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Press Release
Fiji: Suspension of parliamentarian underlines government stranglehold on freedom of expression
The Fijian parliament must overturn the suspension of an opposition MP for merely exercising her right to freedom of expression,…
June 3, 2016
Report
No safe refuge: Asylum-seekers and refugees denied effective protection in Turkey
The European Union (EU) must immediately halt plans to return asylum-seekers to Turkey on the false pretence that it is…
June 2, 2016
Press Release
EU reckless refugee returns to Turkey illegal
The European Union (EU) must immediately halt plans to return asylum-seekers to Turkey on the false pretence that it is…
June 2, 2016
Press Release
Wrongfully imprisoned Kurdish human rights defender’s life hangs in the balance in Iran
The life of a wrongfully imprisoned Iranian Kurdish human rights defender and journalist rests in the Iranian authorities’ hands, said…
June 2, 2016
Report
Dangerous to Dissent: Human Rights Under Threat in Gambia
Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of…
June 1, 2016
Report
Violence Has No Place in these Games! Risk of Human Rights Violations at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Brazil is on a fast-track course to repeat the deadly mistakes it has been making around policing for decades, made…
June 1, 2016
Report
Written Statement to the Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka
This written statement to the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council concerns truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of…
June 1, 2016
Press Release
Brazil on fast-track course to repeat violent World Cup failures during Olympics
Brazil is on a fast-track course to repeat the deadly mistakes it has been making around policing for decades, made…
June 1, 2016
Press Release
Gambia: Crackdown and brutal repression in run up to elections
Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of…
June 1, 2016
Press Release
Niger Delta: Government clean-up does not let Shell off the hook
The multinational oil giant Shell must not be allowed to palm off its responsibility to clean up decades of oil…
May 31, 2016
Press Release
Head of press syndicate in Egypt detained in unprecedented crackdown on media freedom
The arrest today of the head of the Egyptian Press Syndicate and two colleagues is an alarming setback for freedom…
May 30, 2016
Press Release
Opposition leader in Bahrain jailed for nine years over peaceful speeches
In a shocking attack on the right to freedom of expression Bahrain’s authorities today upheld the conviction of opposition leader Sheikh ‘Ali Salman…
May 30, 2016