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March 31, 2026 News Release

US: New Unlawful US Boat Strike

Strikes in Caribbean, Pacific Normalize Lethal Force Without Legal Basis

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to brief senators at the US Capitol, Washington DC, January 7, 2026.

March 29, 2026 News Release

Iran: Unlawful Cluster Munition Strikes on Israel

Indiscriminate Weapon Kills at Least 4 Civilians

Missiles launched from Iran carrying suspected cluster munitions streak across the sky over central Israel, March 5, 2026.

March 26, 2026 News Release

Middle East Conflict: Rhetoric, Actions Flout Laws of War

World Leaders Should Unite to Defend Fundamental Protections for Civilians

Contrails from Israeli fighter jets in the sky over Tyre, Lebanon, March 24, 2026.

March 23, 2026 Report

Iran: Deliberate Attacks on Civilian Ships Apparent War Crimes

Risk Harming Economic Rights Across the Globe

The Thai cargo ship, Mayuree Naree, was struck and set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz, March 11, 2026.

March 23, 2026 News Release

Israeli Officials Signal Stepped-Up Atrocities in Lebanon

Risk of Forcible Displacement, Wanton Destruction, Threat of Strikes on Civilians

Smoke from a building in the center of Beirut, Lebanon, which has been hit by the IDF after an evacuation order, on March 12, 2026.

March 17, 2026 News Release

Iran: Unlawful Strikes Across Gulf Endanger Civilians

Iran Kills, Wounds Civilians Across Gulf; Deliberately Targets Economic Centers

An Emirates aircraft prepares for landing as a smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport, UAE, on March 16, 2026.

March 12, 2026 News Release

Iran: US School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability

Use of Outdated Intelligence Shows Failure to Take All Feasible Precautions

Rescue forces and others at work following a strike on a primary school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026.

March 11, 2026 Dispatches

Australia’s Cynical and Cruel Bill to Suspend Temporary Visas

Proposed Law Would Deny Entry to People from Countries in Conflict

Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke (right) addresses the chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.

March 11, 2026 Dispatches

Bahrain Should Urgently Release Prisoners Amid Airstrikes

Free Those Detained Arbitrarily Unconditionally; Others Temporarily

Bahraini anti-government protesters raise signs with images of jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja Friday, April 6, 2012, in Jidhafs, Bahrain.

March 10, 2026 Report

Haiti: Drone Strikes Put Residents at Risk

Accountability, New Approach Needed to Protect Human Rights

People look out at a street in the Simon-Pele neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, September 22, 2025.

March 9, 2026 News Release

Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus

Human Rights Watch Verifies Use of Incendiary Weapon over Residential Areas in Southern Lebanon

At least two artillery-delivered white phosphorus munitions being airburst over a residential neighborhood in the town of Yohmor, in southern Lebanon, March 3, 2026.

March 7, 2026 Report

US/Israel: Investigate Iran School Attack as a War Crime

Scores of Civilians, Including Children, Reportedly Killed; Full Investigation Needed

The aftermath of the attack on a school in Minab, southern Iran, on February 28, 2026.

March 5, 2026 News Release

Israeli Military Calls for Evacuating Southern Lebanon

Displacement Calls Raise Serious Risk of Laws of War Violations

Smoke rises from an Israeli bombardment on the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on March 4, 2026.

March 3, 2026 Dispatches

US Military’s Dangerous Slide Toward Fully Autonomous Killing

Governments Should Act Urgently to Strengthen Safeguards, Protect Civilians

March 2, 2026 News Release

Lebanon/Israel: Civilians at Grave Risk of Abuse

Parties to the Conflict Should Abide by the Laws of War

A damaged building is on fire after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Haret Hreik, March 2, 2026.

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