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March 6, 2019 News Release

Iraq: ISIS Child Suspects Arbitrarily Arrested, Tortured

Children Should Be Rehabilitated, Reintegrated

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March 5, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Investigate Dismissals of Protesting Workers

Unions Claim at Least 7,500 Dismissed Arbitrarily From Work, Others Targeted in Violent Police Raid

Bangladesh police chase protesting garment workers in Savar, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 9, 2019.
March 5, 2019 News Release

UN: Don’t Let Egypt Undermine Expert’s Role

Protect Human Rights in Counterterrorism Operations

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
March 4, 2019 News Release

China: Abolish Arbitrary Detention for Sex Workers

Legislative Agency Recommends Ending ‘Custody and Education’ System

Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army chat as they leave the Great Hall of the People after attending a meeting ahead of Tuesday's opening session of China's National People's Congress in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019.
March 4, 2019 News Release

EU: Press Vietnam on Rights Record

Systemic Repression Intensifies Ahead of Dialogue

Twenty-five political prisoners currently locked up for exercising basic rights. (c) 2018 Private
March 2, 2019 News Release

Algeria: Arbitrary Arrests at Election Protests

Demonstrators Opposing 5th Term for President

Protesters march in a cloud of tear gas fired by riot police as they denounce President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, March 1, 2019.
March 1, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Activists Charged

No Mention of Investigating Their Torture Allegations

(Left to right) Prominent women's rights activists Loujain al-Hathloul, Eman al-Nafjan, and Aziza al-Youssef were all detained in May 2018, seemingly in retaliation for their peaceful activities. Al-Hathloul remains in detention.
February 27, 2019 News Release

Colombia: New Army Commanders Linked to Killings

Toxic Message to Troops; Blow for Victims

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February 26, 2019 News Release

Tunisia: Effort to Shut Down LGBT Group

Move Comes after Court Upheld Group’s Legality

People enter the Tunis hall of justice, Friday May, 26, 2017.
February 26, 2019 News Release

UAE: Cancer-Stricken Prisoner Ill-Treated

Denied Fair Trial, Adequate Care; Shackled to Hospital Bed

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February 25, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Officials Arrest, Abuse, Harass Aid Workers

Corruption and Discrimination Intertwined

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February 25, 2019 News Release

Qatar: Yemeni Asylum Seeker Turned Away

Implement New Law Providing for Protection

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February 24, 2019 News Release

Tajikistan: Activist Forcibly Returned from Russia

Faces Torture, Politically Motivated Prosecution

Opposition figure Sharoffidin Gadoev at a meeting with his relatives in the presence of Tajik Interior Ministry officials in Dushanbe on February 15.
February 23, 2019 News Release

Rwanda: A Year On, No Justice for Refugee Killings

Police Shot Dead at Least 12 During Protest

A general view of Kiziba refugee camp in Karongi District, Rwanda February 23, 2018.
February 22, 2019 News Release

Philippines: Outspoken Senator Arbitrarily Detained Two Years

Drop Politically Motivated Charges against Leila de Lima

Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, who is detained on drug charges, looks at a flower given by her supporter upon arrival at a local court to face an obstruction of justice complaint in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines March 13, 2017.

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