Middle East Uprising

Middle East/North Africa

May 11, 2015 News Release

Libya: New ICC Investigation Needed Amid Crisis
Middle East/North Africa

(Beirut) – Bahrain authorities should free 13 high-profile dissidents serving long prison terms solely for exercising their human rights. The deteriorating health of Abdullhadi al-Khawaja, one of the 13, who began a hunger strike on August 24, 2014, to protest his unlawful detention, makes the situation especially urgent.

September 8, 2014 News Release

Bahrain: Free High-Profile Activists
Middle East/North Africa

July 24, 2014 News Release

Libya: ICC Judges Reject Sanussi Appeal

News

July 17, 2014 Commentary

LA Times: Egypt's president wishes Al Jazeera journalists had not been tried
December 3, 2013 News Release

Syria: Aid to Besieged Areas Being Blocked
November 26, 2013 News Release

Egypt: Deeply Restrictive New Assembly Law
September 19, 2013 News Release

Libya: A Rebuff to the ICC
June 25, 2013 News Release

Syria: Counterterrorism Court Used to Stifle Dissent
February 12, 2013 News Release

Kuwait: Rights Setbacks Amid Political Crisis
February 11, 2013 News Release

Syria: Authorize Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid
February 4, 2013 Commentary

How to Keep the Arab Spring Blossoming

Kenneth Roth
Executive Director

Published In: CNN.com
January 24, 2013 News Release

Egypt: Publish Fact-Finding Committee Report
January 18, 2013 News Release

Egypt: Don’t Force Palestinians Back to Syria
January 16, 2013 Commentary

The gruesome toll of deadly cluster bombs in Syria

Mary Wareham
Advocacy Director, Arms Division

Published In: CNN
January 14, 2013 News Release

Syria: Army Using New Type of Cluster Munition
December 21, 2012 News Release

Syria: Strong Coalition Message Against Targeting Civilians
December 12, 2012 News Release

Syria: Incendiary Weapons Used in Populated Areas
November 19, 2012 News Release

Egypt: Protester Killings a Test for Morsy
October 23, 2012 News Release

Syria: Despite Denials, More Cluster Bomb Attacks
October 14, 2012 News Release

Syria: New Evidence Military Dropped Cluster Bombs
October 14, 2012 News Release

Bahrain: Overturn Rights Activist’s Conviction
October 8, 2012 News Release

Bahrain: King Should Quash Convictions
August 14, 2012 News Release

UN: Human Rights Monitors Still Needed in Syria
July 12, 2012 News Release

Syria: Evidence of Cluster Munitions Use by Syrian Forces
June 30, 2012 News Release

Syria: Rights, Accountability Key to Transition Plan
June 28, 2012 News Release

UN Human Rights Council: Strong Message on Bahrain Abuses
June 28, 2012 News Release

Bahrain: Free Injured Protesters for Urgent Medical Care
June 27, 2012 News Release

Bahrain: Police Attack Peaceful Protest
June 25, 2012 Letter

Letter to EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the EU-GCC Ministerial Meeting, June 25, 2012
June 21, 2012 News Release

Bahrain: Reject Confessions Linked to Torture
June 21, 2012 News Release

Egypt: Military Power Grab Creates Conditions for Abuse
June 20, 2012 Letter

Joint NGO Call to State Delegations at the 20th Session of UN Human Rights Council for Action on Bahrain
June 16, 2012 Commentary

After Ben-Ali's Conviction: the State of Tunisian Justice

Clive Baldwin

Published In: The Guardian
June 15, 2012 News Release

Syria: Sexual Assault in Detention
June 8, 2012 News Release

France: Exclude Syria’s Arms Supplier from Paris Arms Show
June 2, 2012 News Release

Egypt: Mubarak Conviction a Message for Next President
May 30, 2012 News Release

Israel: Palestinian’s Conviction Violates Freedom of Assembly
May 27, 2012 News Release

