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August 26, 2018 Statement

John McCain: In Memoriam

US Senator John McCain
August 21, 2018 News Release

Myanmar: Security Forces Torture Rohingya Returnees

Refugees Arrested, Mistreated as Accused Militants

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August 19, 2018 Report

Iraq: Chilling Accounts of Torture, Deaths

Investigate Abuse During Interrogations in Mosul

Mahmoud 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 consciousness before being taken down. Sometimes officers threw water at him before beating his back wi
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July 31, 2018 Report

Iraq: Judges Disregard Torture Allegations

Failure to Investigate, Punish Security Forces Implicated in Abuse

Risafa Central Criminal Court in Baghdad, where Human Rights Watch sat in on 18 felony trials in June and July, 2018.
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Leaked Video Blows Lid off Torture in Russian Prisons

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July 30, 2018 Commentary

Syria’s Bureaucracy of Death and the Fate of the Disappeared

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July 30, 2018 Commentary

Task of Ethiopia’s New Leader: End Torture

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July 22, 2018 Report

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July 15, 2018 News Release

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July 6, 2018 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the United Nations Committee Against Torture on Russia

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July 6, 2018 News Release

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Release Investigation into Why 4 Syrians Died

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June 18, 2018 News Release

Iran: Dervish Member Executed

Serious Allegations of Torture to Force Confession

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May 17, 2018 Statement

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