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August 13, 2022 Statement

Joint Letter: Free Abduljalil al-Singace

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August 10, 2022 Statement

Bangladesh: UN Rights Chief Should Raise Concerns

During Visit, Bachelet Should Condemn Security Force Abuses, Closing of Civic Space

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet addresses a news conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
August 9, 2022 News Release

Mali: Rights Reforms Crucial for Civilian Rule

Ensure Free Speech, Fair Trials During 2-Year Transition

Leaders attend ECOWAS summit to discuss transitional roadmap for Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea, in Accra, Ghana, July 3, 2022.
July 23, 2022 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: 2 Years On, No Justice for Azimjon Askarov

Deaths in Custody Persist; Effective Investigations Needed

Grave of human rights defender Azimjon Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial in Kyrgyzstan and passed away in detention on June 25, 2020.
July 22, 2022 Commentary

Sri Lanka’s former president must be investigated for war crimes

Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa waving to supporters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2019.
July 22, 2022 Commentary

France/Cameroon: Macron to meet Biya amid human rights violations and increased repression

French President Emmanuel Macron greets Cameroon President Paul Biya at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on December 12, 2017, as part of the One Planet Summit.
July 22, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Torture, Disappearances in Occupied South

Apparent War Crimes by Russian Forces in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia Regions

Russian servicemen on the roadside in Kherson region, Ukraine. © 2022 Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images
July 7, 2022 Dispatches

The Cost of Speaking Up in Rwanda

Kizito Mihigo speaking to the media in Kigali on April 15, 2014 after nine days in incommunicado detention.
July 7, 2022 News Release

Egypt: Flawed Investigation Into Death in Custody

Missed Opportunity for Justice

Ayman Hadhoud
July 1, 2022 News Release

Uganda: President Pledges Rights Improvements

Promises to Halt Security Force Abuses; End Curbs on Journalists, Civil Society

Members of the Human Rights Watch delegation meet with President Museveni in Ntungamo, western Uganda on June 29, 2022.
June 30, 2022 News Release

Palestine: Impunity for Arbitrary Arrests, Torture

PA, Hamas Abuse Still Systemic a Year After Prominent Critic Beaten to Death

Demonstrators carry pictures of activist Nizar Banat during a protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah on the same day he was beaten to death in Palestinian Authority custody, Thursday, June 24, 2021.
June 30, 2022 Statement

Joint Submission by Human Rights Watch and Lawyers for Justice to the Committee Against Torture on Palestine

74th Session, July 12-29, 2022

June 27, 2022 News Release

Lebanon: Commitment Needed to Tackle Torture

Allocate Funds for Anti-Torture Unit; Strengthen Law, Investigations

Ziad Itani, a Lebanese actor, who was exonerated of spying for Israel, is carried after he was released by Lebanese authorities. Itani has accused security officials of torturing him and has called on authorities to investigate.
June 27, 2022 Statement

Enforce Lebanon’s Anti-Torture Law

Joint Statement to Lebanese Authorities

Ziad Itani, a Lebanese actor, who was exonerated of spying for Israel, is carried after he was released by Lebanese authorities. Itani has accused security officials of torturing him and has called on authorities to investigate.
June 15, 2022 Letter

Joint NGO letter ahead of the EU-Egypt Association Council meeting

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