Commentary
Atrocities as the New Normal
Where there once was outrage and demands for action, complacency has set in. How did it come to this?
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“We Used to Be Brothers”
Self-Defense Group Abuses in Central Mali
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“Let Posterity Judge”
Violence and Discrimination against LGBT people in Malawi
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South Sudan: Soldiers Attack Civilians in Western Region
Abuses by Both Sides Underline Need for Justice
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News ReleaseMali: Dangerous Upsurge in Abuse by Ethnic Militias
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CommentaryCan Algorithms Save Us from Human Error?
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DispatchesTackling Hate Speech in Ethiopia
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News ReleaseDR Congo: Mass Rape Trial Crucial for Justice
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CommentaryUS Gift to Sudan
Giving Girls a Future
A special interactive feature on empowering pregnant girls and adolescent mothers in to stay in school.
Witness: Tobacco Farmers Kept in the Dark
Tobacco companies fail to warn Zimbabwe’s farmers of nicotine poisoning’s dangers. Human Rights Watch researcher Margaret Wurth spoke to one family about their experiences farming tobacco.
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Interactives More Interactives
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They Said We Are Their Slaves
This report documents 305 cases of rape and sexual slavery by members of armed groups between early 2013 and mid-2017. The predominantly Muslim Seleka and the largely Christian and animist militia known as “anti-balaka,” two main parties to the conflict, have used sexual violence as revenge for perceived support of those on the other side of the sectarian divide.
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THE UNRAVELLING: The Central African Republic Crisis
The Unravelling: Journey Through The Central African Republic Crisis
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