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Recent Corrections

  • West Bank: Israel Responsible for Rising Settler Violence

    April 17, 2024: This report was adjusted to clarify that the human rights organization, Haqel: In Defense of Human Right, petitioned the Israeli High Court to instruct the army to protect five Palestinian communities from displacement threats and allow displaced families from Khirbet Zanuta to return, where the Israeli state attorney, in a February 20 response, claimed that no forced displacement had occurred in Khirbet Zanuta.

  • Thailand: Halt Forced Returns to Myanmar

    This news release has been updated to accurately reflect the number of refugees that have fled Myanmar to neighboring countries as of March 2024.

  • ‘Foreign Agent’ Laws Spread as EU Dithers to Support Civil Society

    This text has been edited to reflect the correct contents of the draft law that the Georgian ruling party introduced to parliament.

  • Seychelles: Rights Concerns in High-Profile Case

    The Attorney General of Seychelles responded to Human Rights Watch’s letter on April 3, 2024. He stated in the letter that the defense was always provided ample time to respond to evidence well in advance of trial including where new disclosures occurred. The Attorney General also disclosed that the both the trial court and court of appeal refused Laura Valabhji's bail applications on grounds that she may abscond or interfere with the course of justice while Mukesh Valabhji has not applied for bail since being charged.

  • Reject Saudi Bid to Chair UN Women’s Rights Forum

    This article has been updated to reflect that the March 22 confirmation will take place at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

  • India: Authorities Revoke Visa Privileges of Diaspora Critics

    The news release was updated to reflect that Professor Nitasha Kaul had sought to visit India to attend a conference on the constitution and had denied any allegations of animosity towards India.

  • Indonesia Officially Adopts Indonesian Term for ‘Jesus Christ’

    The dispatch “Indonesia Officially Adopts the Indonesian Term for ‘Jesus Christ’” was corrected to state that the Indonesian government has imposed the Arabic term “Isa al Masih” for Jesus Christ for the past seven decades, not six decades.

  • Breaking Barriers to Justice

    4/3/24: This report has been amended on page 28 where some details from the cases of two different anonymized survivors were mistakenly combined

  • “Everything is by the Power of the Weapon”

    3/18/2024: This report was adjusted on page 20 to clarify that Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham maintains control over most of Idlib governorate.

  • Interview: Building the Evidence for Crimes Committed in Israel on October 7

    February 1, 2024: This interview  has been updated to reflect the death of Tamir Adar, which was announced by authorities in January 2024.