Syria: UN Inquiry Should Investigate Houla Killings
May 25, 2012 Commentary

A free Egypt’s first task is to rein in the army

Heba Fatma Morayef

Published In: The Times
May 20, 2012 News Release

Bahrain: Human Rights Body Should Target Repression
May 15, 2012 Commentary

Libya's Human Rights Problem

Sarah Leah Whitson

Published In: Foreign Policy
May 14, 2012 News Release

NATO: Investigate Civilian Deaths in Libya
May 7, 2012 News Release

Egypt: New Law Keeps Military Trials of Civilians
May 7, 2012 Commentary

Bahrain: Prison Island

Tom Malinowski

Published In: Foreign Policy
May 5, 2012 News Release

Libya: Revoke Draconian New Law
May 2, 2012 News Release

Syria: War Crimes in Idlib During Peace Negotiations
April 20, 2012 Commentary

How to Help Yemen Come Unstuck

Sarah Leah Whitson
Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: Foreign Policy
April 11, 2012 Letter

Misrata Local Council Response to Human Rights Watch
April 10, 2012 Letter

Joint Letter Regarding the Libya Resolution Amendments Vote at the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council
April 9, 2012 Letter

Joint Letter to President Obama Urging a Call for the Release of Bahraini Prisoner Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
April 9, 2012 News Release

Syria: Extrajudicial Executions
April 8, 2012 News Release

Libya: Wake-Up Call to Misrata’s Leaders
April 8, 2012 Letter

Libya: Letter to Misrata Councils
April 7, 2012 News Release

Egypt: Military Impunity for Violence Against Women
April 6, 2012 News Release

Tunisia: Seven Years in Jail for Mocking Islam
April 6, 2012 News Release

Yemen: Transition Needs Accountability, Security Reform
April 6, 2012 Letter

Letter to Rosoboronexport on Syrian Weapons Supplies
March 28, 2012 News Release

Bahrain: Vital Reform Commitments Unmet
March 25, 2012 News Release

Libya: Good Start on Landmine Destruction
March 25, 2012 News Release

Syria: Local Residents Used as Human Shields
March 23, 2012 News Release

Russia: Selective Use of Syria Findings
March 20, 2012 News Release

Syria: Armed Opposition Groups Committing Abuses
March 20, 2012 Letter

Open Letter to the Leaders of the Syrian Opposition
March 13, 2012 News Release

Syria: Army Planting Banned Landmines
March 6, 2012 Commentary

Tunisia: Free Speech Double Standards

Amna Guellali
Senior Tunisia and Algeria Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: OpenDemocracy.net
March 2, 2012 News Release

Letter to Bahrain's Ministry of Human Rights and Social Development Regarding Travel Restrictions
March 1, 2012 Commentary

Bahrain's Catch 22

Mariwan Hama-Saeed

Published In: The Huffington Post
February 27, 2012 News Release

Libya: Militia Should Transfer Journalists to State
February 24, 2012 News Release

‘Friends of Syria’: Push to End Indiscriminate Shelling
February 23, 2012 News Release

Tunisia: Newspaper Director Free After Week in Jail
February 22, 2012 Commentary

Marie Colvin Killed in Syria, and the Story She Paid With Her Life to Tell

Peter Bouckaert
Director, Emergencies

Published In: The Daily Beast
February 9, 2012 News Release

Syria: Stop Shelling of Residential Areas
February 8, 2012 News Release

Yemen: Unlawful Attacks, Denial of Medical Care in Taizz
February 7, 2012 News Release

Iran: Arrest Sweeps Target Arab Minority
February 4, 2012 News Release

UN: Russia, China Vetoes Betray Syrian People
February 2, 2012 News Release

Libya: Diplomat Dies in Militia Custody
February 1, 2012 Background Briefing

Report on Human Rights in Yemen
January 25, 2012 Commentary

No Joy in Egypt

Daniel Williams

Published In: LA Times
January 25, 2012 News Release

Tunisia: “Persepolis” Trial a Setback for Free Expression
January 24, 2012 News Release

