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January 23, 2020 Dispatches

The Absurdity of Guantanamo

Court Hears from Architects of CIA Torture Program

In this photo reviewed by US military officials, flags fly in front of the tents of Camp Justice, April 18, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.
January 10, 2020 News Release

Sri Lanka: Repeal Abusive Counterterrorism Law

Uphold Pledges to United Nations, European Union

General Shavendra Silva is seen at the Ampara Air Force camp in eastern Sri Lanka August 24, 2009.
November 29, 2019 Commentary

Targeting Environmental Activists With Counterterrorism Measures is an Abuse of the Law

A campaign poster showing environmental activists Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar Bayani, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Houman Jokar, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashani, Morad Tahbaz and Abdolreza Kouhpayeh, who have been detained since early 2018 in Iran. An Iranian court in
November 28, 2019 Commentary

Targeted: Counterterrorism Measures Take Aim at Environmental Activists

Civil Society Input Crucial to ‘COP25’ Climate Change Summit

Police raid a building suspected of housing climate activists in Paris on November 27, 2015, prior to the UN COP21 climate change summit. © 2015 AFP/Laurent Emmanuel
October 31, 2019 News Release

Malaysia: Repeal Abusive Security Law

SOSMA Denies Right to Fair Trial

Malaysia's national flag flies in front of the Federal Court on a hazy day in Putrajaya, Malaysia, October 6, 2015.
October 24, 2019 Letter

Joint Letter on Egypt and Mexico Role in UN Counterterrorism Resolution

October 18, 2019 Commentary

Fear Grips Women and Children Trapped in Syria Camps

Their Countries of Origin Must Bring Them Home

A girl stands in the annex of al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, where more than 11,000 women and children from nearly 50 nationalities are confined as family members of Islamic State (also known as ISIS) suspects. The Kurdish-led coalition controlling north
October 8, 2019 News Release

Northeast Syria: Boys, Men Held in Inhumane Conditions

Countries Should Bring Their Citizens Home, Improve Detention Sites

Detainees in what The Times of London describes as an informal detention center for Islamic State (ISIS) suspects in northeast Syria.
September 29, 2019 News Release

Australia: Bring Home Children of Fighters in Syria

Dozens of Australian Children Held in Camps in Dire Conditions

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September 25, 2019 Report

Iraq: Appeals Courts Ignoring Torture Claims

Overturning Acquittals in Terrorism Cases

Presidency of the Federal Court of Cassation of Baghdad
September 10, 2019 News Release

Nigeria: Military Holding Children as Boko Haram Suspects

Thousands Have Been Held in Deplorable Conditions

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September 6, 2019 Report

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Arabs Not Allowed Home

Lift Unlawful Restrictions Blocking Thousands

A destroyed home near Ashqala al-Sagheer village in Hamdaniya, July 2019. Hasansham camp is in the background.  © 2019 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
September 4, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Camps Expel Over 2,000 People Seen As ISIS-Linked

Some Forced Back to Home Regions Despite Safety Threats

Government buses waiting to move families from one camp in Anbar governate to another during a previous wave of camp closures in December 2018.  © 2018 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
August 28, 2019 News Release

Iraq: School Doors Barred to Many Children

Affects Thousands Who Lived Under ISIS Rule

The school at Hammam al-Alil 1 camp for displaced people south of Mosul that security forces occupied on July 6, 7 and 9 in order to conduct security screenings of camp residents. © 2019 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
August 20, 2019 Commentary

Australian Mother's Plea to Come Home from Crowded Camp After Fleeing Islamic State

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