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July 30, 2018 Commentary

Task of Ethiopia’s New Leader: End Torture

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July 22, 2018 Report

Iraq: Intelligence Agency Admits Holding Hundreds Despite Previous Denials

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July 15, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: Exonerated Actor Details Torture

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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

Uzbekistan: Man’s 13-Year Detention Revealed

Reports of Ill-Treatment Show Need for Transparency, Monitoring

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July 4, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: A Year On, No Answers on Deaths in Custody

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

US: Haspel Vote Sends Wrong Message on Torture

Senate Confirms CIA Director

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April 19, 2018 News Release

US: Don’t Transfer Detainee to Possible Torture

Appropriately Prosecute in Federal Court or Release

Displaced Iraqis in camp.
April 11, 2018 Commentary

‘I Won’t Torture’ is Not Enough: Question Pompeo on US Rendition Policy

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March 25, 2018 Commentary

Gina Haspel is the wrong choice to head the CIA

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March 23, 2018 News Release

US Senate: Reject Haspel for CIA Director

Trump Nominee Oversaw Torture of Detainees, Destruction of Evidence

Gina Haspel, a veteran CIA clandestine officer picked by U.S. President Donald Trump to head the Central Intelligence Agency, is shown in this handout photograph released on March 13, 2018.
March 23, 2018 Letter

Letter to US Senate Opposing Gina Haspel's Nomination for CIA Director

March 22, 2018 News Release

Kenya: Court Finds Forced Anal Exams Unconstitutional

Victory for LGBT Rights Activists

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March 16, 2018 Letter

Rights Groups Gravely Concerned Over Haspel Nomination for CIA

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