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May 21, 2019 Report

Syria: Detention, Harassment in Retaken Areas

Media, Aid Workers, Activists, and Families Targeted

A checkpoint in the Syrian city of Daraa.
May 13, 2019 Statement

Syria: Tell Families of Missing the Fate of Loved Ones

Rights Groups Urge Key Countries to Press for Information

May 6, 2019 News Release

UAE: Cancer-Stricken Female Prisoner Dies

Calls for Alia Abdel Nour’s Compassionate Release Ignored

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority building, modern tall buildings on the Corniche seafront, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
April 21, 2019 Commentary

Saudi women activists should be honoured, not imprisoned

Saudi women's rights activists have been detained for 10 months

Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 12, 2018. © 2018 Reuters
April 18, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Torture Persists in Mosul Jail

No Apparent Action Months After Allegations

In its August 2018 report on Faisaliya detention facility, Human Rights Watch interviewed Mahmoud who said he was hung in the “bazoona” position at least six times while in detention, for hours. He said that at least four of those times, he lost conscious
April 12, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Refer Torture Case to Civilian Court

Itani Case Shouldn’t Be Heard by Military Courts

Zaid Itani
April 3, 2019 News Release

Brunei: New Penal Code Imposes Maiming, Stoning

Immediately Suspend Highly Abusive Law

The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah listens during the first executive session of the CHOGM summit at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, April 19, 2018.
March 31, 2019 News Release

Hong Kong: Scrap Proposed Extradition Changes

Transfers to China Would Risk Torture, Unfair Trials

In this Oct. 10, 2018, photo, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a question and answer session after delivering her policy speech at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.
March 22, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Anti-Torture Body Named

Allocate Sufficient Budget; Investigate Allegations

Ziad Itani, a Lebanese actor, who was exonerated of spying for Israel, is carried after he was released by Lebanese authorities. Itani has accused security officials of torturing him and has called on authorities to investigate.
February 14, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Set Independent Torture Inquiry

Prosecutor’s Denial of Abuses Signifies Lack of Accountability

Egyptian policemen secure Egypt’s national police academy. © 2015 AP Photo/Amr Nabil
January 29, 2019 Commentary

Kyrgyzstan’s Human Rights Abuses Should Sound Alarm Bells Over Closer Ties with the EU

January 28, 2019 Report

Syria: Arrests, Torture by Armed Group

Move to Solidify Control, Silence Critics

New fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham attend a mock battle in anticipation of an attack by Syrian government forces on northern Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, August 14, 2018.
January 24, 2019 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Let Outside Monitors See Detainees

Local Inquiries Lack Independence, Credibility

© 2016 Human Rights Watch
January 24, 2019 News Release

Iran: Prominent Labor Activist Rearrested

Broadcast of Coerced Confession, Failure to Investigate Torture

Screen shot from Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Channel 2 of likely coerced confession of Sepideh Gholian and  Esmael Bakhshi.
January 22, 2019 Commentary

Transitional Justice in Tunisia—a Transition to What?

The first public hearing held by the Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC), at Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia on November 17, 2016.

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