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October 26, 2016 Commentary

The Deadly Threat That ISIS Leaves Behind as It Flees

Iraqi forces trying to take back Mosul must learn the lessons of Manbij, where returnees face booby traps.

2)	Zakia Hassan holds a photo of her son, Ibrahim Hammud, 35, who detonated an explosive device when he stepped on a mattress as he returned to his house on August 12.
October 20, 2016 Dispatches

Suffer the Afghan Children

Ground Fighting Taking Horrific Toll on Civilians

Afghan boys look out from behind a damaged wall after a Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghanistan October 6, 2015.
October 13, 2016 News Release

Yemen: Saudi-Led Funeral Attack Apparent War Crime

Credible International Investigation Urgently Needed

The remains of a community hall in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, after Saudi-led coalition warplanes attacked a funeral ceremony there on October 8, 2016.
October 3, 2016 News Release

UN: Demand End to Unlawful Aleppo Attacks

Russia, a Participant in the Abuse, Should Not Veto

An empty room at a damaged field hospital is seen after airstrikes in a rebel held area in Aleppo, October 1.
September 22, 2016 News Release

China: Credibly Investigate Xinjiang Blast

Suspects at Risk of Ill-Treatment

Policemen with riot gear stand guard behind a barricade near the site of an explosives attack in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on May 23, 2014.
September 20, 2016 News Release

Syria: Investigate Attack on UN Aid Convoy

Warring Parties Should Prioritize Protecting Civilians

Damaged medical supplies after an airstrike on Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016
September 8, 2016 Commentary

Duterte and the Ghosts of Plaza Miranda

Candles are lit at a memorial site for the victims of the September 2, 2016 explosion in a market in Davao City, Philippines.
September 7, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Separatists Bomb School in South

Father, Daughter Killed in Targeted Attack

A school bag lies next to the bomb attack site in Narathiwat province, Thailand on September 6, 2016.
September 2, 2016 Letter

Human Rights Watch submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding Saudi Arabia

August 11, 2016 News Release

Syria: Government Airstrikes Closing Down Hospitals

UN Should Build Case to Prosecute

Men and civil defence members look for survivors after an airstrike on a hospital in the town of Meles, western Idlib city in opposition armed forces-held Idlib province, Syria on August 6, 2016.
July 27, 2016 Commentary

After Thousands Dead, UK Foreign Office Steps Back from its Denial of Yemen War Crimes

People stand around a crater caused by a Saudi-led air strike on the outskirts of Yemen's capital Sanaa, December 29, 2015.
May 12, 2016 Commentary

When Cities Become Death Traps

April 20, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Yemen Accountability Should Top Obama's Saudi Agenda

The home of Muhammad Munfarih, which was destroyed in a fourth airstrike on the residential neighborhood of al-Hassaba in Sanaa, the capital, on September 21, 2015. The airstrike killed Munfarih and 17 other members of his family.
February 18, 2016 News Release

Syria: Great Danger to Civilians in Azaz

Hospitals, School Hit, No Place to Flee for Civilians

A child stands in the hole created by the impact of what local activists say was a ballistic missile.
February 11, 2016 News Release

Ukraine: Attacks, Military Use of Schools

Protect Students, Schools by Joining Safe Schools Declaration

Cover imageA former student, 13, stands in a damaged school in Vuhlehirsk.

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