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September 25, 2023 Report

Iraq: Torture Survivors Await US Redress, Accountability

No Clear Path to Compensation for Iraqis Abused in Detention by US Forces

Taleb Al Majli, an Iraqi who described being tortured by US forces after his detention at Abu Ghraib prison in November 2003, at his home in Baghdad in 2023. The US released him without charge in March 2005.
September 11, 2023 Commentary

Picture-Postcard Broome is Home to Australia’s ‘Worst Prison’

The exterior of a prison, with a sign that reads "Broome Regional Prison"
September 1, 2023 News Release

Bahrain: Address Hunger Strike Grievances

Release All Unjustly Detained; Treat All Prisoners Humanely

Bahraini anti-government protesters raise signs with images of jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja Friday, April 6, 2012, in Jidhafs, Bahrain.
September 1, 2023 News Release

Iran: Suspicious Death of Imprisoned Protester

Javad Rouhi Tortured, Sentenced after Arrest Linked to Protests

Javad Rouhi
August 23, 2023 News Release

Lebanon: Harrowing Prison Conditions

Dangerous Overcrowding, Not Enough Food

 Roumieh prison, Roumieh, Lebanon October 1, 2020.
August 15, 2023 Statement

Joint Statement: UAE: Release all Those Unjustly Imprisoned before COP28

A man in a white gutra
July 24, 2023 News Release

Ethiopia: Oromo Opposition Figures Held Despite Court Orders

Release 7 Senior Party Leaders Jailed for Up to 3 Years

Activists in prison jumpsuits and handcuffs protest human rights abuses against the Oromo people in Ethiopia at a demonstration in London, October 10, 2020. © 2020 David Cliff/NurPhoto via AP
July 3, 2023 News Release

Iran: New Charges Against Journalists

Relentless Crackdown on Media, Rights Defenders, Civil Society

Iranians protesting in Tehran, Iran, on October 1, 2022. 
May 26, 2023 News Release

Egypt: Pretrial Detention Renewals by Video

People Remain Locked Up Without Recourse

The courthouse at the new Badr Prison in Badr city, 65 kms east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, during a government-guided tour for the media.
May 4, 2023 Commentary

How Governments and Civil Society Can Help China's Uyghurs

The perimeter wall of the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng.
May 1, 2023 Statement

Joint Statement: UAE Human Rights Record Ahead of COP28

UAE Minister of State and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber talks during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week's opening ceremony, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 16, 2023. 
April 26, 2023 Statement

France: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

93rd Session

April 26, 2023 Statement

The UK: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

93rd Session

April 12, 2023 News Release

UAE: Detainees Held Beyond Sentences

At Least 51 From Mass Trial Still Imprisoned Months or Years Later

Abu Dhabi, UAE
March 8, 2023 News Release

Egypt: Harsh Sentences Against Rights Activists

Up to Life in Prison for 29 Members of Independent Group

Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.

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