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November 8, 2023 News Release

Burkina Faso: Emergency Law Targets Dissidents

Junta Using Conscription to Punish Critics

Burkina Faso soldiers patrol aboard a pickup truck on the road from Dori to the Goudebo refugee camp, on February 3, 2020.
November 7, 2023 News Release

Gaza: Israeli Ambulance Strike Apparently Unlawful

Medical Transport Has Special Protections Against Attack

People gather around an ambulance damaged in a strike in front of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 3, 2023.
November 2, 2023 News Release

Ethiopia: Atrocities Mar Ceasefire Anniversary

Abuses, Impunity Amid Waning International Attention

A woman displaced due to the conflict in northern Ethiopia sits in front of her shelter at camp for internally displaced people in Abi Adi, Tigray, June 24, 2023. A woman displaced due to the conflict in northern Ethiopia sits in front of her shelter at camp for internally displaced people in Abi Adi, Tigray, June 24, 2023. (c) 2023 Tiksa Negeri/Reuters 2023 Tiksa Negeri/Reuters
October 27, 2023 Commentary

How Does International Humanitarian Law Apply in Israel and Gaza?

A man walks through the rubble of Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 15, 2023.
October 20, 2023 Commentary

We Are Seeing Urgent Signs of More Mutual Mass Atrocities to Come in Israel and Gaza

There is Little Chance That the Spiral of Killing Will Subside. The International Community Must Work to Prevent Further Death.

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October 19, 2023 Report

Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Holding Hostages is a War Crime

Free Civilians Held in Gaza; Treat All Humanely; Don’t Use as Human Shields

Photographs of Israelis taken as hostages during an October 7 attack by Hamas-led fighters, at a protest demanding their release, outside the HaKirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 17, 2023. 
October 12, 2023 Q & A

Questions and Answers on Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon

Airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus fall over the Gaza city port, October 11, 2023.
September 7, 2023 Letter

54th session of the UN Human Rights Council: Ethiopia – Renew the mandate of the ICHREE

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September 4, 2023 Q & A

Q&A: Justice for Serious International Crimes Committed in Ethiopia

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September 1, 2023 Letter

Sudan: Joint Letter Calling for Independent UN Mechanism To Advance Accountability For International Crimes

The Human Rights Council should establish an independent mechanism on Sudan

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August 31, 2023 Letter

Concerns Regarding The Premature Termination of the Commission of Inquiry on the Situation in the Tigray Region of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia

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August 28, 2023 Letter

Letter to President Lula on Brazil’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council

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August 28, 2023 Commentary

Will the EU and its Members Stand for Justice in Ethiopia?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali during an international conference on migration in Rome, July 23, 2023.
August 17, 2023 News Release

Darfur: Rapid Support Forces, Allied Militias Rape Dozens

Governments Should Prioritize Care Services, Independent Investigations

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August 14, 2023 News Release

Haiti: Surge in Violent Abuses

UN Security Council Response Should Uphold Rights

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