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February 4, 2026 News Release

Syria: Renewed Hope for Justice, Accountability

Undertake Security Sector Reform; Protect Human Rights in Legislation, Institutions

Syria's security forces pose for a picture on a roundabout in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on July 15, 2025, following clashes between Bedouin communities and Druze fighters. Syrian government forces entered the majority Druze city of Sweida on July 15, 2025, the interior ministry said, aiming to end clashes with Bedouin communities that have killed nearly 100 people.

February 4, 2026 News Release

Israel’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing Escalate

Atrocities Against Palestinians with Impunity Challenge Rules-Based International Order

Palestinians flock to the area where a charitable organization distributes hot food as food crisis persists in Beit Lahia, Gaza on October 28, 2025.

February 3, 2026 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Repression Intensifies

New Restrictions on Women and Girls, Media; Forcibly Returned Refugees at Risk

February 3, 2026 News Release

Philippines: Harassment, Killings of Critics Persist

Ex-President Duterte Handed Over to ICC, but Scant Justice for ‘Drug War’ Abuses

February 3, 2026 News Release

India: Religious Minorities, Critics Unlawfully Targeted

Domestic Repression Undercuts Global Leadership Efforts

February 3, 2026 News Release

Vietnam: Repression Intensifies Amid Political Turmoil

Authorities Trample on Free Rights to Crush Dissent

January 28, 2026 News Release

Myanmar: Junta Atrocities Surge 5 Years since Coup

Concerted Global Action Needed to Reverse Human Rights, Humanitarian Catastrophe

Villagers extinguish a fire that engulfed a house after a Myanmar military airstrike, Tabayin, Myanmar, November 13, 2025.

January 28, 2026 News Release

Uganda: Post Election Assault on Political Opposition

End harassment, Hold Those Responsible to Account

Musician and opposition candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine during a press conference in Kampala, Uganda, October 1, 2019.

January 27, 2026 News Release

US: New, Sweeping Foreign Aid Rules Undermine Global Rights

Target Trans People, Reproductive Rights, DEI Efforts

Trans and non-binary activists march in the streets of Mexico City, Mexico, on March 31, 2025 to mark the International Transgender Day of Visibility.

January 27, 2026 News Release

Italy: Shipwreck Trial Opportunity For Justice

6 Italian Officers Face Charges for 94 Deaths

Relatives of a person who went missing after a migrant boat sank on February 26 on the beach near where the shipwreck took place off the coast of Steccato di Cutro, near Crotone, in Calabria in southern Italy. March 7, 2023.

January 27, 2026 News Release

US: Second Unjustified Killing by Federal Agents in Minneapolis

Independent Investigation, Congressional Oversight Urgently Needed

January 25, 2026 News Release

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Northeast Escalation

Respect Rights, Allow Aid, Investigate Alleged Abuses

Syrian security forces take control of al-Hol camp in the desert region of al-Hasakah Province, Syria, on January 21, 2026, following the withdrawal of Kurdish forces the previous day.

January 23, 2026 News Release

Georgia: Police Arbitrarily Detain Peaceful Protesters

Stop Undue Interference with Right to Assembly

Demonstrators march in Tblisi, Georgia, on January 10,2026.

January 22, 2026 News Release

Donor Nation Cuts to Global Health Financing Affect Millions

Cuts Threaten to Reverse Years of Progress on HIV/AIDs, Malaria, Tuberculosis

A supporter lights candles in commemoration of HIV/AIDS victims in the Philippines at a ceremony in Quezon City, Metro Manila, May 14, 2016.

January 20, 2026 News Release

DR Congo: Civilians in South Kivu City at Serious Risk

Authorities, UN Mission Should Act to Halt Abuses After M23 Withdrawal From Uvira

M23 forces patrol the streets of Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 13, 2025.

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