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June 6, 2017 Report

Iraq: Civilian Casualties Mount in West Mosul

Coalition, Iraqi Forces Taking Inadequate Precautions

Smoke rising from west Mosul where Iraqi Security Forces are fighting Islamic State fighters to retake the city. © May 8, 2017 Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
May 17, 2017 Letter

Letter from Human Rights Watch to Secretary Mattis

Re: Civilian Protection in Afghanistan

May 1, 2017 News Release

Syria: New Evidence Shows Pattern of Nerve-Agent Use

Government Enters Realm of Crimes against Humanity

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib province, Syria on April 5, 2017.
April 20, 2017 Report

Yemen: Houthi-Saleh Forces Using Landmines

Cease Use of Banned Weapons; Ensure Clearance, Victim Assistance

GYATA-64 antipersonnel mines cleared by YEMAC from Aden city and its suburbs since Houthi-Saleh forces withdrew from the city in July 2015, March 16, 2017.
April 18, 2017 News Release

Australia: Suspend Military Sales to Saudi Arabia

Release Details on Weapons, Material Sold to Coalition Members

The remains of a community hall in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, after Saudi-led coalition warplanes attacked a funeral ceremony there on October 8, 2016.
April 13, 2017 Dispatches

EU Should Step Up and Fund War Crimes Investigations in Syria

Russian Veto Over Chemical Attacks Shows Need for Evidence Gathering

نائب السفير الروسي إلى الأمم المتحدة فلاديمير سافرونكوف يصوت ضد مشروع قرار يدين استخدام الأسلحة الكيميائية في سوريا الذي نقلته التقارير، في اجتماع في مجلس الأمن حول الوضع في سوريا في مقر الأمم المتحدة في نيويورك، الولايات المتحدة، 12 أبريل/نيسان 2017.
April 12, 2017 Dispatches

Incendiary Weapons Burn Again in Syria

Recent Attacks on Saraqeb Caught on Video

Screenshot of a video taken in April 2017 in Saraqeb, northwestern Syria, showing the bright trails produced by incendiary weapons.
April 6, 2017 Dispatches

Russia’s Claim on Alleged Chemical Attack in Syria

Ministry of Defense Releases Inaccurate Information

Spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, September 26, 2016.
April 4, 2017 Dispatches

Dozens Feared Dead from Chemical Exposure in Syria

Exposure after Aircraft Attacked Town of Khan Sheikhoun

A civil defense member breathes through an oxygen mask, after what rescue workers described as a suspected chemical attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017.
March 28, 2017 Report

Iraq: Airstrike Vetting Changes Raise Concerns

Mosul Civilians Describe Deadly Attack

Relatives carry the bodies of civilians killed in an attack in New Mosul neighborhood of west Mosul on March 17, 2017. © 2017 Reuters
March 26, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Attack on Refugee Boat Likely War Crime

Failed Investigations into Abuses as War Turns 2

Body of a Somali refugee, killed in an attack by a helicopter while travelling in a vessel off the coast of Yemen, is carried at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen, March 17, 2017.
March 22, 2017 Report

Iraq: ISIS Dumped Hundreds in Mass Grave

Security Forces, Prisoners, Women, Among Those Executed

‘Hammam al-Alil mass grave marked and fenced’ Caption: A marked and fenced ISIS mass grave in Hammam al-Alil, 30 kilometers south of Mosul, discovered in November 2016.
March 17, 2017 Report

Yemen: Cluster Munitions Wound Children

Brazil Should Stop Producing Banned Weapon, Join Ban Treaty

Photo of part of the bursting mechanism from an ASTROS cluster munition rocket lies where it reportedly landed at Qahza, Saada governorate on February 22, 2017.
March 15, 2017 Commentary

Why Iran Should Put Its Foot Down Over Syria Chemical Attacks

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February 17, 2017 Commentary

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