August 9, 2016
DR Congo: Human Rights Watch Researcher Barred
Work Permit Denial Reflects Curbs on Free Speech, Rights Monitoring
![Ida Sawyer, senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/photographs/Ida_Sawyer_print.jpg?itok=4QNnh4F1)
Work Permit Denial Reflects Curbs on Free Speech, Rights Monitoring
Authorities Act After Protestors Are Violently Attacked By Police
Around the World, Indigenous Peoples Suffer Violence, Discrimination, and Exclusion
Exposing Graft Cost Official His Job, Led to Charges
Excessive Penalties and Vague Terms Will Lead to Self-censorship