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July 7, 2022 Dispatches

The Cost of Speaking Up in Rwanda

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July 7, 2022 News Release

Egypt: Flawed Investigation Into Death in Custody

Missed Opportunity for Justice

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Uganda: President Pledges Rights Improvements

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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.
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June 11, 2022 Letter

Public Letter to UK Home Secretary on Expulsions to Rwanda

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Egypt’s Response to Torture: Punish the Victims

Trial of Alleged Torture Victims Displays Ingrained Impunity

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Collective Punishment Over Armed Group’s Actions Is Unlawful

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June 8, 2022 News Release

Iran: 1988 Mass Executions Evident Crimes Against Humanity

Senior Officials Implicated Should Be Investigated, Fairly Prosecuted

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June 7, 2022 News Release

Myanmar: Junta Vows to Enforce Death Sentences

Free All Wrongfully Imprisoned; End Capital Punishment

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Ukraine: Executions, Torture During Russian Occupation

Apparent War Crimes in Kyiv, Chernihiv Regions

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May 18, 2022 Report

Burundi: Suspected Opponents Killed, Detained, Tortured

Security Force Abuses Deepen Insecurity

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