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April 1, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugee Students Expelled

Ensure Formal Education is Available to All Children

Rohingya refugee students demonstrate
April 1, 2019 News Release

Sri Lanka: Don’t End Death Penalty Moratorium

President’s Support for Murderous Philippine ‘Drug War’ Ignores Abuses, Law

Visiting Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena, left, and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shake hands following the welcoming ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, at the Presidential Palace grounds in Manila, Philippines.
April 1, 2019 News Release

Ecuador: Decriminalize Abortion in Rape Cases

Assembly Should Ease Abortion Laws

A green handkerchief with the hashtags #DéjameDecidir (let me decide) and #AbortoPorViolación (abortion in cases of rape) has become emblematic of the campaign for the decriminalization of abortion in Ecuador.
April 1, 2019 News Release

UN: China Responds to Rights Review with Threats

Member States Should Seek International Inquiry into Widescale Abuses

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech in the Palais des Nations at the United Nations in Geneva, January 18, 2017.
March 31, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Scrap Proposed Extradition Changes

Transfers to China Would Risk Torture, Unfair Trials

In this Oct. 10, 2018, photo, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a question and answer session after delivering her policy speech at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.
March 30, 2019 News Release

Mauritania: 2 Bloggers Held for Defamation

Both Wrote About Alleged Corruption Scheme

Abderrahmane Weddady and Cheikh Ould Jiddou.
March 29, 2019 News Release

China: New Zealand’s Ardern Should Spotlight Xinjiang

On Visit, Urge International Access to Arbitrarily Detained Muslims

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a celebration of the Chinese Lunar Near Year on February 2, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand.
March 29, 2019 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Couple Detained for Anti-Putin Posters

Drop Charges; Protect Free Speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbai Jeenbekov pose after a signing ceremony in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on March 28, 2019.
March 28, 2019 News Release

Tunisia: Protester Alleges Beating, Sexual Assault

Police Dispersed Demonstration Over Health Care

Protestors demonstrating in front of Goverment Square on March 12, 2019 in Tunis, Tunisia.
March 27, 2019 News Release

Kenya: Reverse Move to Close Refugee Camp

No Forced Returns of Refugees

Photo: Refugees stand outside their tent at the Ifo Extension refugee camp in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border in Garissa County, Kenya, October 19, 2011.
March 27, 2019 News Release

US: Massachusetts Should End Child Marriage

Bill Would Prohibit Anyone Under 18 From Marrying

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March 27, 2019 News Release

Brazil: Bolsonaro Celebrates Brutal Dictatorship

Reinstates Commemorations of 1964 Military Coup

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March 27, 2019 News Release

Human Rights Watch Mourns the Loss of Tejshree Thapa

Tejshree Thapa
March 27, 2019 News Release

Russia: Student Fined for Involving Children in Protest

First Use of New Law

Ivan Luzin at the table with his lawyer Aleksandr Dobralsky in the Tsentralny District Court in Kaliningrad, February 25, 2019.
March 26, 2019 News Release

India: Parties Should Pledge to Protect Rights

Provide Roadmaps for Reform Ahead of Elections

Government officers distribute postal ballot papers to a election presiding officer ahead of the country's general elections in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

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