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Cuba: Four Years After an Unjust Conviction, Afro-Cuban Artists Remain Imprisoned for Expressing Themselves
The conviction of rapper Maykel Castillo Pérez ‘Osorbo’ and visual artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara starkly exposed how the Cuban authorities use the criminal justice system to punish dissident artists and…
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Pakistan: Authorities Must Immediately Release Baloch Activists Handed Life Sentences Following Secret Trial
This verdict demonstrates how Pakistan’s anti-terrorism laws are being cynically misused to silence peaceful dissent.
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Uganda: Authorities Must Investigate Unlawful Detention and Deportation of Kenyan Human Rights Lawyer
Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua’s detention and subsequent deportation from Uganda are unlawful and outrageous.
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Saudi Arabia: Almost 100 People Executed so Far This Year as Dozens More Remain on Death Row for Drug-Related Offenses
Saudi Arabia continues to execute people for offenses that should never be punished by death under international law and standards.
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EU Must Abandon Afghanistan Deportation Plans and Stop Readmission Talks With the Taliban
It is unconscionable that the EU would try and deport people to Afghanistan, which has only become more dangerous in the meantime.
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Burkina Faso: Prominent Journalist Serge Oulon Forcibly Disappeared Two Years On
Burkina Faso’s authorities should urgently account for the journalist Serge Oulon, who was forcibly disappeared two years ago.
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U.S.-Iran Deal Must Center Human Rights and Region Must See Real and Sustainable End to Hostilities
A framework agreement that temporarily halts fighting but ignores human rights risks becoming a shield behind which impunity, occupation and repression continue indefinitely.
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Iran: Deadly Drone Strikes on Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Should Be Investigated as War Crimes – New Research
Iranian air strikes killed and injured civilians in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in violation of international humanitarian law.
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Tunisia: Quash Unjust Convictions of Anti-Racism Activists Saadia Mosbah and Mnemty StaffÂ
Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Saadia Mosbah and quash the conviction against her and the other Mnemty staff and collaborators.
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Honduras: Cedeño Won’t Disappear, it Will Relocate and PersevereÂ
The coastal community of Cedeño, in the Gulf of Fonseca, is facing a human rights crisis caused by the impacts of climate change.
