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January 14, 2019 Commentary

Eight Years After it Launched the Arab Spring, Tunisia Still Struggles With the Legacy of Dictatorship

Families of those killed during the 2011 Tunisian revolution protest light sentences issued by military tribunals against former high officials in Tunis, April 16, 2014.
December 6, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Allow Access to Detained Women Activists

Report of Fourth Activist Tortured

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November 30, 2018 Commentary

Saudi Crown Prince Hiding in the Embassy?

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November 30, 2018 Report

Morocco: Torture Suspicions Mar Mass Trial Verdicts

Provide Justice to Hirak Activists in Appeal Case

Rabat, Morocco, July 15, 2018: demonstrators protest heavy jail sentences on imprisoned activists by wearing masks showing their faces. © 2018 Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
November 28, 2018 News Release

G20: Argentine Probe of Saudi Crown Prince Advances

War Crimes, Torture Allegations Under Scrutiny

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November 26, 2018 News Release

G20: Saudi Crown Prince Faces Legal Scrutiny

Human Rights Watch Files with Argentine Federal Prosecutor

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November 20, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Detained Women Reported Tortured

Alleged Electric Shocks, Whippings by Masked Interrogators

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November 1, 2018 Q & A

A Letter to the Egyptian Government Regarding Its Response to Khaled Hassan’s Torture Allegations

Khaled Hassan
November 1, 2018 Dispatches

Egyptian Government Should Investigate Abuses, Not Attack the Messenger

Hundreds of Cases of ‘Disappearances’ and Torture Reported Under al-Sisi’s Government

Khaled Hassan
October 29, 2018 Statement

Submission to the UN Committee Against Torture: France

65th session of the Committee Against Torture

Demonstrators carrying banners and placards take part in the Women's March next to the Eiffel Tower on the Parvis des Droits de l'Homme on January 21, 2017 in Paris, France.
October 23, 2018 News Release

Palestine: Authorities Crush Dissent

Arbitrary Arrests, Torture Systematic

Palestinian riot police confront demonstrators protesting security coordination between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 23, 2014.
October 11, 2018 Report

Egypt: An Account of Alleged Torture in Secret Detention

Egyptian-American Held for 4 Months Before Arrest Was Revealed

Khaled Hassan, an Egyptian-American citizen, claimed authorities disappeared him on January 8 and severely abused him.
September 25, 2018 Report

Yemen: Houthi Hostage-Taking

Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Enforced Disappearance Go Unpunished

Former detainees described Houthi officers beating them with iron rods, wooden sticks, and assault rifles. © 2018 John Holmes for Human Rights Watch
August 31, 2018 News Release

Russia, Turkey, and Iran Should Act on Syria Detainees

Use September 7 Meeting to Address Arbitrary Detentions, Disappearances, Abductions

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lock hands during a group photo in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. © 2018 Tolga Bozoglu/Pool Photo via AP
August 31, 2018 Letter

Joint Letter to the Astana Working Group on Detentions and Abductions in the Syrian Conflict

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