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Rwanda Government Critic Dies in Custody on Day of Scheduled Release

Rights groups are demanding an independent autopsy and inquiry given Rwanda’s record of unexplained deaths of critics.

UN Reports 21 Executions and 4,000+ Arrests in Iran Since War Began

De Kock Denies Role in Cradock Four Killings as Inquest Hears Claims of Cover-Up

Pakistan Forms New Panel to Re-Examine Missing Persons Cases

March of Sacrifice Reaches Lima as Families, Youth and Transport Workers Demand Justice

Iran Denies Independent Medical Exam for Detained Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Hospitalized Twice After Mashhad Arrest, Family Says

Colombia Rescues 17 Minors Tied to Lev Tahor in Hotel Sweep

30 Years After Ogoni Nine Executions, Demands Intensify for Exoneration and Shell Accountability

Brazil Marks 50 Years Since Herzog’s Killing With Sé Ceremony, New Files and Military Justice Apology

Inquest Into Steve Biko’s Death Reopened on 48th Anniversary

Darín-Narrated Video and In-Absentia Trials Take Center Stage in 31st AMIA Anniversary

Search Collectives File Complaints Over Dignity Violations at Mexico City Forensic Institute

Iran Expands Digital Surveillance to Enforce Hijab Laws, UN Report Finds

Spanish Parents Accused of Selling 14-Year-Old Daughter for Forced Marriage