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July 24, 2023 Report

Mali: New Atrocities by Malian Army, Apparent Wagner Fighters

AU, ECOWAS Should Press for End to Violations, Urge Accountability

Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, right, welcomes Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their meeting in Bamako, Mali, February 7, 2023.
July 21, 2023 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Nigeria

45th Session of the UN Universal Periodic Review

July 13, 2023 Report

Mali: Mounting Islamist Armed Group Killings, Rape

UN Peacekeepers’ Departure Complicates Efforts for Security; Provide Aid

An aerial view of the town of Ménaka, Mali, on November 22, 2020.
June 30, 2023 Dispatches

UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali to End

MINUSMA Exit Raises Serious Concerns for Rights Monitoring, Accountability

Vehicles from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Long Range Reconnaissance Group (LRRG) in the vicinity of Menaka, Mali, on October 25, 2021.
June 29, 2023 Report

Burkina Faso: Unlawful Killings, ‘Disappearances’ by the Army

Respect Rights in Counterinsurgency Operations; Ensure Accountability

Burkina Faso soldiers patrol aboard a pickup truck on the road from Dori to the Goudebo refugee camp, on February 3, 2020.
June 27, 2023 News Release

The UN Human Rights Council Should Address the Rapidly Growing Human Rights Crisis in Tunisia

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
June 15, 2023 Report

Burkina Faso: Upsurge in Atrocities by Islamist Armed Groups

Summary Killings, Looting, Arson Committed with Impunity

An aerial view shows a camp for internally displaced people in Djibo, Burkina Faso, May 26, 2022.
June 6, 2023 Report

Nigeria: No Justice for Civilians Killed in Airstrike

Investigate Military Air Operations; Compensate Victims

Mass grave in Doma LGA, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, where 31 people who died from the airstrike are buried. Photo taken on March 14, 2023.
June 2, 2023 Dispatches

Saudi Arabia Executes Two Shi’a Bahrainis on Terrorism Charges

Rights Groups Call Trial Grossly Unfair

People gather around the symbolic graves of Jaafar Sultan (left) and Sadeq Thamer
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 25, 2023 News Release

Nigeria: New Government Should Improve on Human Rights

Protect Civilians; Respect Media Freedom; Prioritize Social Security

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (R) and Nigeria's newly declared winner of 2023 presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (L) pose for a photograph in Daura, Nigeria, March 1, 2023.
May 25, 2023 Background Briefing

A Human Rights Agenda for Nigeria

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (R) and Nigeria's newly declared winner of 2023 presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (L) pose for a photograph in Daura, Nigeria, March 1, 2023.
May 24, 2023 Report

Uzbekistan: Backsliding on Religious Freedom Promises

Muslims Prosecuted; Faith Face Registration Obstacles

Muslim worshippers pray during Friday prayers at the Khazrati Imam Mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, October 22, 2021.
May 17, 2023 Report

Egypt: Women Abused Over Alleged ISIS Ties

Torture, Incommunicado Detention, Flawed Due Process

A photo published by a pro-army militia Facebook page, Uswod Al-karama, (which was later deleted) showing a group of women and children, whom the group described as the wives and children of men of the Islamic State affiliate, being arrested by the Egyptian army near al-Moqat’a area south of Sheikh Zuwayed in North Sinai, Egypt.
May 10, 2023 Dispatches

Government Fails to Bring Australians from Syrian Camps Home

Families Prepare Legal Action to Secure Repatriation as Camp Security Deteriorates

Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh governorate.

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