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March 15, 2023 Report

UAE: Arbitrarily Detained Afghans Stuck in Limbo

Deprived of Freedom with Little Prospect of a New Life

Afghans rally in an Afghan refugee camp in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, to protest their non-transfer to the United States, February 13, 2022.
March 13, 2023 Report

Bhutan: Free Long-Term Political Prisoners

Held for Decades After Torture, Unfair Trials

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March 13, 2023 Report

Egypt: Dissidents Abroad Denied Identity Documents

Undermines Victims’ Access to Basic Rights

Protesters hold banners and chant slogans during Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s official visit to Germany on July 18, 2022, in Berlin.
March 8, 2023 Report

Saudi Arabia: Law Enshrines Male Guardianship

Personal Status Law Discriminates Against Women in Marriage, Divorce, Custody

People walk past a Vision 2030 banner showing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
February 28, 2023 Report

Trinidad and Tobago: Bring Home Nationals from Northeast Syria

Unlawfully Detained Trinidadians at Risk, Including 56 Children

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February 27, 2023 Report

Tunisia: President Intensifies Attacks on Judicial Independence

Ignoring Court Order to Reinstate Fired Judges, Prosecuting Them Instead

People enter the Tunis hall of justice, Friday May, 26, 2017.
February 9, 2023 Report

Eritrea: Crackdown on Draft Evaders’ Families

Collective Punishment Over Forced Conscription Campaign

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February 6, 2023 Report

DR Congo: Atrocities by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels

Abuses by M23, Militias Aided by Congolese Army Foment Ethnic Violence in North Kivu

People displaced by fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese government forces gather north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on November 25, 2022.
February 1, 2023 Report

Nepal’s Social Protection System Reinforces Inequality

Expand the Child Grant; Include Informal Workers

A group of girls at work in a field in Chitwan district, Nepal.
January 31, 2023 Report

Ukraine: Banned Landmines Harm Civilians

Ukraine Should Investigate Forces’ Apparent Use; Russian Use Continues

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January 23, 2023 Report

Chad: Justice Needed for October Crackdown

Investigate Killings, Torture, Deaths in Custody, Unlawful Detentions

Relatives and friends gather at the October 28 burial ceremony of Chadian journalist, Oredje Narcisse,  killed during a pro-democracy demonstration, in N'Djamena, Chad.
January 23, 2023 Report

West Bank: New Entry Rules Further Isolate Palestinians

Israel's Guidelines Impede Visiting, Studying, Working

 A road sign points to the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge crossing to Jordan, in the city of Jericho in the Israeli occupied West Bank.
January 17, 2023 Report

Bangladesh: Rampant Police Abuse of Rohingya Refugees

Donors Should Press for End to Extortion, Harassment by Armed Police Battalion

Police officers stand guard in front of Rohingya refugees at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 30, 2021.
December 22, 2022 Report

Iran: ‘Bloody Friday’ Crackdown This Year’s Deadliest

Security Forces Shoot Protesters in Minority-Dominant City of Zahedan

People protest in Zahedan, Iran, on October 28, 2022. 
December 20, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Russians Pillage Kherson Cultural Institutions

Art and Artifacts Stolen

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