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- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF BELARUS:Three executions feared in as many weeks amid ‘sudden and shameful purge’ of death row
- 8 December 2016 / Region:REPUBLIC OF BELARUS / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty
- International SecretariatCONFLICT MINERALS AGREEMENT REACHED AS EXEMPTIONS ADDED
- 8 December 2016 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES:Lawmakers must urgently oppose attempts to reintroduce death penalty
- 7 December 2016 / Region:REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty
- International SecretariatJAMAICA:Illegal police tactics fuel scores of murders and sow culture of fear
- 4 December 2016 / Region:JAMAICA / Topic:
- International SecretariatPalm Oil: Global brands profiting from child and forced labour
- 2 December 2016 / Region: / Topic:Business and Human Rights
- International SecretariatUNION OF MYANMAR:Bangladesh pushes back Rohingya refugees amid collective punishment in Myanmar
- 1 December 2016 / Region:UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants
- International SecretariatMALAYSIA:End crackdown on Bersih activists
- 29 November 2016 / Region:MALAYSIA / Topic:
- International SecretariatCUBA:Fidel Castro’s human rights legacy: A tale of two worlds
- 29 November 2016 / Region:CUBA / Topic:
- International SecretariatISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA:10 anti-slavery activists released
- 29 November 2016 / Region:ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA / Topic:
- International SecretariatRUSSIAN FEDERATION:Decision to pull out of the Rome Statute is a blow to international justice
- 24 November 2016 / Region:RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF KENYA:Government officials coercing refugees back to war-torn Somalia
- 23 November 2016 / Region:REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants
- International SecretariatUNITED STATES OF AMERICA:Voting and the death penalty
- 22 November 2016 / Region:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty
- International SecretariatFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA:Fire and demolitions that left 30,000 homeless must be urgently investigated
- 19 November 2016 / Region:FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Forced Eviction
- International SecretariatUNION OF MYANMAR:Prison reforms must respect human rights
- 18 November 2016 / Region:UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:
- International SecretariatARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT:Freeze of torture rehabilitation centre’s financial assets a cruel blow to human rights
- 16 November 2016 / Region:ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:
- International SecretariatAUSTRALIA:AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES EXTREME STEP IN SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITY
- 16 November 2016 / Region:AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE:Continued pregnancy ban in schools and failure to protect rights is threatening teenage girls’ futures
- 15 November 2016 / Region:REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights
- International SecretariatKINGDOM OF CAMBODIA:Opposition politician sentenced to seven years over alleged Facebook post
- 12 November 2016 / Region:KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:
- International SecretariatJAPAN:Man hanged as secretive executions continue
- 11 November 2016 / Region:JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty
- International SecretariatBOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA:Authorities deny medical care to severely ill imprisoned opposition leader
- 10 November 2016 / Region:BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic: