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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
June 11, 2017 Report

Russia: Children, Students Targeted after Protests

Protesters, Parents Face Intimidation, Charges

Protesters assembled around Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow on March 26, 2017.
June 11, 2017 Report

Egypt: Cancel Military Court Death Sentences

Convicted Civilians Alleged Torture, Forcible Disappearances

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June 8, 2017 Report

Iraq/US-Led Coalition: Weapons Choice Endangers Mosul Civilians

Warring Parties Should Minimize Harm to Civilians

Two Emergency Response Division IRAM launchers in Badoush, May 2017.
June 6, 2017 Report

Iraq: Civilian Casualties Mount in West Mosul

Coalition, Iraqi Forces Taking Inadequate Precautions

Smoke rising from west Mosul where Iraqi Security Forces are fighting Islamic State fighters to retake the city. © May 8, 2017 Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
June 4, 2017 Report

Israel: 50 Years of Occupation Abuses

Ramp Up Pressure for Accountability on all Sides

Palestinian Bedouin school children walk towards their tents on September 15, 2010 at their Bedouin camp outside the Israeli West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumin. Israel does not recognize the Bedouins’ property claims and has demolished homes and school
June 3, 2017 Report

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: New Detentions of Fleeing Men, Boys

Notify Families; Allow Contact

Displaced persons who fled fighting in Mosul gather at Khazir camp, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
June 1, 2017 Report

DR Congo: EU, US Sanction Top Officials

UN, AU Should Expand Action Against Rights Abusers, Press for Credible Elections

Kalev Mutond, Director of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sits to the right of First Lady Marie Olive Lembe and President Joseph Kabila during the country’s independence anniversary celebration in Kindu, capital
May 31, 2017 Report

South Sudan: People with Disabilities, Older People Face Danger

UN, Aid Agencies Should Improve Response to These Groups

A relative pushes John Biel Dup’s wheelchair through the dirt paths of Protection of Civilians Camp 3 in Juba,. The uneven paths make it difficult for people with physical disabilities to move around the camps..
May 31, 2017 Report

Turkey: Education Barriers for Asylum Seekers

Afghan, Iranian Children Lack Status, Risk Child Labor

Sarvar and Marzina, Afghan asylum seekers in Denizli, with their son Matin. The couple cannot afford to send their 18-year-old daughter to school and are occasionally unable able to afford food.
May 29, 2017 Report

Algeria: Ensure Fair Trial for Minority Rights Activists

Fekhar, Other Amazigh Rights Advocates, Held Since July 2015

May 23, 2017 Report

EU: Older Refugees Stranded in Greece

Face Delays, Barriers to Reuniting with Families

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May 22, 2017 Report

Iraq: Scores of Men Imprisoned in Schoolhouse

Government-allied Troops Hold, Torture Mosul-Area Residents

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