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March 19, 2020 News Release

UAE: Prisoners with HIV Vulnerable to Coronavirus

Free Those Unjustly Detained; Consider Conditional Release of Others

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March 16, 2020 Commentary

Coronavirus: Egypt's Prisons Could Spare Disaster with Conditional Releases

In crowded, unhygienic prisons, the spread of the disease presents a serious threat. Will President Sisi put reason before punishment?

An Egyptian police officer at the entrance of the Tora prison in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
March 13, 2020 News Release

UAE: Woman Prisoner Reportedly Attempts Suicide

Prolonged Solitary Confinement, Denial of Adequate Medical Care

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March 12, 2020 News Release

US: COVID-19 Threatens People Behind Bars

Consider Supervised Release for Those at High Risk of Serious Effects

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March 12, 2020 Report

Morocco/Western Sahara: Video Captured Police Violence

Courts Ignored Assault, Jailed Victims

Screenshot of a video showing policemen severely beating two activists in Smara, Western Sahara, on June 7, 2019.
March 3, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Stand With North Korean Victims

Coalition Urges President Moon to Toughen Position on Human Rights

South Korean President Moon Jae In delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2020, in a ceremony to mark the 101st anniversary of the founding of a Korean independence movement against Japanese colonial rule.
February 17, 2020 Letter

Letter to Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan

Joint Open Letter on Japan’s Recent Disengagement in Addressing Human Rights Abuses in North Korea

February 7, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Yemen

77th Pre-Session

January 14, 2020 News Release

UAE: Dangerous Disregard for Rule of Law

Arbitrary Detention, Flawed Trials, Detainee Abuse

Ahmed Mansoor, one of the five political activists pardoned by the United Arab Emirates, plays with his children as he speaks to Reuters in Dubai on November 30, 2011.
December 19, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Jailed Activist’s Life May Be at Risk

Relatives Say Aisha al-Shater Abused, Denied Sufficient Health Care

Aisha al-Shater, 39, has been detained for over a year in solitary confinement. Authorities have failed to provide her with sufficient medical care.
November 1, 2019 Commentary

ISIS Suspect Transfers to Iraq Replete with Risks

Men, suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State, gather in a prison cell in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on October 26, 2019.
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.
October 8, 2019 News Release

Bahrain: Prisoners Denied Medical Care

End Degrading Treatment of Imprisoned Opposition Activists

Six individuals held in Bahraini prisons.
September 25, 2019 News Release

US Move Puts More Asylum Seekers at Risk

Expanded ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program Undermines Due Process

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August 15, 2019 Report

Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route

Trafficking, Exploitation, Torture, Abusive Prison Conditions

African migrants receive food and water inside a football stadium in the Red Sea port city of Aden in Yemen, on April 23, 2019. © AFP/Getty Images

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