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September 8, 2017 Report

Mali: Unchecked Abuses in Military Operations

Mali, Burkina Faso Troops Commit Killings, “Disappearances,” Torture

Map of Central Mali, September 2017
September 1, 2017 Dispatches

Defending Spain’s Defense Lawyers

Party Leaders Should Affirm Defense Rights for Terror Suspects

Police escort a suspect who was detained during early morning raids in an operation against a group suspected of financing and recruiting Islamist militants in Santa Coloma de Gramanet, near Barcelona, October 16, 2008.
August 30, 2017 News Release

Syria: Talks Should Address ‘Disappeared’

Create Independent Body to Investigate Missing Persons

A mother shows a picture of her son, who was detained by authorities in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, Syria, March 20, 2016. She has not heard any news about her son since then.
August 25, 2017 Commentary

The Justice Question After ISIS

Time for Judicial Triage

Author interviewing local Tabqa residents after ISIS had been pushed out of city (July 2017).
August 16, 2017 News Release

Libya: Videos Capture Summary Executions

International Criminal Court Issues Warrant for LNA Commander

The above image is a screenshot from a video posted on July 24, 2017 showing the apparent summary execution by LNA fighters of 20 prisoners, whom the commander, believed to be ICC suspect Mahmoud Al-Werfalli (wearing cap),  accuses of “terrorism.”
August 10, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Lawyers Arrested for Work in ISIS Courts

Chilling Effect on Private Legal Representation

A man walks across a street in al-Hamdaniya, Iraq November 25, 2016. Picture taken November 25, 2016. © 2016 Reuters
August 8, 2017 Letter

Letter to the Commander of the Libyan National Army

August 3, 2017 Letter

Joint letter about US cooperation with abusive allied forces in Yemen

August 1, 2017 Letter

Joint letter regarding concerns about lack of transparency in Guantanamo proceedings

July 27, 2017 News Release

Iraq: US-Trained Forces Linked to Mosul War Crimes

US Should End Support for Abusive Iraqi 16th Division

The body of an alleged ISIS fighter with his hands bound behind his back, executed in Mosul’s Old City by Iraqi soldiers identified as from the army’s 16th Division.
July 19, 2017 Commentary

The Fall of Mosul May Not Be the End Of ISIS But the Beginning of ISIS 2.0

Iraq’s Abuse of Civilians Will Make it Easy for the Next Version of the Extremist Group to Recruit

Popular Mobilization Force members on the frontline with the Islamic State in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, Iraq on October 18, 2015.
July 13, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Alleged ISIS Families Sent to ‘Rehabilitation Camp’

Evictions, Detentions Amount to Collective Punishment

Bartalla Camp.
July 13, 2017 Letter

Groups Urge US Congress to Vote “No” on Guantanamo Defense Bill Amendments

July 12, 2017 News Release

Indonesia: Counterterrorism Law Changes Threaten Rights

Reject Proposals to Restrict Speech, Revoke Citizenship

Counterterrorism police stand guard near evidence confiscated in raids on suspected militants at police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 30, 2016.
July 11, 2017 News Release

US: Press FBI Nominee on Independence, Detainee Policy

Christopher Wray to Appear Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Christopher Wray presser photo

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