Egypt: Exceptions to Ending Emergency Law Invite Abuse
January 23, 2012 News Release

Yemen: Amnesty for Saleh and Aides Unlawful
January 22, 2012 News Release

Libya: Lagging Effort to Build Justice System
January 22, 2012 News Release

Bahrain: Widespread Crackdown; Systematic Abuse
January 20, 2012 News Release

Arab League: Report Publicly on Syria Mission
January 20, 2012 Letter

Letter to the Arab League Secretary-General Regarding the Monitoring Mission in Syria
January 16, 2012 News Release

Egypt: Dismantle Tools of Repression
January 13, 2012 News Release

Bahrain: Rights Activist Attacked
January 11, 2012 News Release

Syria: Army Shoots Protesters Attempting to Reach Observers
January 10, 2012 News Release

Yemen: Reject Immunity Law for President Saleh and Aides
January 6, 2012 News Release

Syria: Comply With Agreement
December 30, 2011 Commentary

In His First Interview, Saif al-Islam Says He Has Not Been Given Access to a Lawyer

Fred Abrahams

Published In: The Daily Beast
December 30, 2011 News Release

In Libya, Building the Rule of Law

Sarah Leah Whitson

Published In: International Herald Tribune / The New York Times
December 30, 2011 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Renewed Protests Defy Ban
December 29, 2011 News Release

Egypt: National and International Human Rights Organizations are Under Attack
December 27, 2011 News Release

Syria: Detainees Hidden From International Monitors
December 22, 2011 Commentary

Syria’s guilty men

David Mepham
UK Director

Published In: openDemocracy
December 22, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Prosecute Sexual Assaults on Protesters
December 21, 2011 News Release

Libya: Ensure Gaddafi Son’s Access to Lawyer
December 20, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: End Takeover of Lawyers’ Group
December 19, 2011 Letter

Joint Letter to League of Arab States on Ensuring the Effectiveness of Targeted Sanctions on Syria
December 18, 2011 Commentary

Brazil and the Syrian People

Nadim Houry
Director, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Program

Published In: O Globo
December 17, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Dismantle Repressive Ben-Ali-Era Laws
December 15, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Independent Commissioners Urge Prisoner Release
December 15, 2011 News Release

Syria: ‘Shoot to Kill’ Commanders Named
December 9, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Fundamentalists Disrupting College Campuses
December 6, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Release People Jailed for Speaking Out
December 2, 2011 Commentary

“Eye-Hunting” in Cairo: The Military’s Assault on Reporters

Daniel Williams

Published In: Huffington Post
November 30, 2011 News Release

UAE: Expunge Activists’ Convictions
November 23, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Report Confirms Punitive Campaign Against Protesters
November 23, 2011 Commentary

Egyptians Have Lost Their Fear. There’s No Going Back Now

Heba Fatma Morayef

Published In: The Times
November 22, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Protesters’ Blood on the Military Leadership’s Hands
November 21, 2011 Letter

Joint Letter to Secretary of State Clinton Regarding Reform in Bahrain
November 20, 2011 News Release

Libya: Reported Capture of Abdullah Sanussi
November 19, 2011 News Release

Arab League: Ensure Effective Syria Monitoring Mission
November 15, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Free Blogger Held in Maspero Case
November 11, 2011 News Release

Syria: Crimes Against Humanity in Homs
November 11, 2011 News Release

UAE: Activists Planning Hunger Strike
November 11, 2011 Commentary

Time for Tahrir 2.0

Sarah Leah Whitson

Published In: The Huffington Post
November 9, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Military ‘Virginity Test’ Investigation a Sham
November 9, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Don’t Extradite Former Prime Minister to Libya
November 4, 2011 Commentary

Political Forces in Tunisia and the Balancing of Rights

Amna Guellali
Senior Tunisia and Algeria Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: Kapitalis - French
November 3, 2011 News Release

