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September 21, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Missed Opportunity for Comprehensive Justice

UN Security Council’s ISIS Probe Omits Other Forces’ Abuse

Heads of state and their representatives take part in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the situation in the Middle East during the General Assembly for the 71st session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New Yo
September 20, 2017 News Release

Lebanon: Refugees in Border Zone at Risk

Arsal Conditions Pressure Them to Return to Syria

A general view shows Syrian refugee camps dotted in and around the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, Lebanon, September 21, 2016. © 2016 Reuters
September 20, 2017 News Release

UN: Push North Korea to End Child Sexual Abuse

Government Denies Child Rape and Sexual Abuse

A North Korean flag flies at the DPRK Permanent Mission in Geneva.
September 20, 2017 News Release

Germany: Parties Differ on Human Rights Approach

Platforms Show Variations in Foreign, Migration Policy

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September 19, 2017 News Release

Equatorial Guinea: Political Cartoonist Arrested

Government Should Not Pursue Defamation Charges

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September 19, 2017 News Release

China: Justice Ministry Pressures Law Firms

Defense Lawyers Face New Round of Official Scrutiny, Intimidation

The Great Hall of the People, where the Chinese Communist Party plenum is being held, is seen behinds red flags in Tiananmen square, December 05, 2013.
September 19, 2017 News Release

Ethiopia: Exercise Restraint at Upcoming Festival

International Inquiry Needed into Deaths at 2016 Event

Armed security forces watch during the Irreecha cultural festival in Bishoftu, Ethiopia on October 2, 2016.
September 19, 2017 News Release

Burma: Satellite Imagery Shows Mass Destruction

214 Villages Almost Totally Destroyed in Rakhine State

Destruction in Rakhine State since August 25, 2017.
September 17, 2017 News Release

Greece: No School for Many Asylum-Seeking Kids

Urgently Implement Plans for Children on Greek Islands

"Majida" and her brother "Ziyat" from Iraq live in the camp of Vial on Chios island since May 2017. They do not go to school, but study English and Greek in courses offered by a nongovernmental group.
September 17, 2017 News Release

Burma: Targeted Sanctions, Arms Embargo Needed

Ethnic Cleansing Demands Swift International Response

Burmese soldiers patrol a road in Maungdaw, Rakhine State, August 31, 2017.
September 15, 2017 News Release

Afghanistan: Proposed Militia a Threat to Civilians

Irregular Forces Lack Effective Oversight, Accountability

Afghan local police (ALP) sit at the back of a truck near a frontline during a battle with the Taliban at Qalay- i-zal district, in Kunduz province, Afghanistan August 1, 2015.
September 15, 2017 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Prominent Clerics Arrested

Coordinated Crackdown on Dissent

Saudi authorities arrested Salman al-Awda and over a dozen others in what appears to be a coordinated crackdown on dissent. © 2009 Marwan Almuraisy (Wikimedia Commons)
September 15, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Woman Detained, Held Incommunicado, Tortured

Ensure Due Process; Investigate Torture, Liberty Violations

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September 15, 2017 News Release

Burma: Military Torches Homes Near Border

New Satellite Images, Data Show 62 Destroyed Rohingya Villages

Smoke is seen rising from Burma’s Taung Pyo Let War village from across the border in Bangladesh.
September 14, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Detained Couple Denied Fundamental Rights

Arbitrarily Arrested; Held Absent 'Official' Charges

Interior Ministry forces arrested Ola al-Qaradawi, 55, and her husband, Hosam Khalaf, 58, without a warrant over an alleged Muslim Brotherhood link.

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