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December 4, 2019 News Release

Gambia: Commission Uncovers Ex-Dictator’s Alleged Crimes

Yahya Jammeh Accused of Murder, Torture, Rape

A sreenshot of TRRC lead counsel Essa Faal questioning Malick Jatta at Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, July 2019.

December 4, 2019 News Release

Iraq: New Protester Deaths Despite Order Not to Fire

Raises Concerns Around Command Control

As part of a funeral procession, people transport the coffin of a protester killed at a Baghdad demonstration, November 24, 2019.

December 4, 2019 News Release

Morocco: Landmark Proposals on Individual Freedoms

Repeal Laws that Compromise Privacy, Freedom of Conscience

A couple sitting by the ocean in Rabat, Morocco.

December 2, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Children Denied Education

Unlawful Restrictions on Schooling Risk Creating a Lost Generation

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December 2, 2019 News Release

ICC: Changes Needed to Deliver Justice

Member Countries Should Bolster the Court

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December 2, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Abductions Linked to Baghdad Protests

7 Missing, 2 Known Arrested

An image that a friend of Mustafa Munthir Ali, who was arrested from a Baghdad protest on November 15, posted to an Instagram account, lostiraqiprotesters2, where people across Iraq are posting information about protesters who have gone missing, asking fo

November 28, 2019 News Release

Russia: Conviction in Politically Motivated Case

Activist Roman Udot Sentenced to 320 Hours of Correctional Labor

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November 28, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Free Peaceful Papua Activists

Dubious Treason Charges for 22 Detainees for August Protests

Papuan students shout slogans during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 28, 2019. Students and activists gathered for a protest supporting West Papua, calling for independence from Indonesia, and demanding racial justice in Surabaya, East Java.

November 28, 2019 News Release

South Sudan: Free Arbitrarily Detained Journalist

Uphold Free Expression; Reform National Security Laws

Emmanuel Monychol Akop, Managing Editor of the Dawn Newspaper has been in detention without charge since nov 4, copyright private

November 28, 2019 News Release

Jordan: New Arrests of Activists

Targeted for Social Media Criticism, Protests

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November 27, 2019 News Release

China: FIFA Broke Own Rules for Club World Cup

FIFA Sidelines Human Rights, Keeps Beijing Hosting Arrangements Secret

Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, attends the FIFA Council Meeting, officially announcing the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup will be held in Shanghai, China, October 24, 2019.

November 27, 2019 News Release

UN: States Denounce Egypt’s Rights Record

Follow-Up Universal Periodic Review with Concrete Action

The 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

November 27, 2019 News Release

Iran: Deliberate Coverup of Brutal Crackdown

12 Days After Protests, Authorities Refuse to Announce Death Toll

Iranian protesters gather around a burning car during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices in the capital Tehran, on November 16, 2019.

November 27, 2019 News Release

Ghana: Faith Healers Defy Ban on Chaining

Enforce Ban on Chaining and Provide Community-Based Services

In one traditional healing center, Human Rights Watch found 16 men in a dark, stifling room, all of them with short chains, no longer than half a meter, around their ankles. They called out: “We are suffering here. They are abusing our human rights. Pleas

November 27, 2019 News Release

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Refugees’ Movements Restricted

2 Miscarriages From Lack of Hospital Access

Makhmour Refugee Camp.

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