UAE: Trial Observer Finds Due Process Flaws in ‘UAE 5’ Case
November 2, 2011 Statement

ICBL publicly condemns reports of Syrian forces laying mines
October 30, 2011 News Release

Libya: Militias Terrorizing Residents of ‘Loyalist’ Town
October 28, 2011 Commentary

The Murder Brigades of Misrata

Daniel Williams

Published In: Salon.com
October 26, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Draft ‘Political Corruption’ Law Invites Abuse
October 26, 2011 News Release

Arab League: Deploy Civilian Monitors in Syria
October 25, 2011 News Release

Libya: Transitional Council Failing to Secure Weapons
October 25, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Don’t Cover Up Military Killing of Copt Protesters
October 24, 2011 News Release

Libya: Apparent Execution of 53 Gaddafi Supporters
October 21, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Medics Describe Torture in Detention
October 20, 2011 Commentary

The Gaddafi Files

Peter Bouckaert
Director, Emergencies

Published In: Foreign Policy
October 20, 2011 News Release

Libya: New Era Needs Focus on Rights
October 20, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Affirm Human Rights in New Constitution
October 20, 2011 Commentary

Human Rights Must Be Cornerstone of Libya's Law

Peter Bouckaert
Director, Emergencies

Published In: CNN
October 18, 2011 Commentary

Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman Demands Security Council Take Action on Yemen

Letta Tayler

Published In: Global Post
October 17, 2011 Commentary

Pathways and Pitfalls for Tunisia’s New Constituent Assembly

Amna Guellali
Senior Tunisia and Algeria Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: Think Africa Press
October 16, 2011 News Release

IBSA: Push Syria to End Bloodshed
October 13, 2011 News Release

UAE: Sorbonne Should Condemn Lecturer’s Prosecution
October 12, 2011 News Release

Libya: Protect Civilians in Sirte Fighting
October 11, 2011 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Stop Arbitrary Arrests of Shia
October 9, 2011 News Release

UAE: Families’ Plea to Free Activists
October 9, 2011 Letter

UAE: A Call for Help
October 5, 2011 Statement

Joint Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch statement on Zaynab al-Hosni
October 1, 2011 Letter

Statement from Emirati detainee Dr. Nasir Bin Ghayth
September 28, 2011 News Release

Canada: Intelligence Service Accused of Libya Interrogations
September 28, 2011 Letter

Joint Letter to US Congress Regarding Arms Sale to Bahrain
September 27, 2011 News Release

Syria: Investigate Possible State Role in Decapitating Woman
September 26, 2011 Commentary

Yemen’s Hijacked Revolution

Letta Tayler
Senior Researcher, Terrorism/Counterterrorism

Published In: Foreign Affairs
September 26, 2011 News Release

Libya: Use Forensic Experts to Exhume Prison Grave
September 26, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Government Moves to Restrict Rights and Democracy Groups
September 24, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Reinstate Ousted Students, Faculty
September 22, 2011 News Release

Libya: Halt Exhumations of Mass Graves
September 22, 2011 News Release

US: Stop Proposed Arms Sales to Bahrain
September 22, 2011 News Release

UAE: Free Activists Before Elections
September 20, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Protester Killings Show Perils of Immunity Deal
September 19, 2011 Statement

Oral Statement by HRW on Libya
September 14, 2011 News Release

Syria: Red Crescent Workers Under Attack
September 14, 2011 News Release

Libya: Mass Grave Yields 34 Bodies
September 10, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Retry or Free 12,000 After Unfair Military Trials
September 9, 2011 News Release

Libya: Secure Unguarded Arms Depots
September 9, 2011 News Release

Libya: 19 Suffocated in Gaddafi Detention
September 9, 2011 Commentary

Secret Intelligence Documents Discovered in Libya
September 9, 2011 News Release

Iraq: Radio Personality Shot Dead
September 8, 2011 News Release

Syria: Security Forces Remove Wounded From Hospital
September 4, 2011 News Release

