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March 16, 2018 Letter

Rights Groups Gravely Concerned Over Haspel Nomination for CIA

March 13, 2018 News Release

Trump Nominees’ Troubling History on Torture

February 15, 2018 News Release

Kazakhstan: Businessman Alleges Torture

Provide Medical Treatment, Ensure Justice for Abuse

Parents of detained businessman Iskander Erimbetov hold press conference with Bakhytzhan Toregozhina, human rights activist, to discuss allegations that Erimbetov has been tortured in custody, Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 7, 2017.

February 15, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Drop Cases Against Torture Victim

Military Targets Outspoken Activist and Media for Defamation

Ismae Teh, a prominent human rights activist, faces defamation charges for speaking out publicly about being torture by the Thai military.

February 14, 2018 News Release

Uzbekistan: Investigate Torture of Journalist

12 Human Rights Groups Call for Journalist’s, Others’ Immediate Release

January 29, 2018 News Release

Sri Lanka: Repeal Draconian Security Law

Failure to Meet Pledges on Accountability, Counterterrorism Reforms

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.

January 18, 2018 News Release

Middle East Conflicts Spur Disastrous New Trends for Region

Smoke billows behind a building in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on December 3, 2017, during clashes between Houthi rebels and supporters of Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh. © 2017 Getty Images

January 18, 2018 News Release

North Korea: Bring Justice for Rights Crimes

Repression Intensifies as Crimes Against Humanity Continue

201801wr_northkorea_human_rights North Korean leader Kim Jong-un participates in the opening of the 5th Conference of Cell Chairpersons of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central New

January 10, 2018 Commentary

After 16 Years, End Injustice at Guantanamo

December 20, 2017 Letter

HRW Letter to President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov

December 16, 2017 Commentary

Rwanda Needs to Take Torture Seriously

December 5, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Flawed Prosecution of ISIS Suspects

Undermines Justice for Victims

An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.

December 4, 2017 Commentary

ISIS is on the Ropes in Iraq. Now the UK Needs to Push for Justice

An Iraqi special forces soldier stands beside graffiti, which reads: "The Islamic State will remain", in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq October 27, 2016. . © 2016 Reuters

November 28, 2017 Statement

Human Rights Watch's Testimony for North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture

November 28, 2017 Dispatches

North Carolina Citizens’ Commission Examines US Torture

Holds Hearings on State’s Role in CIA Secret Renditions Program

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in Langley, Virginia, U.S. on August 14, 2008.

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