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DR Congo: Wanted Warlord Preys on Civilians
Arrest Guidon and His Abusive Commanders; Investigate Army Backers
![Congolese authorities have not arrested a rebel commander wanted for multiple crimes under a June 2019 warrant even as his forces have continued to carry out summary killings, rapes and sexual slavery, extortion, and forced recruitment of children.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202005AFR_DRC_NDC-R_Abuses.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=dYuvRCsD)
Saudi Arabia to Host Women’s Summit While Women Activists Sit Behind Bars
Until Activists Are Free, Talk of Reform Rings Hollow
![Prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul had been on hunger strike for six days before Saudi authorities finally allowed her parents to visit on August 31, according to family members. Al-Hathloul had spent almost three months before that in incommunicado detention.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009mena_saudi%20arabia_loujain.jpg?h=c33107fd&itok=ZABV8hy7)
Saudi Arabia: Alleged Child Offenders Face Death Sentences
Reform to Curb Death Penalty for Children Leaves Glaring Exceptions
![Men hold placards bearing portraits of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, whose execution sparked demonstrations in 2016 by the country's minority Shia citizens against systematic governmental discrimination. Some of the alleged child offenders currently on trial were accused of attending similar protests.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010mena_saudi_child.jpg?h=82ef9a1a&itok=_37Qust8)
Sri Lanka: Forced Anal Exams in Homosexuality Prosecutions
Police, Judicial Officers Should End Arbitrary Arrests, Torture of LGBT People
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North Korea: Horrific Pretrial Detention System
Torture, Lack of Due Process, Arbitrary Punishment, Corruption Rampant
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Cuba’s Government Targets Social Media Influencers
YouTubers Have Faced Police Harassment and Death Threats
![Screenshot from a video showing Ruhama Fernández.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010americas_cuba_RuhamaFern%C3%A1ndez.jpg?h=03f7ed9b&itok=1rNQ7zc-)
Cameroon: Opposition Leaders, Supporters Detained
Release Those Held Arbitrarily; End Crackdown on Dissent
![Demonstrators stopped by gendarmes and police in Bafang, West Cameroon, on September 22, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010africa_cameroon_bafang.jpg?h=732f7c29&itok=uqwrrRod)
Immigration Detention in Saudi Arabia During Covid-19
A Case-Study on the Treatment of Ethiopian Migrants
Mauritania: Free Activists Held on Blasphemy Charges
Detained for 8 Months, Facing Possible Death Sentences
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Japan: Raise Rights on Trip to Vietnam, Indonesia
Prime Minister Suga Should Use Favorable Position to Advocate Reforms
![Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010asia_japan_suga.jpg?h=1229d1e9&itok=pDwI1JSI)
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Pro democracy demonstrators face water canons as police try to clear the protest venue in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010asia_thailand_watercannon.jpg?h=7f50cd2f&itok=dKufUjRQ)
Thailand: Water Cannon Used Against Peaceful Activists
Protesters, Journalist Arrested Under Draconian Emergency Decree
![Pro democracy demonstrators face water canons as police try to clear the protest venue in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010asia_thailand_watercannon.jpg?h=7f50cd2f&itok=dKufUjRQ)
Brazil: Stop Harassing Environmental Defenders
Judicial Action by Environment Minister Threatens Free Speech
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