Libya: Stop Arbitrary Arrests of Black Africans
September 2, 2011 News Release

Iraqi Kurdistan: Cross-Border Attacks Should Spare Iraqi Civilians
August 31, 2011 News Release

Libya Contact Group: Put Rights at Top of Agenda
August 30, 2011 Commentary

Getting it Wrong in Syria

Meenakshi Ganguly
South Asia Director

Published In: The Caravan
August 29, 2011 Commentary

Challenging Manama’s Narrative

Faraz Sanei

Published In: GlobalPost.com
August 29, 2011 News Release

Libya: Evidence Suggests Khamis Brigade Killed 45 Detainees
August 25, 2011 Commentary

After Libya, the Question: To Protect or Depose?

Philippe Bolopion
Deputy Director for Global Advocacy

Published In: Los Angeles Times
August 25, 2011 Commentary

Russia Should Help Syrians

Omar al-Issawi

Published In: The Moscow Times
August 24, 2011 Q & A

Syria’s Human Rights Crisis: Myths and Realities
August 24, 2011 News Release

Libya: Ensure Transition Respects Human Rights
August 23, 2011 News Release

Syria: UN Team Should Insist on Protection of Protesters
August 23, 2011 Letter

Letter to National Transitional Council Regarding Transition of Power
August 23, 2011 Commentary

A New Libya Must Honor Human Rights

Fred Abrahams
Associate Director for Program

Published In: CNN.com
August 22, 2011 News Release

Libya: All Sides Obligated to Protect Civilians
August 20, 2011 Letter

Letter to OIC Secretary-General Regarding Syria Crackdown
August 20, 2011 News Release

Organization of Islamic Cooperation: Act Swiftly to Rein in Syria
August 18, 2011 News Release

Libya: 10 Protesters Apparently Executed
August 18, 2011 Commentary

Iran's Selective Sneers and Silences

Faraz Sanei and Omar al-Issawi

Published In: Huffington Post
August 17, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Military Intensifies Clampdown on Free Expression
August 16, 2011 News Release

EU: Freeze Assets of Syrian Oil and Gas Companies
August 15, 2011 Letter

Letter to the Arab League Secretary General regarding Emergency Meeting on Syria
August 15, 2011 News Release

Arab League: Hold Emergency Meeting on Syria
August 9, 2011 News Release

UN: Syria Escalates Repression After Security Council Statement
August 9, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Questionnaire Challenges Candidates on Human Rights Issues
August 9, 2011 Statement

Tunisia: 20 Human Rights Questions For Political Parties Presenting Candidates in the October 23 Constituent Assembly Election
August 4, 2011 News Release

Lebanon: Cease Harassment of Human Rights Activist for Documenting Torture
August 4, 2011 Commentary

Egypt: Make Mubarak’s Trial a Turning Point

Heba Morayef

Published In: The Times (UK)
August 3, 2011 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Stop Trial of Journalist
August 3, 2011 Commentary

Jordan's Assault on Free Speech

Christoph Wilcke
Former Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: Executive Magazine
July 20, 2011 News Release

Syria: Mass Arrest Campaign Intensifies
July 19, 2011 Commentary

Pledging Allegiance in Bahrain

Dan Williams

Published In: The Huffington Post
July 19, 2011 Background Briefing

Landmines in Libya: Technical Briefing Note
July 18, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Systematic Attacks on Medical Providers
July 17, 2011 News Release

UAE: End Trial of Activists Charged With Insulting Officials
July 15, 2011 News Release

Libya: Contact Group Should Press Rebels to Protect Civilians
July 14, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Revoke Summary Firings Linked to Protests
July 13, 2011 News Release

Kuwait: Release Jailed Internet Scribes
July 13, 2011 News Release

Iraq: Revise Draft Law That Curbs Protests, Speech
July 13, 2011 News Release

Libya: Opposition Forces Should Protect Civilians and Hospitals
July 11, 2011 News Release

