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January 17, 2019 News Release

Libya: Civilians Under Threat from Militias

Mounting Violations; No Route to Justice

Armed forces allied to internationally recognized government fight with armed group in Tripoli, Libya September 22, 2018. © 2018 Hani Amara/Reuters

January 17, 2019 News Release

Egypt: New Moves to Crush Dissent

Accelerating Measures to Enshrine Authoritarian Rule

A picture taken on July 26, 2018 shows Egyptian policemen stand guarding a street in the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish. With fruit and vegetables aplenty in the markets, public transport back on the roads and universities reopened, life is re

January 7, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Little Truth in Al-Sisi’s ‘60 Minutes’ Responses

Government Should Reveal Numbers of Prisoners

December 23, 2018 Report

Iraq/Kurdistan Region: Risk of Double Trials for ISIS Ties

Lack of Coordination Between 2 Justice Systems

Cigarette burns cover the hands and arms of 18-year-old “Karim.” Kurdish authorities held him for 13 months. He then returned home and was rearrested by authorities under Baghdad’s control, who tortured and held him for months. © 2018 San Saravan

December 13, 2018 Commentary

UN Review Should Help Children Caught in ISIS Conflict

View from hill overlooking Ain Issa displacement camp in Syria, May 2018. © Human Rights Watch

November 14, 2018 Commentary

Iraq’s So-Called “ISIS Families”: Rounded up, Vilified, Forgotten

Graffiti that reads "Daesh (ISIS)," marks the home of relatives of an ISIS member in a west Mosul neighborhood, Iraq. © 2018 Private.

October 29, 2018 Dispatches

Is the US Treating the Far-Right Threat Seriously Enough?

Recent Attacks Show Need to Re-Examine Priorities

October 21, 2018 Letter

Letter to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka

Re: Draft Counter Terrorism Act of 2018

October 21, 2018 Background Briefing

Sri Lanka Draft Counter Terrorism Act of 2018

Human Rights Watch Submission to Parliament

October 21, 2018 News Release

Sri Lanka: Amend Counterterrorism Bill

Protections Against Torture, But Reforms Fall Short

Sri Lankan police stand guard at a protest calling for the release of Tamil activists being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 14, 2015.

October 15, 2018 News Release

UK: Amend Flawed Counterterrorism Bill

Fifteen Years for One Click on Terrorist-Related Content

An armed police officer stands guard outside the Houses of Parliament in London, April 2017.

September 27, 2018 Commentary

Kyrgyzstan’s Crackdown on Extremist Material: Further Reforms Needed

Counterterrorism police carry out a search in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on October 16, 2015.

September 17, 2018 Interview

Interview: How Not to Fight Terrorism in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan’s Crackdown on ‘Extremist Material’

An airplane trace is seen behind a Kyrgyzstan national flag fluttering in a central square in Bishkek March 11, 2013.

September 17, 2018 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Abusive Crackdowns on 'Extremist' Material

Mandatory Prison for Possessing Banned Pamphlets, Videos

September 17, 2018 News Release

Nigeria: Flawed Trials of Boko Haram Suspects

Ensure Due Process, Victim Participation

Police officers outline handcuffed suspected Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri, northest Nigeria, on July 18, 2018.

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