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Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Liberty Square on August 16 holding up posters of 3 people wanted: the prosecutor Hou Kuan-ren, who investigated the Zhou Ren-shen case and Tai Ji Men case in 1996; Director Lin Qing-zong and Deputy Director Chen Ying-jin of the Administrative Enforcement Agency. The people were accusing the Prosecutor who processed the case based on “a trace of shadow flashed in the eye” and stole 24 years from them. This is 21st century!

A view of the entrance to Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland, headquarters of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Myanmar authorities should immediately drop all charges against the free-speech activist and poet Maung Saungkha, Human Rights Watch said on August 20. Maung Saungkha is to appear in court on August 21, 2020 to face accusations of organizing a protest demanding an end to internet restrictions in the conflict-affected Rakhine and Chin states.

Thai authorities should immediately drop all charges and unconditionally release prominent pro-democracy activists arbitrarily detained for their role in peaceful protests, Human Rights Watch said on August 20, 2020. On August 19, 2020, Thai police separately arrested Arnon Nampha, Baramee Chairat, Suwanna Tanlek, and Korakot Saengyenphan, charged them with sedition and other offenses, and jailed them.

A street scene in Amman, Jordan.

Jordanian authorities have used a sweeping gag order, harassment, and arrests to limit media coverage of ongoing protests stemming from the arbitrary closure of the Jordanian Teachers’ Syndicate on July 25, 2020, Human Rights Watch said on August 18, 2020. Police beat two journalists who covered the protests. Restrictions on teachers’ protest coverage reflected a broader degradation of press freedom in recent years.

Tai Ji Men dizi James and Vivian and their children hold a sign to denounce the Taiwan government’s human rights abuses against Tai Ji Men in front of the Washington Monument and in the Lincoln Memorial on August 16, 2020.

The Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk, Belarus.

Vulnerable people in developing countries like Bangladesh are expected to be hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rwandan authorities have not conducted a credible and transparent investigation into the suspicious death in police custody of Kizito Mihigo, a well-known singer. It is essential to carry out an effective, independent investigation with the involvement of foreign experts, including the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions.