August 18, 2017
The Rights Weekender
![The above image is a screenshot from a video posted on July 24, 2017 showing the apparent summary execution by LNA fighters of 20 prisoners, whom the commander, believed to be ICC suspect Mahmoud Al-Werfalli (wearing cap), accuses of “terrorism.”](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_libya_werfalli.jpg?itok=sCu5l5CC)
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
Free Hisham Al-Omeisy and Others Held Arbitrarily
Bogus Tax Investigation Threatens to Close Turan News Agency
Call for Police to Shoot Activists ‘Reprehensible’
Muslim Minority Group Faces Persecution, Abuse in Burma
Mehdi Karroubi Under House Arrest for 6 Years
Conference Organizer, Attendees Accused of Violating Public Assembly Ban
Election Campaign Marred by Severe Restrictions on Free Expression