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December 18, 2018 News Release

Former UN Rights Chief Joins Human Rights Watch Board

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland February 26, 2018.
December 18, 2018 News Release

Mali: Militias Kill Over 75 Civilians

Judicial Inquiries, Arrests First Steps Toward Prosecuting Those Responsible

Members of the Dogon militia, Dan Na Ambassagou, which was founded to defend the Dogon community from attacks by Islamist armed groups. Dan Na Ambassagou has been implicated in numerous serious abuses against Peuhl civilians.
December 18, 2018 News Release

South Sudan: Spate of Sexual Violence

Impunity Fueling Roadside Attacks on Women, Girls Around Bentiu

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December 18, 2018 News Release

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“Where Do I Stand” is Theme of Event at De Balie (7-10 February)

Human Rights Weekend Amsterdam 2019
December 18, 2018 News Release

US: Fears of Prescribing Hurt Chronic Pain Patients

Moves to Reduce Opioid Use Limit Treatment Options

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DR Congo: Campaigning Violently Suppressed

UN Peacekeepers Should Help Protect People Prior to Election

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government deployed security forces across Lubumbashi on December 11, 2018 to block the free movement of opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu and his supporters, killing at least five people and wounding dozen
December 17, 2018 News Release

Kenya: Harassment of Environmental Activists

Arrested, Interrogated, Detained

Residents and environmental activists  protesting against  lack of consultations and government failure to address environmental concerns in respect ofo the proposed Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia (LAPSSET) project in Lamu island, Kenya, March 1, 2012.
December 16, 2018 News Release

Japan: Football Star Working for Rights Abuser

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Former Japan football player Keisuke Honda walks on the pitch during his debut as coach of Cambodia's national football team at a friendly match against Malaysia, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 10, 2018.
December 14, 2018 News Release

Nicaragua: Government Crackdown on Media, Activists

Groups, News Sites Shut Down; Raids on Offices; Attacks on Journalists

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Australia: Vet Foreign Soldiers Receiving Training

Will Deter Abuses, Promote Accountability

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December 13, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Crackdown as Elections Loom

Allegations of Partisan Election Commission

Police rush Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters at a protest on February 9, 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
December 13, 2018 News Release

China: Repression of Christian Church Intensifies

Protestant Pastor, Dozens of Congregants Detained

Official seal notices are affixed to a back door at the Zion Church after authorities shut it down, in Beijing, September 11, 2018.
December 13, 2018 News Release

Singapore: Drop Defamation Charges Against Editor

Government Misuses Criminal Law to Prevent Criticism

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December 13, 2018 News Release

Iran: Escalating Crackdown on Lawyers

Long Prison Terms; New Arrests

Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Farhad Meysami, a human rights defender, protest the suspension of  Sotoudeh's law license in front of the Tehran bar association in Tehran, February 2015.

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