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March 26, 2025 Report

Colombia: Armed Groups Batter Border Region

Poor Government Protection Exposes Civilians to Abuse

People cross a river to Venezuela from Tibu, Colombia on January 21, 2025, following fightings that killed dozens and forced thousands to flee their homes in the Colombian Catatumbo region.
March 14, 2025 News Release

Burkina Faso: Government-Allied Militias Linked to Massacre

Investigate Extensive Video Footage of Dozens Killed in Solenzo

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February 17, 2025 Report

Lebanon: Destruction of Infrastructure Preventing Returns

Reconstruction Efforts Should Focus on Housing, Electricity, Water

A returning resident to Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, stands before the wreckage in the city on November 30, 2024, days after the start of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
February 13, 2025 News Release

DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps

Rwanda-Backed Armed Group Should Revoke Unlawful Displacement Order

People leaving an IDP camp near Goma.
February 13, 2025 News Release

Yemen: Houthi Attack on Civilians May be a War Crime

End Attacks on, Arbitrary Detentions of Civilians

Yemeni soldiers loyal to the Houthis ride a truck as they patrol in Sanaa, Yemen, August 27, 2023.
December 16, 2024 News Release

Syria: Mass Grave in Damascus Should be Protected, Investigated

Human Remains, Other Evidence Suggest Area Is Huge Crime Scene

Human Rights Watch researchers visit the site of the mass grave in Tadamon, Damascus on December 11, 2024. Human Rights Watch confirmed the mass grave’s exact location after verifying a leaked video, taken in April 2013, showing summary executions by Syrian government forces and affiliated militia.
December 12, 2024 Report

Mali: Atrocities by the Army and Wagner Group

Islamist Armed Groups Responsible for Killing Civilians, Arson

Screenshot of a video posted on social media on November 9, 2024 that Human Rights Watch analyzed and geolocated to the village of Allaye-Kokolo, located on the National Road 15 between Mopti and Bandiagara. The video shows armed men, some on motorbikes, on the road while buildings are burning around. A men can be heard speaking in Fulfulde, saying “God is great, Allaye-Kokolo is burning.”
December 10, 2024 Report

Sudan: War Crimes in South Kordofan

Civilians Killed, Towns Destroyed in Rapid Support Forces Attacks

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November 14, 2024 News Release

Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza

Mass Forced Displacement and Widespread Destruction

Displaced Palestinians leave al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza, after the Israeli military issued a new evacuation order, on July 28, 2024. © 2024 Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via AP
November 10, 2024 News Release

Sudan: Rapid Support Forces Target Civilians

Widespread Attacks in Central Region Highlight Urgent Need to Protect Civilians

People displaced from Gezira state by the Rapid Support Forces seek shade in New Halfa, Kassala state, Sudan, November 3, 2024.
October 30, 2024 Report

Lebanon: Israeli Attacks on Medics Apparent War Crimes

Israel’s Allies Should Suspend Arms Sales

An ambulance lies destroyed in the rubble of an Israeli airstrike in Kafra, Lebanon on October 9, 2024.
October 29, 2024 Report

Burkina Faso: Massacre Shows Need to Protect Civilians

Thoroughly Investigate Islamist Armed Group’s War Crime at Barsalogho; Ensure Accountability

Screenshot of a video seemingly filmed by the JNIM showing fighters along the trench during the attack on Barsalogho, Sanmatenga province, Burkina Faso, on August 24, 2024.
October 26, 2024 News Release

Gaza: Israel’s Northern Offensive Endangering Hundreds of Thousands of Civilians

Shelters Under Fire, Mass Displacement

Displaced Palestinians flee after an evacuation order by the Israeli military in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on October 23, 2024. 
October 17, 2024 Report

Ethiopia: Fighting, Abuses Putting Sudanese Refugees at Risk

Thousands in Amhara Camps Need Security, Relocation to Safer Areas

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October 11, 2024 News Release

Lebanon: UN Inquiry Needed on Israeli Attacks on Peacekeepers

Deliberate Targeting of United Nations Missions Are War Crimes

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