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A screenshot of the video showing soldiers taking a woman and a child to the place where they would be later killed in Zelevet, Far North region, Cameroon, 2015.

September 23, 2020

Cameroon: Soldiers Get 10 Years for Murder of Civilians

On September 21, a military court in Cameroon sentenced 4 soldiers to 10 years in prison and 1 other to 2 years for the brutal killing of 2 women and 2 children in 2015.

United States

September 22, 2020
News Release
US: Officials’ Pandemic Response Impaired Right to Vote
United States

September 23, 2020
Commentary
US Needs to Address Economic Hardship, Rights Impacts of Covid-19

Komala Ramachandra

Senior Researcher, Business and Human Rights

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Komala_chandra

Lena Simet

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Poverty and Inequality

@LenaSimet
@LenaSimet
Europe/Central Asia

September 23, 2020
Report
Turkmenistan: Denial, Inaction Worsen Food Crisis

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September 24, 2020 News Release

Australia: Harsh Police Response During Covid-19
September 23, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Stop Prosecuting Peaceful Protesters
September 23, 2020 Dispatches

Syria’s 100 Dollar Barrier to Return
September 23, 2020 Dispatches

UK Seeks to Stop Justice for War Crimes
September 23, 2020 Dispatches

Lebanon Risks Another Trash Crisis
September 22, 2020 Dispatches

Pakistan Court’s Mental Health Ruling Promises Reform
September 22, 2020 News Release

China: Quash Verdict Against Outspoken Tycoon
September 22, 2020 Dispatches

Russian Repression a Persistent Reality in Crimea
September 22, 2020 Commentary

The Urgent Need to Reform Colombia’s Security Policies

Published In Americas Quarterly
September 22, 2020 Dispatches

European Commission Should Defend Asylum Seekers' Rights
September 22, 2020 Commentary

The Netherlands’ Action Against Syria: A New Path to Justice

Published In Just Security
September 21, 2020 Commentary

U.S. War Crimes in Yemen: Stop Looking the Other Way

Published In Foreign Policy in Focus
September 21, 2020 Dispatches

Sudanese Artists Imprisoned for Pro-Democracy Chants

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Reports

September 23, 2020 Report

Turkmenistan: Denial, Inaction Worsen Food Crisis

Pandemic Compounds People’s Struggle for Affordable Food
September 22, 2020 Report

What Democracy Looks Like

Protecting Voting Rights in the US during the Covid-19 Pandemic
September 21, 2020 Report

Morocco: Espionage Case Against Outspoken Journalist

Omar Radi Abusively Jailed on Charges That Seem Flimsy, Political
September 17, 2020 Report

“They Have Robbed Me of My Life”

Xenophobic Violence Against Non-Nationals in South Africa

Africa

September 23, 2020
News Release
Cameroon: Soldiers Get 10 Years for Murder of Civilians

September 21, 2020 Dispatches

Sudanese Artists Imprisoned for Pro-Democracy Chants

September 21, 2020 News Release

Cameroon: Heightened Crackdown on Opposition
Americas

September 22, 2020
Commentary
The Urgent Need to Reform Colombia’s Security Policies

Juan Pappier

Americas Researcher

Published in: Americas Quarterly

September 21, 2020 Commentary

Latin America’s Support for Justice in Philippines

Published In Infobae

September 16, 2020 News Release

Venezuela: UN Inquiry Finds Crimes Against Humanity
Asia

September 24, 2020
News Release
Australia: Harsh Police Response During Covid-19

September 23, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Stop Prosecuting Peaceful Protesters

September 22, 2020 Dispatches

Pakistan Court’s Mental Health Ruling Promises Reform
Europe/Central Asia

September 23, 2020
Dispatches
UK Seeks to Stop Justice for War Crimes

Clive Baldwin

Senior Legal Adviser

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cliveabaldwin

September 22, 2020 Dispatches

Russian Repression a Persistent Reality in Crimea

September 22, 2020 Dispatches

European Commission Should Defend Asylum Seekers' Rights
Middle East/North Africa

September 23, 2020
Dispatches
Syria’s 100 Dollar Barrier to Return

Sara Kayyali

Syria Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division

@skayyali1
@skayyali1

September 23, 2020 Dispatches

Lebanon Risks Another Trash Crisis

September 22, 2020 Commentary

The Netherlands’ Action Against Syria: A New Path to Justice

Published In Just Security
United States

United States

September 23, 2020
Commentary
US Needs to Address Economic Hardship, Rights Impacts of Covid-19

Komala Ramachandra

Senior Researcher, Business and Human Rights

Komala_chandra
Komala_chandra

Lena Simet

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Poverty and Inequality

@LenaSimet
@LenaSimet

September 22, 2020 Letter

Groups Urge NYPD Inspector General to Audit the NYPD “Gang Database.”

