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September 8, 2017 Report

Mali: Unchecked Abuses in Military Operations

Mali, Burkina Faso Troops Commit Killings, “Disappearances,” Torture

Map of Central Mali, September 2017
September 7, 2017 Report

UN: Compensate Kosovo Lead Poisoning Victims

Families, Children Left Ill, Destitute

Roma children play in the Cesmin Lug refugee camp in Mitrovica city, northern Kosovo. Cesmin Lug is one of several camps that the UN established in what was known to be a heavily contaminated area near a defunct lead mine. December 12, 2007.
September 6, 2017 Report

Russia: Nationwide Assaults on Political Opposition Campaign

Navalny Campaigners Attacked Ahead of Presidential Poll

burnt door St. Petersburg Navalny
September 5, 2017 Report

Morocco: King Brushes Off Evidence of Police Abuse

Courts Jail Rif Protesters, Discount Evidence of Coerced Confessions

King Mohammed VI of Morocco (2nd L, here in Marrakech in November 2016) praised security forces for the handling of protests in the Rif region, despite reports of police abuse.
September 4, 2017 Report

Algeria: Stop Persecuting a Religious Minority

286 Prosecutions of Ahmadis

Mohamed Fali.
September 4, 2017 Report

Turkmenistan: Homeowners Evicted, Denied Compensation

Massive Housing Violations in Ashgabat Ahead of Asian Indoor Games

outside the Ashgabat stadium
August 27, 2017 Report

Kenya: Post-Election Killings, Abuse

Investigate Police Use of Excessive Force; Uphold Right to Peaceful Protest

Riot policemen arrive to disperse protesters in Kisumu, Kenya after Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga claimed he was going to reject the outcome of the August 8 elections. August 9, 2017. © 2017 Baz Ratner/Reuters
August 18, 2017 Report

Rwanda: Politically Closed Elections

A Chronology of Violations

Rwandan President Paul Kagame of the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) waves to supporters during a rally in Nyanza, Rwanda, July 14, 2017.
August 13, 2017 Report

Saudi Arabia: Security Forces Seal Off Eastern Town

Awamiya Residents Caught in Crossfire, Lack Essential Services

Remains of cars and buildings are seen following a security campaign against Shi'ite Muslim gunmen in the town of Awamiya, in the eastern governorate of Qatif, August 9, 2017.
August 9, 2017 Report

Yemen: Artillery Attacks Kill Civilians in Taizz

Houthi-Saleh Shelling of Neighborhoods Harms Dozens

Jamil Qaid comforts his 8-year-old daughter, Malik, after her arm was amputated. Malik was wounded during one of the Houthi-Saleh artillery attacks on al-Dabou'a neighborhood, Taizz, on May 23, 2017.
August 8, 2017 Report

Israel: Jerusalem Palestinians Stripped of Status

Discriminatory Residency Revocations

Israeli police check the identification card of a Palestinian woman at Damascus Gate in the Israeli occupied Old City of Jerusalem. © 2016 Ammar Awad/Reuters
July 31, 2017 Report

Spain: Migrants Held in Poor Conditions

Automatic Detention, Obstacles to Seeking Asylum

A migrant rescued off the Spanish coast arriving at the port in Malaga, southern Spain, December 3, 2016.
July 27, 2017 Report

Libya: Activists Being Silenced

Attacks, Threats, and Harassment

Demonstrators gather to protest against the presence of militias in the Libyan capital in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square on March 17, 2017.
July 20, 2017 Report

Lebanon: Deaths, Alleged Torture of Syrians in Army Custody

Investigate, Publish Results, and Punish Anyone Found Responsible

A Lebanese soldier at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal
July 19, 2017 Report

Greece: Lone Migrant Children Left Unprotected

Flawed Procedures Leave Those on Lesbos at Risk of Abuse

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