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January 10, 2018 Commentary

After 16 Years, End Injustice at Guantanamo

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December 21, 2017 Report

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: 350 Prisoners ‘Disappeared’

Families Seek Whereabouts After Iraqi Takeover of Kirkuk

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December 13, 2017 News Release

West Africa: G5 Sahel Force Should Prioritize Rights

Rule of Law, Governance Crucial to Counterterrorism Strategy

Malian soldiers, part of the five-nation G5 Sahel military force, patrol in central Mali in November 2017.  The 5,000-member force will comprise two battalions each from Mali and Niger and one each from Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania.
December 5, 2017 Report

Russia: Threats, Alleged Torture in Bombing Case

Investigate Suspects’ Abuse Claims, End Effort to Disbar Lawyer

Mourners place flowers at the Tekhnologichesky Institut subway station in St. Petersburg to commemorate victims of the April 3, 2017 suicide bombing on a subway train.
December 5, 2017 Commentary

KRG: Why ISIS Trials are Robbing Victims of Their Rights

An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.
December 5, 2017 Commentary

Iraq: Why ISIS Trials are Robbing Victims of Their Rights

An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.
December 5, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Flawed Prosecution of ISIS Suspects

Undermines Justice for Victims

An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.
December 5, 2017 Commentary

Why Iraq Should Limit Islamic State Trials

Iraqi Security Forces stand guard at the gate of a camp holding families of men suspected of being ISIS affiliates in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq July 15, 2017.
November 28, 2017 Statement

Human Rights Watch's Testimony for North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture

November 28, 2017 Dispatches

North Carolina Citizens’ Commission Examines US Torture

Holds Hearings on State’s Role in CIA Secret Renditions Program

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November 23, 2017 News Release

Saudi Arabia: New Counterterrorism Law Enables Abuse

Criminalizes Criticisms of King and Crown Prince as Terrorism Offense

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November 15, 2017 News Release

Syria: Civilians Stranded in ISIS Area

Provide Safe Passage from Deir al-Zor

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November 14, 2017 News Release

US Senate Disregards Bradbury Role in Torture

Devices instruments the CIA used at "black sites"
November 14, 2017 Report

Crimea: Persecution of Crimean Tatars Intensifies

Arbitrary Detentions; Separatism, Terrorism Charges

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November 13, 2017 News Release

US: Grant ISIS Suspect Access to Lawyer

Unnamed US Detainee Held 2 Months in Iraq

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