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June 14, 2018 Letter

Joint Letter to Ukraine's Minister of Interior Affairs and Prosecutor General Concerning Radical Groups

June 14, 2018 News Release

Ukraine: Investigate, Punish Hate Crimes

Violent Attacks by Radical Groups Increasing

Activists and supporters of the Azov civil corp, Svoboda (Freedom), Ukrainian nationalist parties and the far-right radical group Right Sector take part in a rally to mark Defender of Ukraine Day

June 7, 2018 News Release

Turkey: Elections Under State of Emergency

Q and A Looks at Context for Upcoming Snap Election

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s campaign posters read “Great Turkey wants a strong leader”, flying above election banners for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) he chairs, Galata Bridge, Istanbul, June 2018.

June 6, 2018 Letter

Joint Letter from Human Rights Watch and NGOs to Kim Jong-Un

June 6, 2018 Q & A

The EU General Data Protection Regulation

Questions and Answers

June 6, 2018 News Release

EU: Data Protection Rules Advance Privacy

Q&A Cites Need for Global Safeguards

June 5, 2018 Dispatches

Trump, the Eagles, and Police Killings

Are Black Americans Considered Threats When They Respond to Racial Injustice?

Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins (27) raises his fist during the national anthem with support from team mate Chris Long (56) prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.

June 4, 2018 News Release

US: FBI’s Encryption Statistics Inflated

Investigate Flawed ‘Going Dark’ Claims

June 4, 2018 Letter

Letter to Department of Justice Inspector General Requesting Investigation into FBI's Device Miscalculation

June 3, 2018 News Release

Bahrain: Exonerate, Free Nabeel Rajab

Prosecution Should Drop Charges in ‘Tweets Case’

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.

June 1, 2018 Dispatches

Denmark’s Face Veil Ban Latest in Harmful Trend

Restrictions Discriminate Against and Isolate Muslim Women

Women in niqab are pictured after the Danish Parliament banned the wearing of face veils in public, at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 31, 2018.

June 1, 2018 News Release

UAE: Award-Winning Activist Jailed For 10 Years

Ahmed Mansoor Sentenced for Social Media Posts

Ahmed Mansoor speaks to Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 30, 2011.

May 31, 2018 News Release

Egypt: Activists Arrested in Dawn Raids

Release Everyone Unfairly Detained

Wael Abbas (top left), Haitham Mohamadeen (top right), Shady Abu Zaid (bottom left), and Amal Fathy (bottom right), were all arrested this month for charges such as joining “a banned group” or “terrorist organization” and spreading “false news.”

May 29, 2018 Commentary

Kashmiris Need Justice, Not Just Development

An Indian police officer walks past a burning tire during a protest after Friday prayers in Srinagar, May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

May 23, 2018 News Release

India: Police Fatally Shoot Copper Plant Protesters

Investigate Alleged Use of Excessive Force

People shout slogans outisde the Tamil Nadu House during a protest, after at least 10 people were killed when police fired on protesters seeking closure of plant on environmental grounds in town of Thoothukudi in southern state of Tamil Nadu, in New Delhi

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