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April 4, 2016 Report

DR Congo: Children Held in Remote Military Prison

Former Child Soldiers Should Be Rehabilitated, Released

Angenga military prison in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, where alleged FDLR combatants are being held, including at least 29 children.
April 1, 2016 Report

Rwanda: Ex-Military Officers Convicted Over Comments

Investigate Allegations of Torture, Witness Tampering

Col. Tom Byabagamba speaking to his lawyer before his hearing at the military court in Kigali on August 29, 2014.
March 24, 2016 Report

Greece: Humanitarian Crisis at Athens Port

EU, Greek Authorities Should Urgently Address Needs

Asylum seekers and migrants at a makeshift camp at the port of Piraeus, queuing for distribution of survival kits by the Hellenic Red Cross. In the absence of any visible government support or personnel the day to day operation of the camp is dependent on
March 15, 2016 Report

DR Congo: Free Youth Activists

One Year Since Fred Bauma, Yves Makwambala Detained

Two Congolese activists arrested during a pro-democracy youth workshop in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 15, 2015. They remain in detention one year later: Fred Bauma, youth activist (left) and Yves Makwambala, webmaster (
February 25, 2016 Report

Burundi: Abductions, Killings, Spread Fear

UN Security Council should press for deployment of international police presence

Burundian police hold suspects after discovering an alleged ammunition cache near Bujumbura, December 9, 2015.
February 23, 2016 Report

DR Congo: Youth Activists Rounded Up at Strike

Halt Crackdown on Perceived Political Opponents

Six LUCHA activists on trial in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on February 22, 2016, where they face trumped-up charges for supporting a February 16 national strike to protest election delays.
February 19, 2016 Report

Mali: Abuses Spread South

Islamist Armed Groups’ Atrocities, Army Responses Generate Fear

Malian soldiers survey the damage after the August 7, 2015 attack by gunmen in Sévaré, a garrison town 600 kilometers northeast of Bamako, the capital.
February 17, 2016 Report

Afghanistan: Taliban Child Soldier Recruitment Surges

Children Trained in Madrasas to Fight, Plant IEDs

Afghanistan
February 11, 2016 Report

Greece/Macedonia: Asylum Seekers Trapped at Border

Blocked Access to Asylum; Beatings by Soldiers; Poor Conditions

Two young Iranian sisters at the Idomeni border crossing between Greece and Macedonia. The border crossing is closed to all except those from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan who intend to seek asylum in Germany or Austria, stranding other asylum seekers and
February 4, 2016 Report

Central African Republic: Rape by Peacekeepers

UN, Troop-Contributing Countries Should Hold Abusers Accountable

A MINUSCA base behind the Bambari airport, Central African Republic. From September to December 2015 members of the UN peacekeepers from the Republic of Congo guarded the airport and allegedly committed numerous acts of sexual abuse and exploitation again
February 3, 2016 Report

France: Abuses Under State of Emergency

Halt Warrantless Search and House Arrest

Halim A. says his reputation and business were ruined after police placed him under house arrest on November 15, 2015 during France’s state of emergency. A judge suspended the house arrest on January 23, 2016, and ordered the authorities to pay Halim €1,5
January 29, 2016 Report

Iran Sending Thousands of Afghans to Fight in Syria

Refugees, Migrants Report Deportation Threats

January 20, 2016 Report

Bulgaria: Pushbacks, Abuse at Borders

Halt Summary Returns, Beatings, Robbery of Asylum Seekers

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December 22, 2015 Report

Turkey: Mounting Security Operation Deaths

Scores of Civilians Among Hundreds Killed in Southeast

Damage to many buildings in the southeast town of Silvan occurred during police and military operations and armed clashes with the PKK’s armed youth wing, the Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement, during the November 3-14, 2015 curfew.
December 20, 2015 Report

Russia/Syria: Extensive Recent Use of Cluster Munitions

Indiscriminate Attacks Despite Syria’s Written Guarantees

AO-2.5RTM submunitions found in Ma`arat al-Nu`man in Idlib province after a cluster munition attack on December 14, 2015.

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