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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

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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

Entrance into the Moria hotspot in Lesbos, Greece, where children registered as adults are accommodated with unrelated adult single men, exposed to very poor living conditions, including overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, and frequent incidents of viole
July 12, 2017 Report

Qatar: Isolation Causing Rights Abuses

Families Separated; Workers Stranded; Education, Medical Care Interrupted

A road sign is seen near Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, Qatar June 12, 2017.
July 12, 2017 Report

Syria: Airstrike on School Kills Civilians

10 Dead, Including Displaced Family

The impact crater in the Martyr Kiwan school courtyard from a Syrian-Russian airstrike on June 14, 2017. Seven of the eight casualties, including a child, were from a displaced family and had been sheltering in the school.
July 12, 2017 Report

EU/Greece: Asylum Seekers’ Silent Mental Health Crisis

Identify Those Most at Risk; Ensure Fair Hearings

Souda refugee camp on the island of Chios. Poor living conditions in the camp and overcrowded hotspots, with little to no access to basic services, such as sanitation and proper shelter is key factor that contributes to psychological distress.
July 7, 2017 Report

Russia: Peaceful Protesters Detained, Abused

Mass Detentions, Beatings, Flawed Hearings

Riot police detain a man during an anti-corruption protest organised by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, on Tverskaya Street in central Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2017.
July 4, 2017 Report

Tunisia: From Victims to Accused

Offense of “Insulting the Police” Used as a Retaliation Against Citizens

Demonstrators hold flares during a demonstration against a bill that would protect those accused of corruption from prosecution on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia, May 13, 2017.
June 22, 2017 Report

Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces

Resolve ‘Disappearances’, Grant Access to Detention Sites

Hadrami elite forces guard Mukalla from Al-Qaeda by creating check-points.
June 21, 2017 Report

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Thousands Fleeing Kept Waiting Near Front Line

Civilians Deprived of Food, Aid

Peshmerga forces stand guard at a checkpoint in northern Iraq.
June 21, 2017 Report

Central African Republic: People with Disabilities at High Risk

4 Years into Conflict, More Support, Protection Needed

“Monica,” a 30-year-old polio survivor who cannot walk, lost her husband and three children in fighting in Bakala last December. “After the attack I wanted to look for my family so I crawled into the bush towards the river,” she said.
June 19, 2017 Report

EU: Shifting Rescue to Libya Risks Lives

Italy Should Direct Safe Rescues

Aerial photograph of overcrowded migrant boat, taken at 05:01 UTC on May 10, 2017, and provided by Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Rome to Sea-Watch 2 for identification purposes.
June 13, 2017 Report

Syria: Key Concerns for Raqqa Battle

Detainee Rights, Indiscriminate Attacks, Treatment of Displaced People

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters on their way to Raqqa, Syria June 6, 2017© 2017 Reuters

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