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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 14, 2017 News Release

Uzbekistan: UN Staffer Free After 11 Years

Release All Peaceful Activists

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August 3, 2017 Letter

Joint letter about US cooperation with abusive allied forces in Yemen

August 2, 2017 News Release

Russia: Journalist Faces Expulsion to Uzbekistan

Risk of Torture, Ill-Treatment

Ali Feruz at Basmanny district court in Moscow waiting for his hearing in the evening of August 1, 2017.
July 25, 2017 Interview

Interview: Intersex Babies Don’t Need ‘Fixing’

A poster by intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis
July 25, 2017 News Release

US: Harmful Surgery on Intersex Children

Medically Unnecessary Operations Risk Lifelong Suffering

A two-and-a-half-year old born with intersex traits walks with her parents in their garden. The parents have decided to defer all medically unnecessary surgeries until their child can decide for herself.
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 11, 2017 Dispatches

Italy’s New Law on Torture Fails to Meet International Standards

Newly appointed Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks before a confidence vote at the Senate in Rome, Italy December 14, 2016.
June 30, 2017 News Release

Iraq: New Abuse, Execution Reports of Men Fleeing Mosul

Investigate, Punish Any War Crimes

A member of Iraqi security forces stands on the turret of an armoured vehicle along a highway near west of Mosul, Iraq, June 22, 2017.
June 29, 2017 News Release

South Korea: Seek Help for North Korean Refugees in China

Urge President Trump to Raise Concerns with Beijing

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June 26, 2017 Dispatches

US General’s Photo Op with Accused Torturer in Afghanistan

US Should Stop Supporting Kandahar Strongman

A photo depicting General John Nicholson, Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan (C) with Kandahar's General Abdul Raziq (R).
June 26, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Fulfill Pledge to End Torture

Urgently Enact Law to Prosecute Mistreatment, Forced Disappearance

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June 22, 2017 Dispatches

US Ignores Allies’ Torture in Yemen

Evidence of US Complicity in Abuses by UAE and Yemeni Forces

An Emirati and South Yemen flag painted in Yemen’s port city of Aden. By 2017, Emirati and South Yemen flags flew in many parts of Aden, which President Hadi declared the temporary capital of Yemen after Houthi-Saleh forces took over Sanaa in 2014.
June 22, 2017 Letter

Groups Express Concern Over Trump Nominee for Role in Torture

June 22, 2017 Report

Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces

Resolve ‘Disappearances’, Grant Access to Detention Sites

Hadrami elite forces guard Mukalla from Al-Qaeda by creating check-points.

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