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September 27, 2018 News Release

Australia Needs to Guarantee Military Exports are Not Used in Unlawful Attacks in Yemen: Joint NGO Letter

Boys walk on textbooks scattered on the ground after an air strike hit a school book storage building in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen January 13, 2018.
September 27, 2018 News Release

India: Top Court OK’s Biometric ID Program

Under Aadhaar, Assure Access to Services; Enact Data Protection Law

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September 27, 2018 News Release

Venezuela: Landmark UN Rights Council Resolution

Condemns Abuse; Calls for Aid; Sets Continued Reporting on Crisis

Voting record of resolution on Venezuela at the UN Human Rights Council. Geneva, September 27, 2018.
September 27, 2018 News Release

France: Aid Worker Convicted for Tweet

First Such Conviction in French Courts

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September 27, 2018 News Release

Iraq: Secret Detention, No Recourse

Campaign of Enforced Disappearances

Members of the Iraqi National Security Service arrest a young man they suspect of being affiliated with ISIS in eastern Mosul on March 15, 2017. © 2017 Sam Tarling
September 27, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: UN Rights Council Backs Atrocity Victims

Body Created to Lay Groundwork for Future Prosecutions

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Guinea: 9 Years Later, Bring Justice for September 28 Crimes

Guinean and International Organizations Call for Trial to Take Place Without Delay

September 26, 2018 News Release

US Senate: Halt US Supreme Court Nomination Vote

Testimony of Survivors of Sexual Assault Must be Considered in a Fair Process

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September 26, 2018 News Release

Angola: Investigate Past Rights Abuses

In Office a Year, President Lourenço Should Promote Justice

President João Lourenço of Angola during the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 26, 2018. © 2018 Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik via AP
September 26, 2018 News Release

Venezuela: Six States Request ICC Investigation

Unprecedented Effort for Justice

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September 26, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Quash Convictions of 5 Rights Defenders

Post-Election Pardons Just a Public Relations Stunt

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September 26, 2018 News Release

US: Devastating Impact of Jailing Mothers

Even Short Stays in Jail Can Cause Permanent Harm to Families

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September 25, 2018 News Release

Burma: US Should Promote Justice for Rohingya

State Department Report Finds Atrocities, but Silent on Policy Response

Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.
September 24, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: New Law Will Silence Critics

Digital Security Act is Overly Broad, Ripe for Abuse

Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid (3rd R) and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (2nd L) walk near female members of the Bangladesh army at the national parade ground in Dhaka on December 16, 2015.
September 24, 2018 News Release

China: Hong Kong Party Banned

Ominous Sign for Freedoms of Association, Expression, Assembly

Andy Chan (C), founder of the Hong Kong National Party, is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) in Hong Kong on August 14, 2018.

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