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March 10, 2026 Report

Haiti: Drone Strikes Put Residents at Risk

Accountability, New Approach Needed to Protect Human Rights

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February 24, 2026 Report

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February 19, 2026 Report

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UN Member States Should Call for Human Rights Council Special Session

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January 15, 2026 Report

Syria: Accountability Lacking for Sweida Abuses

Hold Security Forces, Druze and Bedouin Armed Groups Accountable

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January 12, 2026 Report

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Mass Arbitrary Arrests; Ill-Treatment; Rape; Forced Conscription, Including Boys

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Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Destroying Reconstruction Equipment

Strikes on Machinery and Factory Apparent War Crimes

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