 News Release

Egypt: Harsh Sentences Against Rights Activists

Up to Life in Prison for 29 Members of Independent Group

Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.
March 3, 2023 News Release

Cambodia: Opposition Leader Convicted on Bogus Charges

Quash ‘Treason’ Case Against Kem Sokha

Cambodia’s opposition leader Kem Sokha talks to the media at his home before leaving for a court hearing in Phnom Penh.
March 2, 2023 News Release

Georgia: Reconsider Mikheil Saakashvili’s Release on Medical Grounds

Georgia's jailed ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili seen via video link from a clinic during a court hearing to consider his request to defer his six-year sentence for health reasons, in Tbilisi, February 1, 2023.
January 20, 2023 News Release

Thailand: Free Detained Critics of Monarchy

Activists on Hunger Strike Face Lengthy Pretrial Detention, Long Sentences

Orawan Phuphong and Tantawan Tuatulanon protest in front of the Bangkok Criminal Court by pouring red paint on themselves.
November 21, 2022 Statement

One Year of Arbitrary Detention: Human Rights Organisations Call for Release of Kashmiri Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez

November 11, 2022 News Release

Malaysia: Rights Agenda for Next Government

Before Elections, Commit to Ending Detention Without Trial, Free Speech Restrictions

Motorcyclists ride past political party flags in Kuala Lumpur.
October 26, 2022 Commentary

Xi’s grip may have tightened, but he still has China’s long history of democratic protest to contend with

Xi Jinping, pictured on Oct. 23, has begun an unprecedented third term as the Chinese Communist Party’s General Secretary. He originally came to power in 2012.
October 17, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Draft ‘Rehabilitation’ Law Would Spur Abuse

Proposes Detention Without Judicial Review at Military-Run Centers

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe visits the Army Headquarters in Colombo, August 9, 2022.
September 29, 2022 Commentary

Kazakhstan Should Hear Out the UN on Rights Abuse in China

Guard towers on the perimeter wall of the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center
September 14, 2022 News Release

China: Xinjiang Official Figures Reveal Higher Prisoner Count

Half-Million Prosecuted, Imprisoned During Crackdown

Guard towers on the perimeter wall of the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center
September 12, 2022 Statement

Philippines: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee

136th Session

September 12, 2022 Commentary

UN still needs to scrutinize the Philippines

August 31, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: End Use of Terrorism Law Against Protesters

Respect for Rights, Accountability Key to Addressing Economic Crisis

Protesters in Colombo call for the release of student activists detained under Sri Lanka’s counterterrorism legislation, August 30, 2022.
August 23, 2022 News Release

Tajikistan: Autonomous Region Protesters Denied Fair Trials

Crackdown on Pamiri Minority Includes Forced Disappearances, Closed Trials Without Lawyers

The Tajikistan flag.

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