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The Israel Defense Forces began aerial bombardments on Gaza December 27, 2008, with the stated aim of suppressing Hamas rocket fire against Israel, and launched a ground offensive eight days later. Human Rights Watch researchers are now on the ground in Gaza.
Results of the ongoing investigation are published on this page >>
Five Years into the armed conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, the situation remains dire for civilians. The Sudanese government continues to disregard its international humanitarian law obligations and flout UN Security Council resolutions.
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Southern African leaders should adopt the proposed Gender and Development Protocol at their upcoming summit after amending it to include crucial provisions deleted in 2007.
Two weeks ago, the FBI released annual crime statistics showing that reported rapes were at a 20-year low. But some hard facts are missing from the good news.