Morocco: Police Violence a Test for Revised Constitution
July 11, 2011 Letter

Letter to NYU President John Sexton Regarding Suppression of Free Speech in the UAE
July 9, 2011 News Release

Syria: Defectors Describe Orders to Shoot Unarmed Protesters
July 9, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Dozens of Civilians Killed in Southern Fighting
July 8, 2011 News Release

Libya: Government Lays More Mines in Western Mountains
July 8, 2011 News Release

Germany/Saudi Arabia: Don’t Sell Out on Human Rights
July 8, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Cairo Violence Highlights Need to Reform Riot Police
July 6, 2011 News Release

Syria: Shootings, Arrests Follow Hama Protest
July 5, 2011 Statement

Bahrain's Human Rights Crisis
July 5, 2011 Letter

Jordan: Letter with Recommendations for Constitutional Revisions
July 5, 2011 Commentary

Syrians' Flight from Harm

Nadim Houry
Director, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Program

Published In: Executive Magazine
July 5, 2011 Background Briefing

Bahrain: An Unfolding Human Rights Crisis
July 2, 2011 News Release

Syria: Rising Toll in Homs
July 1, 2011 Commentary

Morocco May not be Changing Much

Maria McFarland

Published In: GlobalPost
June 30, 2011 News Release

Iraq: Attacks by Government-Backed Thugs Chill Protests
June 30, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Police Inaction Allowed Assault on Film Screening
June 29, 2011 News Release

Libya: Gaddafi Forces Occupy Hospital, Terrify Patients and Staff
June 27, 2011 Q & A

Libya: Q & A on the Arrest Warrants for Gaddafi, Cohorts
June 27, 2011 News Release

Libya: Warrants Send Strong Message to Abusive Leaders
June 26, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Probe Deadly Attack on Marchers
June 24, 2011 Fact Sheet

Cluster Munition Use in Libya - Fact Sheet
June 23, 2011 Commentary

Libya's Forgotten Civilians

Samer Muscati
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: The Huffington Post
June 23, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Protect Migrant Camp Residents
June 21, 2011 Commentary

Cast Aside in Kuwait

Priyanka Motaparthy
Senior Researcher

Published In: Global Post
June 21, 2011 News Release

Libya: Government Using Landmines in Nafusa Mountains
June 20, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Reveal Opposition Figures' Whereabouts
June 20, 2011 News Release

EU: Put Rights at Heart of Migration Policy
June 15, 2011 News Release

UAE: End Trial of Democracy Petitioners
June 14, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Stop Military Court Travesty of Justice
June 13, 2011 News Release

Kuwait: Stateless ‘Bidun’ Denied Rights
June 10, 2011 News Release

UN Security Council: Demand End to Syria Crackdown
June 9, 2011 Statement

Oral Statement - U.N. Follow Up Libya Special Session
June 9, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Free Would-Be Whistle-Blower Policeman
June 7, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Human Rights Reform an Urgent Priority
June 5, 2011 News Release

Libya: Opposition Arbitrarily Detaining Suspected Gaddafi Loyalists
June 4, 2011 News Release

Yemen: States Should Freeze Officials' Assets
June 2, 2011 Commentary

Persistent Political Ice Age

Christoph Wilcke
Former Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: Executive Magazine
June 1, 2011 News Release

Syria: Crimes Against Humanity in Daraa
May 27, 2011 News Release

Libya: Rocket Attacks on Western Mountain Towns
May 26, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Formula One Should Take Account of Rights Crisis
May 26, 2011 Letter

Letter to Federation Internationale de l'Automobile and Formula One Teams Association Regarding Bahrain Event
May 24, 2011 News Release

Iraqi Kurdistan: Growing Effort to Silence Media
May 23, 2011 Commentary

The UAE's Silenced Spring

Samer Muscati
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: Huffington Post
May 22, 2011 Commentary

