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April 20, 2021 Report

Mali: Killings, ‘Disappearances’ in Military Operations

Investigate Alleged Security Force Abuses in Mopti Region

A member of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) patrols a road in central Mali, February 2020.
April 14, 2021 Report

Cameroon: Wave of Arrests, Abuse Against LGBT People

Repeal Law, Protect LGBT Rights

Njeuken Loic (known as “Shakiro”) and Mouthe Roland (known as “Patricia”), two transgender women, in a Douala prison.
April 8, 2021 Report

Chad: Pre-Election Crackdown on Opponents

End Ill-treatment, Beatings; Respect Right of Assembly; Investigate Abuses

People in the streets of N'Djamena, Chad’s capital, protest against President Idriss Déby Itno running for a sixth term in the April 11, 2021 election.
April 6, 2021 Report

Lebanon: Refugees, Migrants Left Behind in Vaccine Rollout

Ensure Greater Information Access

A nurse prepares a Covid-19 vaccine syringe at the Saint George Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon on February 16, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Hussein Malla
April 5, 2021 Report

Cameroon: Boko Haram Attacks Escalate in Far North

Boost Civilian Protection, Monitor Troops’ Conduct

Cameroonian soldiers patrolling along National Road 1, Mora, Far North region, Cameroon, February 5, 2021.
March 31, 2021 Report

Poland: Escalating Threats to Women Activists

Investigate, Protect Rights Defenders, End Hateful Rhetoric

Protesters hold a banner of Strajk Kobiet (Women's Strike) during a protest in Warsaw on March 8,  International Women's Day, organized by the Women's Strike (Strajk Kobiet) against the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and the decision of the Constitutional Court.
March 30, 2021 Report

Rwanda: Arrests, Prosecutions over YouTube Posts

Urgent Reforms Needed as Commonwealth Summit Approaches

From top left to right: Innocent Bahati, Yvonne Idamange, Dieudonné Niyonsenga (alias Cyuma Hassan), Aimable Karasira, and Theoneste Nsengimana.
March 30, 2021 Report

IMF: Scant Transparency for Covid-19 Emergency Loans

Anti-Corruption Measures a Step Forward, but Weak Implementation

International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2017.
March 30, 2021 Report

Lebanon: Tripoli Detainees Allege Torture, Forced Disappearance

Don’t Try Civilians in Military Courts; Drop Unsubstantiated Terrorism Charges

 Security forces force anti-government protesters away from al-Nour square in the center Tripoli, Lebanon, on January 31, 2021 amidst clashes.
March 29, 2021 Report

Belarus: Crackdown on Independent Journalism

Stop Prosecutions, Guarantee Freedom of Press

Katsiaryna Barysevich, a journalist for the independent TUT.BY news website enters a court room during a trial in Minsk on 19 February, 2021.
March 26, 2021 Report

Argentina: Abusive Covid-19 Measures in Northern Province

Unsanitary Conditions in Formosa; Isolation, Quarantine Centers; Free Speech Restrictions

People held in mandatory quarantine at School N°18, which served as a quarantine center, in the city of Formosa, on January 21, 2021.
March 25, 2021 Report

US: Concerns of Neglect in Nursing Homes

Pandemic Exposes Need for Improvements in Staffing, Oversight, Accountability

A nursing home resident holds his wife’s hand.
March 23, 2021 Report

Uzbekistan: Gay Men Face Abuse, Prison

Ensure Rights to Personal Security, Privacy, Nondiscrimination

The Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Independence Square, Mustakillik Maydoni, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
March 23, 2021 Report

Thousands of Foreigners Unlawfully Held in NE Syria

Countries should bring Citizens Home; Ensure Due Process for ISIS Suspects

A boy flies a home-made kite in the foreigners’ section of al-Hol camp in northeast Syria on March 15, 2021.
March 21, 2021 Report

Syria: Bread Crisis Exposes Government Failure

Bakeries Destroyed; Discriminatory Policies Exacerbate Wheat Shortage

Syrian authorities distribute food to residents in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria, April 16, 2018.

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