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May 9, 2018
Protest Leader Becomes Armenia’s Prime Minister
Weeks of Demonstrations Culminate in Landmark Election
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May 9, 2018
Time to Seek Hard Commitments on Uzbekistan’s Human Rights Record
UN Peer Review Should Press for Systemic Reforms
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May 8, 2018
Somaliland: Prosecutions Threaten Free Expression
Repeal Provisions that Criminalize Free Speech
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May 8, 2018
Cambodia: Coerced Sale of Last Independent Newspaper
Phnom Penh Post Sold to Hun Sen-Linked Company Ahead of July Elections
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May 8, 2018
Israel Orders Human Rights Watch Official Deported
Government-Compiled Dossier Accuses Organization of Promoting Boycotts
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May 8, 2018
UN Security Council: Refer Myanmar to ICC
Stand Up for Rohingya Victims of Crimes Against Humanity
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May 8, 2018
“No One Should See Such a Day”
Suicide Attacks and Rising Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
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May 8, 2018
Another Transgender Woman Killed in Pakistan
Investigate Slew of Attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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May 8, 2018
Côte d’Ivoire: Justice for 2010-11 Crimes Stagnates
Rights Groups Urge President to Support Fair, Credible Trials
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