How Bahrain is Oppressing its Shia Majority

Joshua Colangelo-Bryan

Published In: The Guardian
May 20, 2011 News Release

Libya: Release Body of South African Photojournalist
May 20, 2011 News Release

Lebanon: Stop Detaining Syrian Refugees
May 16, 2011 Commentary

In Syria, Repression Plants Seeds for Regime's Defeat

Nadim Houry
Director, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Program

Published In: CNN
May 16, 2011 News Release

Libya: ICC Prosecutor Names First Suspects
May 15, 2011 News Release

Syria: Targeted Arrests of Activists Across Country
May 13, 2011 Statement

Testimony of Joe Stork before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
May 12, 2011 News Release

Gulf Cooperation Council: Revoke Immunity Promise to Saleh
May 11, 2011 Commentary

EU Should Ban Arms Sales to Yemen and Bahrain

Letta Tayler
Senior Researcher, Terrorism/Counterterrorism

Published In: EUObserver
May 11, 2011 News Release

UN: Syria Ends Rights Body Bid, but Not Repression
May 10, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Activist Bears Signs of Abuse
May 10, 2011 News Release

NATO: Investigate Fatal Boat Episode
May 9, 2011 News Release

Libya: End Indiscriminate Attacks in Western Mountain Towns
May 6, 2011 News Release

UN: Reject Syria’s Human Rights Council Candidacy
May 5, 2011 News Release

Syria: Lift the Siege of Daraa
May 5, 2011 Commentary

Bahrain's Medics are the Targets of Retribution

Joe Stork
Former Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: The Guardian (UK)
May 4, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Arbitrary Arrests Escalate
May 4, 2011 Commentary

Assad's Dungeons

Nadim Houry

Published In: Executive Magazine
May 3, 2011 News Release

UAE: Civil Society Crackdown Widens
May 3, 2011 News Release

UN Security Council: Support ICC Probe on Libya
May 3, 2011 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Rights Activist, Bloggers Arrested
May 2, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Set Aside Martial Law Death Sentences
April 30, 2011 News Release

UN: Syria Should Heed Call to End Violence
April 29, 2011 News Release

UN: Rights Body Should Investigate Syrian Crackdown
April 29, 2011 News Release

Iran: Investigate Reported Killings of Demonstrators
April 29, 2011 News Release

Libya: Rebels Pledge Not to Use Landmines
April 29, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Military Trials Usurp Justice System
April 29, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Important Commitment to Ratify Rome Statute
April 28, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Deadly Attacks Follow Saleh Immunity Pact
April 27, 2011 News Release

Syria: Arab States Should Push for End to Killings
April 25, 2011 News Release

UAE: Activists Arrested for ‘Opposing Government’
April 24, 2011 News Release

Syria: World Should Impose Sanctions on Leadership
April 22, 2011 News Release

UAE: Government Dissolves Rights Group’s Board
April 21, 2011 News Release

Syria: Rein in Security Services
April 21, 2011 News Release

Iraq: Widening Crackdown on Protests
April 20, 2011 News Release

Libya: Journalists Killed in Misrata
April 20, 2011 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Dissident Writer Arrested
April 18, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Attack on Rights Defender’s Home
April 17, 2011 News Release

Libya: Indiscriminate Attacks Kill Civilians
April 16, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Defense Lawyer Detained After Night Raid
April 15, 2011 News Release

Syria: Rampant Torture of Protesters
April 15, 2011 News Release

Libya: Release Detained Journalists
April 15, 2011 News Release

Libya: Cluster Munitions Strike Misrata
April 15, 2011 Commentary

New Laws Needed To Protect Social Media

Kenneth Roth
Executive Director

Published In: Global Post
April 14, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Stop Using Children in Armed Forces
April 13, 2011 Letter

Letter to His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Regarding the Arrest of Activists
April 13, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Suspicious Deaths in Custody
April 13, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Investigate New Death in Custody
April 12, 2011 News Release

