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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS July 30, 2015 Follow us on:

Guinea: Security Force Excesses, Crimes Photo © 2015 Getty Images Some members of Guinea’s security forces used excessive lethal force, engaged in abusive conduct, and displayed a lack of political neutrality when responding to election-related opposition protests in April and May. According to hospital records reviewed by Human Rights Watch, at least two protesters were killed and 146 people wounded during the violence in the capital, Conakry, including at least 37 who were shot. Doctors who treated the wounded said the vast majority of the wounded were opposition supporters. The security forces said that at least 77 policemen and gendarmes were wounded, 28 seriously, as they responded to the often violent protests. Read more » share on:

Malaysia: End Website Blocking, Politicized Investigations Blocking a website and threatening critics with prosecution will not make the firestorm over alleged government corruption go away. Instead of engaging in repression, the Malaysian government should lift the bans and properly address the allegations swirling around it. See the Latest News in Asia »   share on:

Dispatches: France - Enough Tragic Deaths in Calais By Izza Leghtas Not all the people who have died trying to get to the UK from Calais have been named yet, but on Tuesday night, a young Sudanese man joined that tragic list. The man became the 9th person to die since June fleeing the squalor of Calais camps for the UK.  See the Latest News in Europe/Central Asia >>   share on:

Libya: Flawed Trial of Gaddafi Officials  The trial in which 32 Gaddafi-era officials were convicted on July 28, 2015, of serious crimes during Libya’s 2011 uprising was undermined by serious due process violations. Libya missed an important opportunity to deliver justice in the post-Gaddafi era. See the Latest News in the Middle East/North Africa »   share on:

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