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Recent Corrections
A previous version of this dispatch recorded paraphrased remarks as a quote.
The news release has been updated to indicate the correct period of time since the previous draft law on domestic violence was withdrawn.
3/3/23: This press release has been updated to reflect the correct time Kem Sokha spent in pre-trial detention.
* Please note that this letter has been updated on 28.02.23 to reflect the organizations that added their signature after publication.
February 24, 2023: This press release has been updated to reflect that on February 24, another opposition figure and member of the National Salvation Front, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, was arrested.
This news release has been updated to reflect that the then-UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders demanded Salman Khairalla’s release in late 2019.
2/2/2023: This press release has been edited after publication to update casualty figures.
We removed an earlier map with incorrect shading originally posted to this page. We have corrected the error.
This press release has been updated to correctly reflect the name of the national coordinator of the environmental group Kalikasan, Jon Angelo Bonifacio.
1/26/2023: This press release has been updated to reflect the correct date on which the general prosecutor ordered the release of all suspects detained in connection with the explosion in Beirut's port.