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Tai Ji Men dizi hold a banner that reads, “TAIWAN MUST END ITS 24-YEAR ILLEGAL TAX PERSECUTION OF TAI JI MEN,” in front of the Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy in Cupertino, California on August 15, 2020.

A mosque in Khair Khana, Kabul , Afghanistan.

Thai authorities should immediately drop all charges and unconditionally release the prominent Thammasat University student activist Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Human Rights Watch said on August 15, 2020. Police are reportedly planning to arrest at least 31 other people, including many student movement leaders, in the coming days, Human Rights Watch has learned.

Witnesses and sexual abuse survivors who could provide evidence in an investigation of the Haitian Football Federation (Fédération Haïtienne De Football, FHF) president, Yves Jean-Bart, have reported efforts to intimidate them in Haiti and the United States, Human Rights Watch said on August 14, 2020. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), football’s world governing body, and the authorities in Haiti and the United States should adopt prompt and effective measures to protect them.

View of Minsk, capital of Belarus.

Local, state, and federal governments in the United States should move beyond superficial changes and fundamentally rethink public safety by reducing the scope of policing, investing in community services, and ensuring abusive officers are held accountable, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on August 12, 2020. A detailed description of the pervasive problems with policing is included in the report, along with “14 Recommendations for Police Reform.”

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should ensure an effective investigation into the apparent murder of four members of President Felix Tshisekedi’s political party.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union should urgently and publicly speak out against the Zimbabwe government’s crackdown on peaceful anti-corruption protests on July 31, 2020.

Pakistani authorities should follow up a recent Supreme Court decision and cease using the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to detain critics of the government, Human Rights Watch said on August 06, 2020. The authorities should investigate and prosecute NAB officials responsible for unlawful arrests and other abuses.

Friday prayers in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.