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November 6, 2017 Commentary

Difficult Justice Questions

The ruins of a market and bakery in Tabqa after an airstrike, in all likelihood carried out by US-led coalition forces, on March 22, 2017.
November 6, 2017 Commentary

Refugee security screening is legitimate — but unrealistic

Demonstrators march outside the Trump Building at 40 Wall St. as part of a protest against the US government's refugee ban in New York on March 28, 2017. © 2017 Reuters
November 3, 2017 News Release

Mali: Defense Ministry Promises Abuse Inquiry

Justice Ministry Should Conduct Criminal Investigations

A Malian soldier during a military operation in northern Mali, October 19, 2017.
November 2, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Anbar Displaced Barred from Going Home

An Iraqi displaced woman, who fled from ISIS violence in Anbar, carries her child at a camp for displaced families camp in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, July 25, 2015. © 2015
November 1, 2017 Commentary

Welcome, France, to the “New Normal”

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe meets soldiers during a visit at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, as France officially ended a state of emergency regime, replacing it with the introduction of a new security law, France, November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Christia
November 1, 2017 Statement

US: Attack on Pedestrians, Cyclists in New York

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November 1, 2017 News Release

US: New Drone Rules Increase Risks for Civilians

Trump Administration Should Publish Policy, Strengthen Protections

The remnants of a US drone strike on August 29, 2012 in Khashamir, Yemen. The strike killed three alleged members of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a policeman, and a cleric who preached against the armed group.
October 25, 2017 Commentary

Nigeria: Why Boko Haram Suspects Deserve Fair Trials

October 23, 2017 Commentary

Somalia Attack a Wake-Up Call to the West

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October 18, 2017 Commentary

What next for Raqqa?

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October 6, 2017 Commentary

Acknowledging the Harm Done to Civilians by the US-Led Coalition in Syria

The ruins of a market and bakery in Tabqa after an airstrike, in all likelihood carried out by US-led coalition forces, on March 22, 2017.
September 26, 2017 Commentary

How Obama’s Drones Rulebook Enabled Trump

September 25, 2017 Dispatches

France’s Counterterrorism Bill Normalizes Emergency Practices

Bill Became Harsher Since Leaving the Senate

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September 20, 2017 Report

Iraq/KRG: 1,400 Women, Children From ISIS Areas Detained

Investigate Killings, Abductions of Foreign Men

Iraqi Ministry of Transportation buses taking internally displaced families to Hammam al-Alil in May 2017. In late August, Iraqi authorities bused 1,400 foreign women and children to the site. © 2017 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
September 12, 2017 News Release

France: Flawed Security Bill Would Violate Rights

Fix Abusive Measures in Draft Counterterrorism Law

French soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower as part of the "Sentinelle" counterterrorism security plan in Paris, France, May 3, 2017. © 2017 Reuters

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