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January 5, 2022 Report

Seeking Justice for Syria

How an Alleged Syrian Intelligence Officer was Put on Trial in Germany

Photos of Syrians who have been detained or disappeared set up by Families for Freedom, as part of a protest in front of the court in Koblenz, July 2, 2020.

January 5, 2022 Report

Ethiopia: Returned Tigrayans Detained, Abused

Saudi Arabia Should Stop Deporting Tigrayan Migrants to Ethiopia

Ethiopian migrants returned from Saudi Arabia arrive at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 7, 2021. © 2021 Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

December 20, 2021 Report

US: Failure to Pass Build Back Better Act Imperils Rights

Can Advance Economic Justice, Fix Broken Safety Net, But More Needed

Children and teachers complete a mural in celebration of the launch of the Child Tax Credit on July 14, 2021 at the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center in Washington, DC.

December 19, 2021 Report

Egypt: Wave of Unjust ‘Emergency’ Trials

Prosecutions Fast-Tracked Despite End to State of Emergency

Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.

December 16, 2021 Report

Ethiopia: New Wave of Atrocities in Western Tigray

International Investigations, Access to Detainees Key to Deter Further

Refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region arrive on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, November 21, 2020.

December 14, 2021 Report

Israel: Abusive Policing in Lod During May Hostilities

UN Commission of Inquiry Should Investigate Apparently Discriminatory Practices

Israeli forces detain three Palestinians on May 13, 2021 during unrest in Lod, a mixed Jewish and Palestinian city in central Israel.

December 13, 2021 Report

Myanmar: Junta Blocks Lifesaving Aid

Donors Should Channel Assistance Via Local and Cross-Border Efforts

A man sits at a makeshift displacement site in Demoso township, Karenni State, June 17, 2021.

December 9, 2021 Report

Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians

UN Rights Body Should Create International Inquiry into War Crimes

The shallow grave of an unidentified person killed during fighting in the village of Chenna, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Residents said it was dug in early September 2021 after Tigrayan fighters left the area. © 2021 Tom Gardner

December 8, 2021 Report

Syria/Russia: 12 Civilians Dead in Idlib Artillery Attacks

Unlawful Syrian-Russian Alliance Attack Strikes Civilians

A man stands amongst rubble in an apartment building

December 7, 2021 Report

Mozambique: Hundreds of Women, Girls Abducted

ISIS-Linked Militants Should Free Captives; Authorities Should Assist Survivors

A woman walks through the Internally Displaced Person camp “25 de junho,” in Metuge, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique on May 20, 2021

December 2, 2021 Report

Myanmar: Protesters Targeted in March Massacre

Security Forces ‘Kettled’ Demonstrators, Fired on Rescuers in Hlaing Tharyar

November 29, 2021 Report

Tanzania: No Justice for Zanzibar Election Violence

One Year On, Beatings, Teargassing, Shootings Go Unpunished

A woman walks past a wall with posters of presidential candidates in Zanzibar’s town on October 24, 2020

November 25, 2021 Report

Morocco: Journalist in Prison After Unfair Trial

Violations, Flimsy Evidence, Speculative Reasoning Led to 6-Year Sentence

Supporters of Omar Radi in front of the Casablanca Courthouse, Morocco.

November 24, 2021 Report

South Africa: Broken Promises to Aid Gender-Based Violence Survivors

Improve Shelter Funding; Increase Access for Sex Workers, LGBT, Undocumented Survivors

General view during the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) protest march organized by the Office of The Premier in collaboration with Phepha Foundation on April 26, 2021 in Durban, South Africa.

November 18, 2021 Report

Egypt: Terrorism Laws Abused in Businessmen’s Arrests

Juhayna Owners Charged as ‘Terrorists’ after Refusing to Surrender Shares

Seif Safwan Thabet, Chief Executive Officer of Juhayna

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