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February 9, 2021 News Release

Human Rights Council: Countries Should Take Bold Action on Egypt

Monitoring, Tough Message on Dire Rights Situation Long Overdue

Egyptian security forces have been involved in systematic abuses such as enforced disappearance and torture and have used abusive counterterrorism laws and measures to crush peaceful dissent. Egyptian security forces stand guard outside one of the entranc
January 13, 2021 News Release

Egypt: No End to Escalating Repression

Authorities Punish Critics, Close Civic Space with Impunity

Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours as prevention measures due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 29, 2020
January 13, 2021 News Release

Philippines: ‘Drug War’ Killings Rise During Pandemic

Upsurge in Attacks on Activists, Community Leaders, Rights Defenders

Detainees sleep in an open basketball court inside the Quezon City Jail in Quezon City, Philippines on July 24, 2020. 
December 8, 2020 News Release

Egypt: World Bank Funds Health but Neglects Jailed Doctors

Crackdown on Health Workers, Independent Union Tests Bank’s Anti-Reprisal Policy

A nurse helps a colleague put on personal protective equipment at the 6th of October Central Hospital, an isolation hospital for Covid-19 patients, in Giza, Egypt, in July 2020.
October 14, 2020 Commentary

War and COVID-19 in Yemen

Victims of Covid-19 are buried in Taizz, Yemen, June 24, 2020. (c) 2020 REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub
September 8, 2020 Dispatches

Killings in Philippines Up 50 Percent During Pandemic

‘Drug War’ Deaths Rise Dramatically as Country Reels from Covid-19

Police officers secure the road leading to the House of Representatives where President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27, 2020 in Metro Manila, Philippines.
August 5, 2020 Dispatches

Death Penalty Danger in the Philippines

Reinstating Capital Punishment Risks International Condemnation, Sanctions

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a late night live broadcast in Malacanang, Manila, Philippines, April 3, 2020.
July 20, 2020 Report

Egypt: Apparent Covid-19 Outbreaks in Prisons

Provide Protection, Medical Care, Accelerate Releases

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May 26, 2020 Report

Venezuela: Urgent Aid Needed to Combat Covid-19

Water Shortages in Hospitals Heighten Risk in Country, Region

Venezuela Health Crisis
April 30, 2020 Commentary

Falling for China’s Fake Covid-19 News Was Dangerous and Preventable

Chinese paramilitary police wear face masks in Beijing, May 1, 2020.
April 6, 2020 News Release

Asia: Reduce Prison Populations Facing COVID-19

Overcrowding, Unsanitary Conditions Threaten Catastrophe

Indonesian prisoners approaching the end of their sentences are released to avoid a coronavirus outbreak in overcrowded prisons in Depok, near Jakarta, Indonesia, April 2, 2020.
March 26, 2020 News Release

Philippines: Curfew Violators Abused

COVID-19 Response Should Respect Detainee Rights

A screenshot of an officer with five youths locked inside a dog cage after breaking curfew in Laguna province, the Philippines on March 20, 2020. © 2020 Facebook
March 24, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: COVID-19 Clampdown on Free Speech

Cease Arrests, Detention of Outspoken Opposition Activists, Others

A policeman (center) and others wear face masks as a preventive measure against COVID-19, at a market in Phnom Penh on March 17, 2020.
March 23, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Security Forces Disappear, Torture Children

EU, US Should Stop Security Support Until Abuse Ends

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March 20, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Four Arrested Over COVID-19 Protest

Prominent Women Sought Release of Unjustly Detained Prisoners

Screenshot of a live stream video from the protest showing Ahdaf Soueif, right, Laila Soueif, left, and Rabab al-Mahdy in between before they were arrested at the protest in downtown Cairo on March 18.

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