September 22, 2020 News Release

US: Officials’ Pandemic Response Impaired Right to Vote

Arms

July 31, 2020
Commentary
Treaty Banning Cluster Munitions Turns 10, but Without the US

Mary Wareham

Advocacy Director, Arms Division

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marywareham

Published in: Just Security

July 29, 2020 News Release

US: Join Allies in Banning Cluster Munitions

June 16, 2020 Dispatches

Italy Should Stop Arms Transfer to Egypt
Business

United States

September 23, 2020
Commentary
US Needs to Address Economic Hardship, Rights Impacts of Covid-19

Komala Ramachandra

Senior Researcher, Business and Human Rights

Komala_chandra
Komala_chandra

Lena Simet

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Poverty and Inequality

@LenaSimet
@LenaSimet

September 8, 2020 Commentary

Big Tech's Heavy Hand Around the Globe

Published In Foreign Policy in Focus

September 1, 2020 Commentary

Global Gold Supply Chains Just Got Riskier

Published In LBMA
Children's Rights

September 21, 2020
Commentary
Brazil: Revoke Regulation Curtailing Abortion Access

September 11, 2020 Commentary

“Years don’t wait for them”: 5 Things to Do Now to Protect Children’s Rights During Covid-19

Published In Global Washington

September 11, 2020 Dispatches

Eritrea Busses Thousands of Students to Military Camp
Crisis and Conflict

September 14, 2020
News Release
Yemen: Aid Obstruction Puts Millions at Risk

September 10, 2020 News Release

Social Media Platforms Remove War Crimes Evidence

August 28, 2020 News Release

Syria: Restart Efforts to Find Victims Kidnapped by ISIS
Disability Rights

September 22, 2020
Dispatches
Pakistan Court’s Mental Health Ruling Promises Reform

Saroop Ijaz

Senior Counsel, Asia Division

@saroopijaz
@saroopijaz

September 15, 2020 News Release

Australia: Deaths of Prisoners with Disabilities

September 8, 2020 News Release

Fellowship Honors Disability Rights Icon Marca Bristo
Environment

September 21, 2020
Dispatches
Kosovo Lead Poisoning Victims Still Awaiting Justice

Katharina Rall

Researcher, Environment and Human Rights Division

@katha_nina
@katha_nina

September 11, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Free Detained Youth, Environmental Activists

August 26, 2020 News Release

Brazil: Amazon Fires Affect Health of Thousands
Free Speech

September 23, 2020
News Release
Myanmar: Stop Prosecuting Peaceful Protesters

September 22, 2020 News Release

China: Quash Verdict Against Outspoken Tycoon

September 17, 2020 Commentary

Thailand’s ‘Bad Students’ are Rising Up for Democracy and Change

Published In The Washington Post
Health

September 24, 2020
News Release
Australia: Harsh Police Response During Covid-19

September 23, 2020 Dispatches

Lebanon Risks Another Trash Crisis

September 9, 2020 Dispatches

Ecuador’s Assembly Approves Bill Furthering the Right to Health
International Justice

September 22, 2020
Commentary
The Netherlands’ Action Against Syria: A New Path to Justice

Balkees Jarrah

Associate Director, International Justice Program

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balkeesjarrah

Published in: Just Security

September 21, 2020 Letter

Non-Governmental Organizations, Faith-Based Groups, Legal Professionals, Experts, and Former Government Officials Unequivocally Oppose U.S. Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court

September 17, 2020 Dispatches

Liberia’s President Should Showcase Justice on International Stage
LGBT Rights

September 10, 2020
Dispatches
Video Demonstrates Chechnya Leadership’s Brutality

Kyle Knight

Senior Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

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knightktm

Tanya Lokshina

Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

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TanyaLokshina

September 9, 2020 Dispatches

Ecuador’s Assembly Approves Bill Furthering the Right to Health

September 8, 2020 Dispatches

Caster Semenya Loses Appeal for Equal Treatment
Migrants

September 18, 2020
News Release
Lebanon: New Safeguards for Migrant Domestic Workers

September 14, 2020 Dispatches

Hardships for Lebanon’s Migrant Domestic Workers Rise

September 12, 2020 Dispatches

Greece’s Moria Camp Fire: What’s Next?
Refugee Rights

September 22, 2020
Dispatches
European Commission Should Defend Asylum Seekers' Rights

Philippe Dam

Advocacy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

@Philippe_Dam
@Philippe_Dam

Eva Cossé

Researcher, Western Europe

Eva_Cosse
Eva_Cosse

September 14, 2020 Dispatches

Hardships for Lebanon’s Migrant Domestic Workers Rise

September 12, 2020 Dispatches

Greece’s Moria Camp Fire: What’s Next?
Technology and Rights

September 11, 2020
Commentary
“Years don’t wait for them”: 5 Things to Do Now to Protect Children’s Rights During Covid-19

Zama Neff

Executive Director, Children’s Rights Division

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ZamaHRW

Published in: Global Washington

September 22, 2020 Letter

Groups Urge NYPD Inspector General to Audit the NYPD “Gang Database.”

September 10, 2020 News Release

Social Media Platforms Remove War Crimes Evidence
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

September 21, 2020
News Release
Cameroon: Heightened Crackdown on Opposition

September 16, 2020 News Release

India: Arrests of Activists Politically Motivated

September 10, 2020 News Release

Social Media Platforms Remove War Crimes Evidence
Torture

September 16, 2020
Commentary
How to Answer Iraq’s Dangerous Failure to Put a Stop to Torture

Belkis Wille

Senior Researcher, Crisis and Conflict Division

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belkiswille

Published in: Just Security

September 16, 2020 Commentary

Justice Is Needed for Belarus

Published In The Moscow Times

September 15, 2020 Letter

Bahrain: Joint Letter to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Delegates
United Nations

September 21, 2020
Dispatches
Kosovo Lead Poisoning Victims Still Awaiting Justice

Katharina Rall

Researcher, Environment and Human Rights Division

@katha_nina
@katha_nina

September 17, 2020 Dispatches

Liberia’s President Should Showcase Justice on International Stage

September 16, 2020 News Release

Australia to Appear Before UN Rights Council in January
Women's Rights

September 21, 2020
Commentary
Brazil: Revoke Regulation Curtailing Abortion Access

September 18, 2020 Dispatches

Mourning the Death of Feminist Icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 18, 2020 Dispatches

Afghan Women Win Fight for Their Own Identity