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November 26, 2023 Report

Gaza: Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion

Evidence Points to Misfired Rocket but Full Investigation Needed

The extensive fire damage to cars in the parking lot at Al-Ahli hospital appears to have been caused by burning rocket propellant that would have spread to – and ignited – fuel or some other flammable material present on the site, Gaza City, October 18, 2023.
November 21, 2023 Commentary

The Trans Community Demands that US Lawmakers End the Onslaught of Attacks

Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City. ©2023 AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File
November 14, 2023 Report

Gaza: Unlawful Israeli Hospital Strikes Worsen Health Crisis

Israel’s Blockade, Bombardment Decimate Healthcare System; Investigate as War Crimes

Medical workers treat a Palestinian injured in an Israeli strike, using flashlights due to the lack of electricity at the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, November 10, 2023.
November 7, 2023 News Release

Gaza: Israeli Ambulance Strike Apparently Unlawful

Medical Transport Has Special Protections Against Attack

People gather around an ambulance damaged in a strike in front of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 3, 2023.
May 4, 2023 Report

Sudan: Explosive Weapons Harming Civilians

Limited Access to Water, Electricity, Medical Care Fuels Humanitarian Crisis

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January 13, 2022 News Release

Iran: No End to Mounting Repression

Punishment of Dissent; Impunity

Iranians gather during a protest after their province's river dried up due to drought and diversion, in the central city of Isfahan, on November 19, 2021.
December 13, 2021 Report

Myanmar: Junta Blocks Lifesaving Aid

Donors Should Channel Assistance Via Local and Cross-Border Efforts

A man sits at a makeshift displacement site in Demoso township, Karenni State, June 17, 2021.
March 28, 2021 News Release

EU-UN Aid Conference Should Focus on Syrians’ Rights

Set Principled Framework for Aid, Protection, Justice

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February 9, 2021 News Release

Human Rights Council: Countries Should Take Bold Action on Egypt

Monitoring, Tough Message on Dire Rights Situation Long Overdue

Egyptian security forces have been involved in systematic abuses such as enforced disappearance and torture and have used abusive counterterrorism laws and measures to crush peaceful dissent. Egyptian security forces stand guard outside one of the entranc
January 13, 2021 News Release

Egypt: No End to Escalating Repression

Authorities Punish Critics, Close Civic Space with Impunity

Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 29, 2020
January 13, 2021 News Release

Philippines: ‘Drug War’ Killings Rise During Pandemic

Upsurge in Attacks on Activists, Community Leaders, Rights Defenders

Detainees sleep in an open basketball court inside the Quezon City Jail in Quezon City, Philippines on July 24, 2020. 
December 8, 2020 News Release

Egypt: World Bank Funds Health but Neglects Jailed Doctors

Crackdown on Health Workers, Independent Union Tests Bank’s Anti-Reprisal Policy

A nurse helps a colleague put on personal protective equipment at the 6th of October Central Hospital, an isolation hospital for Covid-19 patients, in Giza, Egypt, in July 2020.
October 14, 2020 Commentary

War and COVID-19 in Yemen

Victims of Covid-19 are buried in Taizz, Yemen, June 24, 2020. (c) 2020 REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub
September 8, 2020 Dispatches

Killings in Philippines Up 50 Percent During Pandemic

‘Drug War’ Deaths Rise Dramatically as Country Reels from Covid-19

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August 5, 2020 Dispatches

Death Penalty Danger in the Philippines

Reinstating Capital Punishment Risks International Condemnation, Sanctions

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a late night live broadcast in Malacanang, Manila, Philippines, April 3, 2020.

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