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May 29, 2019 News Release

Thailand: No Arrests for Assaults on Junta Critics

Investigate Repeated Attacks on Prominent Activists, Police Inaction

Anurak Jeantawanich, prominent critic of the Thai military government, has been repeatedly attacked, while authorities have failed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
May 28, 2019 News Release

Human Rights Watch Mourns Founder Robert Bernstein

Focus on Activists, Fellowships for Youth Define His Legacy

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May 28, 2019 News Release

Russia: Chechnya Gay Purge Responders Threatened

Reports of Forced Entry, Death Threats

Igor Kochetkov speaking at the European Parliament about persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya.
May 28, 2019 News Release

UN: Focus on Civilians With Disabilities in Wartime

UN, Governments Should Ensure Needed Protections

“Thierry,” a 42-year-old polio survivor lives in the “MINUSCA” camp in Kaga-Bandoro. “I want to work, but I can’t find any here,” he said.
May 28, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Serious Abuses, War Crimes in North Sinai

Army’s Conduct Crushed, Alienated Local Residents

Egyptian army tanks and armored vehicles in Rafah in North Sinai sometime in 2018. The army has demolished thousands of homes in the city that borders Israel and Gaza, forcibly evicting almost the entire population.
May 27, 2019 News Release

New Health Guidelines Propel Transgender Rights

World Health Organization Removes ‘Gender Identity Disorder’ Diagnosis

People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, in Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2017.
May 26, 2019 News Release

Countries Act to Protect Schools in Wartime

87 States Join Safe Schools Declaration

Students and teachers from around the world call for schools and universities to be protected from military use.
May 24, 2019 News Release

Kenya: Court Upholds Archaic Anti-Homosexuality Laws

Activists Plan to Appeal

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May 24, 2019 News Release

South Africa: Children with Disabilities Shortchanged

Adopt Free, Inclusive Education for All

Phumzile Vilikhazi, who has an 18-year-old son with autism, writing “Today we appeal and call for justice and accountability” on a poster
May 24, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Syrians Summarily Deported from Airport

Forced to Sign “Voluntary” Return Forms; Risk of Serious Harm

Members of the Lebanese General Security Directorate oversee Syrian refugees boarding a bus to take them home to Syria, in the northern Beirut suburb of Burj Hammoud, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Bilal Hussein
May 23, 2019 News Release

Cameroon: Promised Investigation Should Be Independent

Government Forces on Rampage in North-West Region City

“Ramah” church, burned on May 15, 2019 by the security forces, in Muwatsu, Mankon, Bamenda, North-West region, Cameroon.
May 22, 2019 News Release

Brunei: New Report on Abusive Penal Code

Law Retains Death Penalty for Private Consensual Sex

The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah listens during the first executive session of the CHOGM summit at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, April 19, 2018.
May 22, 2019 News Release

Burkina Faso: Respect Rights During Counterinsurgency Operation

Major Operation After Surge in Attacks by Armed Islamists

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May 21, 2019 News Release

Venezuela: Free Freelance Photojournalist

Jesús Medina Arbitrarily Held in Military Prison Since August

Venezuelan journalist Jesus Medina speaks with press in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.
May 20, 2019 News Release

Ukraine: New President Should Set Rights Priorities

Groups Seek Greater Action to Halt Abuse

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