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September 15, 2020 Report

Belarus: Systematic Beatings, Torture of Protesters

OSCE, UN Human Rights Council Inquiries Needed

Protesters objecting to the flawed August presidential election and the government's brutality, in march along the Independence Prospect during the "March of Unity" rally in Minsk, Belarus on Sunday, Sep. 6, 2020, Belarus.© 2020 SIPA USA via AP
September 11, 2020 Report

Egypt: Gang Rape Witnesses Arrested, Smeared

Personal Data Used in Abusive Prosecutions

Women chant slogans as they gather to protest sexual harassment in front of the opera house in Cairo on June 14, 2014. 
September 10, 2020 Report

Rwanda: Rusesabagina Was Forcibly Disappeared

Violations of Prominent Critic’s Rights Raise Fair Trial Concerns

Paul Rusesabagina, who was detained on August 27, 2020, is paraded in front of the media in handcuffs at the headquarters of the Rwanda Investigation Bureau in Kigali, Rwanda on August 31.
September 10, 2020 Report

Libya: Armed Groups Violently Quell Protests

Investigate Use of Lethal Force, Arbitrary Arrests

Protesters chant slogans during anti-corruption demonstrations in the capital Tripoli’s Martyrs' Square on August 25, 2020.
September 2, 2020 Report

Tanzania: Freedoms Threatened Ahead of Elections

Authorities Crack Down on Opposition Parties, Rights Groups, Media

Tanzanians queue up to cast their votes
August 28, 2020 Report

Venezuela: A Police State Lashes Out Amid Covid-19

Arbitrary Arrests, Prosecutions of Critics, Abuses Against Detainees

National Guard soldiers and municipal police ride through the neighborhood of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 7, 2020, patrolling the area to make sure residents are complying with COVID-19 regulations.
August 26, 2020 Report

Lebanon: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters

Attacks on Fleeing Demonstrators, Health Workers, Media

A policeman strikes a protester during anti-government demonstrations on August 8, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon.
August 25, 2020 Report

Maldives: Covid-19 Exposes Abuse of Migrants

Overhaul System to Protect Foreign Workers at All Times

Security personnel patrol a migrant worker accommodation block under quarantine for Covid-19, Malé, Maldives, May 9, 2020.
August 25, 2020 Report

Cameroon: Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Strike Displacement Site

Apparent Children Used in Attack; 17 Civilians Killed

Le site servant de camp de déplacés à Nguetchéwé, dans la région de l’Extrême-Nord du Cameroun, photographié le 10 août 2020.
August 17, 2020 Report

Egypt: Spate of ‘Morality’ Prosecutions of Women

Arrests, Jail for Violating ‘Family Values'

Egyptian influencers Hanin Hossam and Mawadda al-Adham, who were sentenced to two years in prison on charges of violating public morals, on the video-sharing app TikTok in Egypt's capital Cairo.
August 13, 2020 Report

Colombia: Indigenous Kids at Risk of Malnutrition, Death

Improve Wayuu’s Access to Food, Water, Health During Covid-19

Children in the Laamana community, Uribia, La Guajira, some of whom are malnourished.
August 13, 2020 Report

Yemen: Houthis Kill, Expel Ethiopian Migrants

Saudis Fire on Survivors, Detain Hundreds in Appalling Conditions

Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants detained in unsanitary and abusive conditions at the Jizan immigration detention facility in Jizan City, Saudi Arabia, after being forcibly expelled from Yemen, April 2020. © 2020 private
August 12, 2020 Report

A Roadmap for Re-imagining Public Safety in the United States

14 Recommendations on Policing, Community Investment, and Accountability

Police officers wait while people experiencing homelessness collect their belongings during a sweep of their encampment under a San Francisco, California freeway, March 1, 2016.
August 12, 2020 Report

Mali: Security Forces Use Excessive Force at Protests

Opposition Leaders Should Discourage Further Violence by Supporters

Protesters with the Mouvement du 5 Juin - Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques (M5-RFP), barricade roads in Mali’s capital, Bamako, on Friday, July 10, 2020.
August 4, 2020 Report

Hungary: Health Care Failures Endanger Lives

Ensure Access to Adequate, Quality Health Care, Provide Sufficient Resources

Prime Minister Orban in early April visiting the Budapest Korányi Institute of Pulmonology  - a clinic with specific responsibility for Covid-19 patients. In the background are some indications of disrepair including tiles falling off the wall and an “out of order” sign on the elevator.

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