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October 2, 2024 Report

Northeast Syria: Military Recruitment of Children Persists

No Action by de Facto Authorities Against Kurdish Youth Group

Syrian Kurds demonstrate outside a UN building, calling on WHICH??authorities to help obtain the release of girls abducted and recruited into fighting, in the northeast city of Qamishli, November 28, 2021.
September 26, 2024 Report

DR Congo: Rwandan Forces, M23 Rebels Shell Civilians

Congolese Army Puts Displaced People Around Goma at Greater Risk

Displacement camp shelters destroyed in the impact zone of a 122mm rocket strike on May 3, which killed at least 17 civilians of whom 15 were children, Goma, North Kivu province, DR Congo, May 4, 2024.
September 25, 2024 Report

Philippines: Dangerous ‘Red Tagging’ of Labor Leaders

Harassment Threatens Unions; Foreign Companies Risk Complicity in Abuses

Workers hold a rally outside police headquarters in Quezon City, Philippines, in response to the brutal killing the previous week of  labor organizer Jude Thaddeus Fernandez from Kilusang Mayo Uno, October 5, 2023.
September 18, 2024 Report

Burkina Faso: Islamist Armed Groups Terrorize Civilians

Greater Regional Efforts Needed to Protect Population, Improve Accountability

Screenshot of a video filmed by fighters of the armed Islamist group JNIM showing their assault on the military barracks in Mansila, Sahel region, Burkina Faso, on June 16, 2024.
September 4, 2024 Report

Venezuela: Brutal Crackdown on Protesters, Voters

Killings, Mass Arrests Following Elections

Police hurl a tear gas canister at protesters demonstrating against the announced election results declaring Nicolas Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024.
September 2, 2024 Report

Türkiye: Plans for Harmful Coal Expansion

Toxic Air Affects Health in Surrounding Community

Entrance to Çoğulhan village, located 500 meters from Afşin Elbistan, a coal power plant, Afşin, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye.
August 28, 2024 Report

Sudan: Warring Parties Execute Detainees, Mutilate Bodies

Halt and Investigate Abuses as War Crimes

People on fire
August 26, 2024 Report

Israel: Palestinian Healthcare Workers Tortured

ICC Prosecutor Should Investigate Attacks on Health Care, Detainee Abuses

A leaked photograph of the detention facility at the Sde Teiman military base shows a blindfolded man with his arms above his head. Interviewed healthcare workers described this image as punishment imposed by Israeli soldiers on Palestinian detainees if they speak or move.
August 20, 2024 Report

Georgia: Violent Attacks on Government Critics

Investigations Falter, Accountability Needed

A demonstrator draped with the Georgian national and EU flags stands in front of police who are blocking the way to the parliament building, during a protest against the “foreign agent” law in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 14, 2024.
August 14, 2024 Report

India: Hate Speech Fueled Modi’s Election Campaign

Prime Minister, Ruling Party Targeted Muslims, Other At-Risk Groups

 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a public rally ahead of polling in the national election in Hyderabad, India, May 10, 2024.
August 12, 2024 Report

Myanmar: Armies Target Ethnic Rohingya, Rakhine

Killings of Civilians, Mass Arson, Unlawful Recruitment in Rakhine State

A family who fled from Buthidaung, Myanmar, at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, June 25, 2024.
August 7, 2024 Report

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Authorities Across Yemen Should Strengthen Preventative Measures Against Cholera

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July 8, 2024 Report

Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers

In Poor Region, Scores Killed Taking Goods Across the Iran-Iraq Border

Kulbars carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border, Kurdistan, Iran, April 29, 2017.
June 26, 2024 Report

Yemen: Houthis Disappear Dozens of UN, Civil Society Staff

Release Detainees; End Arbitrary Arrests and Enforced Disappearances

The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, meets with local officials in Taizz, Yemen, February 12, 2024.
June 18, 2024 Report

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Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang

A signboard reads "Welcome to Hotan Unity New Village" in Hotan, Xinjiang, September 21, 2018.

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