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Tag: Human Rights Watch

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A Beauty Queen Accuses Former Gambian President of Rape: ‘I Literally Stumbled Out of There’

June 25, 2019June 27, 2019DIONNE SEARCEYComments Off on A Beauty Queen Accuses Former Gambian President of Rape: ‘I Literally Stumbled Out of There’

Victims of the ex-President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, are coming forward to describe abuses during his brutal, 22-year regime. Will he face justice?

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Egypt Quietly Buries Former President Morsi, Muting Coverage of Death

June 18, 2019June 19, 2019DECLAN WALSHComments Off on Egypt Quietly Buries Former President Morsi, Muting Coverage of Death

The country’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, was buried at dawn in a furtive and closely guarded ceremony. Reporters were barred.

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Evidence Links Colombia Army Chief to Civilian Slayings

May 25, 2019The Associated PressComments Off on Evidence Links Colombia Army Chief to Civilian Slayings

Documents provided to The Associated Press appear to tie the embattled head of Colombia’s army to the alleged cover-up of civilian killings a decade ago.

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Brunei Says It Won’t Execute Gays After Protests of Stoning Law

May 6, 2019AUSTIN RAMZYComments Off on Brunei Says It Won’t Execute Gays After Protests of Stoning Law

Opponents say the shift leaves in place many other harsh provisions, meaning pressure continues to revoke the new penal code.

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Myanmar’s Highest Court Upholds Conviction of Reuters Journalists

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019RICHARD C. PADDOCK and SAW NANGComments Off on Myanmar’s Highest Court Upholds Conviction of Reuters Journalists

The reporters, U Wa Lone and U Kyaw Soe Oo, won a Pulitzer Prize earlier this month for their reporting on a military massacre of Rohingya Muslims.

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Tejshree Thapa, Defender of Human Rights in South Asia, Dies at 52

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019KATHARINE Q. SEELYEComments Off on Tejshree Thapa, Defender of Human Rights in South Asia, Dies at 52

Her investigations sought to establish mass rape and sexual enslavement as crimes against humanity. She also spent time in the field with survivors.

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As Elections Near, Duterte Adds Dozens Seeking Office to His Deadly Drug List

March 15, 2019JASON GUTIERREZComments Off on As Elections Near, Duterte Adds Dozens Seeking Office to His Deadly Drug List

Just two months ahead of voting across the Philippines, the president is accused of using his drug war to terrorize political opponents.

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Murders of Religious Minorities in India Go Unpunished, Report Finds

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019KAI SCHULTZComments Off on Murders of Religious Minorities in India Go Unpunished, Report Finds

Human Rights Watch said the police have stalled investigations into some vigilante-style murders of Muslims and lower-caste Indians.

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Rights Groups Seek U.N. Inquiry Into China’s Mass Detention of Muslims

February 4, 2019NICK CUMMING-BRUCEComments Off on Rights Groups Seek U.N. Inquiry Into China’s Mass Detention of Muslims

The organizations, citing reports of widespread abuses in western China, presented the issue as a test of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s credibility.

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Christian Politician in Indonesia Is Freed After Blasphemy Prison Term

January 23, 2019HANNAH BEECHComments Off on Christian Politician in Indonesia Is Freed After Blasphemy Prison Term

After serving his sentence for blasphemy against Islam, a former Jakarta governor finds that religion still roils Indonesian politics.

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