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October 3, 2017 Dispatches

Yemen International Inquiry Offers Glimmer of Hope

Appoint Strong Experts, Press All Parties to Cooperate

Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to

October 3, 2017 Dispatches

A Good Move by Jordan for Syrian Children

New Policy Will Help Open School Doors

Syrian children attend class in a school in the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan, October 20, 2015. The school taught Syrian girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, but lacked electricity, heating, and running water.

October 3, 2017 News Release

Syria: First Atrocities Trials Held in Europe

Sweden, Germany Take Lead on Justice for Syrians

Illustration © 2017 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch

October 3, 2017 Interview

Step-by-step, Justice for Syrians

Swedish and German Authorities Pursuing Cases for War Crimes in Syria

October 2, 2017 Dispatches

UN Human Rights Council Confronts Venezuela

Critical to Keep up Pressure on Maduro

The name place sign of Venezuela is pictured on the country's desk at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 11, 2017.

October 2, 2017 Dispatches

Poor Transparency in Kentucky’s Private Probation Industry

ACLU Calls for Change

Kentucky Alternative Programs office in Shelbyville, KY

October 2, 2017 Commentary

Women Still Dying From Unsafe Abortions Despite the Law

Women look on as residents talk to police officers after an attack in Panda Nguo, Lamu County on the northern coast of Kenya July 11, 2014.

October 2, 2017 Witness

Witness: Syrians Thrust Back into War

Refugees in Jordan Suffer Collective Expulsions to Syria

A lone man crosses Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The camp population fell from 203,000 during its peak in April 2013 to 80,000 by July 2017.

October 2, 2017 News Release

Jordan: Syrian Refugees Being Summarily Deported

No Due Process Protection; Risk of Serious Harm

Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, seen here in September 2015, has become a symbol of the refugee crisis.

October 2, 2017 Commentary

New Reconciliation Law Threatens Tunisia’s Democracy

A Tunisian woman holds up a flag during a march to celebrate International Women's Day in Tunis March 8, 2014. © 2014 Reuters

October 1, 2017 News Release

Iran: Afghan Children Recruited to Fight in Syria

Protection Gaps Increase Children’s Vulnerability

Tombstones of Afghan child soldiers buried in Iran.

October 1, 2017 Commentary

Another Week, Another Autocratic Leader Visiting Trump’s Washington

September 30, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Stop Anti-LGBT Crackdown, Intimidation

‘Rainbow Flag’ Arrests Violate Privacy, Freedom of Expression

Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila performs in Ehden town, Lebanon in August 2017.

September 29, 2017 Dispatches

Familiar Rhetoric of Anti-gay Raids in Azerbaijan

Officials Claim Gay Men Also Forcibly Tested for HIV, Syphilis

General view shows central Baku, Azerbaijan, June 23, 2016.