August 5, 2016
The Rights Weekender
![2016-08-crd-nauru-child protest](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/nauru_1.jpg?itok=OkQZdLqq)
August 5, 2016
Armenia: Arbitrary Detentions, Brutal Beatings
Authorities Round Up, Detain Protest Leaders
![2016-8-eca-armenia-arrest](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/download_1.jpg?itok=TuZmAMeM)
![The venue for Uganda’s Pride 2016 pageant that police raided on August 4, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/1e3a5896.jpg?itok=BC4cqE-3)
August 5, 2016
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
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August 5, 2016
Quote of the Week Twitter Poll
August 5, 2016
Gambia: Opposition Politician’s Death Must Prompt Human Rights Reform
Sandeng died after being arrested for protesting for electoral reform.
![Opposition supporters demonstrate on April 16, 2016 in the Gambian capital, Banjul, following the death in custody of opposition activist Solo Sandeng.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/getty_gambia_photo_oped.jpeg?itok=D0GY2sEm)
August 5, 2016
Oman: Journalists Arrested for Criticizing Judiciary
Attempt to Silence Press Critiques
![Following the arrest of editor-in-chief Ibrahim al-Ma’mari, Omani Newspaper Azamn published a blank front page in protest, after authorities allegedly threatened the publication to avoid coverage of the arrest.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/screen_shot_2016-08-05_at_11.22.16_am_oman.png?itok=UJTE2Ll4)
August 5, 2016
Jordan/United States: Transfer 70,000 Trapped Syrians
Appalling Conditions, Little Food in Barren Border Area
![Jordan syrian refugees trapped](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx22fg3-sized.jpg?itok=Ubux3IY6)
August 5, 2016
Turkey: Judges, Prosecutors Unfairly Jailed
Pretrial Detention, Unfair Dismissals, Asset Freezes Follow Failed Coup
![Members of police special forces keep watch from an armored vehicle in front of the Justice Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 18, 2016. © 2016 Baz Ratner/Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-eca-turkey-photo-01.jpg?itok=WB6oFont)
August 4, 2016
Canada Launches Historic Inquiry into Violence Against Indigenous Women
Inquiry Should Examine Police Misconduct, Accountability Gaps
![Canada's Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett (L), Status of Women Minister Patricia Hajdu (2nd L) and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould look on as Algonquin leader Claudette Commanda (R) says a prayer at the start of a news conference](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-canada-americas-bennett-indigenous-women-rights.jpg?itok=XWZoi5po)
August 4, 2016
Dispatches: Small Step Towards Prosecutions for Abuses in Somalia
Uganda Holds First Public Court Martial in Somalia
![A commuter taxi drives past an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) armoured vehicle, December 2010](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-8-somalia-amisom.jpg?itok=JR2fcqZr)
August 4, 2016
Saudi Arabia: Women Are 'Changing the Game'
As Olympics Open, Government Should Lower Hurdles to Sport
![At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Sarah Attar represents Saudi Arabia as the country's first Olympic female runner, competing in the women’s 800 meters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/main_photo.jpg?itok=3s19wRZh)
August 4, 2016
Tajikistan: Government Critic Facing Prison
Businessman Sentenced, Beaten After Speaking Out About Corruption
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August 4, 2016