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Army must free detained leaders in Burkina Faso and avoid violent repression of protests

Burkina Faso’s Presidential Guard must stop using lethal force, beatings and other violence to repress protests and release arbitrarily detained…

September 17, 2015

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Targeted by Hatred, Forgotten by Law

Poland’s legal system falls dangerously short when it comes to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and…

September 16, 2015

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Oklahoma Must Stop Scheduled Execution of Richard Glossip

Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Richard Glossip today despite the fact that his conviction is based on circumstantial evidence and…

September 16, 2015

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Refugees stuck in no-man’s land on Serbia/Hungary border amid appalling humanitarian failure

More than 1,000 people, including many families fleeing conflict in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, remain stuck in abysmal and rapidly…

September 16, 2015

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Report: Poland abandoning hundreds of victims of hate crimes

Poland’s legal system falls dangerously short when it comes to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and…

September 16, 2015

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Oklahoma Issues Two-Week Stay of Execution for Richard Glossip

A state appeals court has granted a two-week stay of execution in the case of Richard Glossip, who was scheduled…

September 16, 2015

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Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram in Cameroon and abused by security forces

Boko Haram has slaughtered nearly 400 civilians in northern Cameroon, while a heavy-handed response by security forces and inhumane prison…

September 15, 2015

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Refugees in Hungary blocked by forces, criminalized by laws

By effectively closing its border to refugees and meeting those fleeing conflict and persecution with razor wire, troops and draconian…

September 15, 2015

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Conviction of academic and editor in Mozambique over Facebook post would set dangerous precedent

Mozambican authorities must immediately and unconditionally drop criminal charges against Carlos Nuno Castel-Branco and Fernando Mbanze over a Facebook post…

September 15, 2015

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Overturn death sentences in mosque bombing case in Kuwait

Seven death sentences handed down by a Kuwait City court today are a misguided response to the bombing of Imam…

September 15, 2015

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New report: Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram in Cameroon and abused by security forces

Boko Haram has slaughtered nearly 400 civilians in northern Cameroon, while a heavy-handed response by security forces and inhumane prison…

September 15, 2015

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International Human Rights Body Rules in Favor of Prisoner Nearly Executed by California

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR) ruled that the human rights of a former death row prisoner were violated…

September 15, 2015