Cuba: Stop Imprisoning Peaceful Dissidents
(Washington, DC) – The conviction of six dissidents in summary trials for doing no more than exercising their fundamental rights highlights the continuing abuse of the criminal justice system to...
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View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Drop Charges Against Human Rights Lawyer
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View ArticleEgypt: Prosecute Sexual Assaults on Protesters
Tweet Widget Facebook Like There is an escalating pattern of physical attacks by Egyptian military and police officers against women and male protesters, journalists, and activists in Cairo, some of...
View ArticleLibya: Militia Should Transfer Journalists to State
Tweet Widget Facebook Like A Tripoli-based militia from Misrata should immediately transfer to the Libyan government two illegally detained British journalists and the three Libyans who were traveling...
View ArticleCuba: Stop Imprisoning Peaceful Dissidents
The conviction of six dissidents in summary trials for doing no more than exercising their fundamental rights highlights the continuing abuse of the criminal justice system to repress dissent in Cuba....
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