Syria: Security Forces Barring Protesters from Medical Care
April 12, 2011 Letter

Letter to NYU, the Guggenheim Foundation, and Agence France-Museums Regarding the Arrest of Ahmed Mansoor
April 11, 2011 Commentary

Back Human Rights in Bahrain

Joshua Colangelo-Bryan

Published In: Politico
April 11, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Drop Charges Against Editor of Independent Daily
April 10, 2011 News Release

Libya: Government Attacks in Misrata Kill Civilians
April 9, 2011 News Release

UAE: Government Detains Human Rights Defender
April 9, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Free Prominent Opposition Activist
April 8, 2011 News Release

Jordan: Abused Domestic Workers Stranded
April 8, 2011 Commentary

Qaddafi's Great Arms Bazaar

Peter Bouckaert
Director, Emergencies

Published In: Foreign Policy
April 7, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: State of Fear Prevails With Arbitrary Detentions, Pre-Dawn Raids
April 6, 2011 News Release

Algeria: Restore Civil Liberties
April 5, 2011 News Release

Syria: Stop Shooting Protesters
April 5, 2011 News Release

Libya: Abandoned Weapons, Landmines Endanger Civilians
April 5, 2011 News Release

Morocco: Restore Accreditation to Al Jazeera
April 4, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Stop Shooting Protesters
April 2, 2011 Commentary

Returning to Tyranny

Samer Muscati
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: Executive Magazine
March 30, 2011 News Release

Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed
March 30, 2011 News Release

Libya: African Rights Court Issues First Ruling Against a State
March 30, 2011 News Release

Libya: At Least 370 Missing From Country's East
March 30, 2011 News Release

Syria: President Asad Fails to Deliver Reform
March 30, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Wounded Protesters Beaten, Detained
March 29, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Investigate Deaths Linked to Crackdown
March 28, 2011 News Release

Syria: Security Forces Fire on Protesters
March 28, 2011 News Release

Jordan: Set Independent Inquiry in Attacks on Protesters
March 28, 2011 News Release

Libya: Immediately Release Woman Who Alleged Rape
March 27, 2011 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Arrests for Peaceful Protest on the Rise
March 25, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Revoke Ban on Strikes, Demonstrations
March 24, 2011 News Release

Syria: Security Forces Kill Dozens of Protesters
March 23, 2011 News Release

Libya: Free Detained Journalists
March 23, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Investigate Shooting, Arrest of Man Caught Up in Police Sweep
March 23, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Emergency Law Does Not Trump Basic Rights
March 21, 2011 News Release

Syria: Government Crackdown Leads to Protester Deaths
March 21, 2011 News Release

Morocco: Thousands Demonstrate Peacefully
March 20, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: New Arrests Target Doctors, Rights Activists
March 20, 2011 News Release

Algeria: End Public Assembly Ban in Algiers
March 18, 2011 Commentary

The Security Council Has At Last Lived Up To Its Duty

Kenneth Roth
Executive Director

Published In: Foreign Policy
March 18, 2011 News Release

US: Suspend Military Aid to Yemen
March 18, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Protest Leaders Arbitrarily Detained
March 17, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Injured People Denied Medical Care
March 17, 2011 News Release

Libya: Benghazi Civilians Face Grave Risk
March 16, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Martial Law Does Not Trump Basic Rights
March 16, 2011 News Release

Syria: Peaceful Demonstration Violently Dispersed
March 14, 2011 Statement

16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council - Follow-up to the 15th Special Session on the Situation of Human Rights in Libya
March 13, 2011 News Release

Libya: End Violent Crackdown in Tripoli
March 12, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Suspend Aid After Attacks on Protesters
March 11, 2011 News Release

Egypt: End Torture, Military Trials of Civilians
March 11, 2011 Commentary

Events of 2 years ago sparked current uprising in Libya

Jo Becker
Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division

Published In: Global Post
March 11, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Police Fail to Stop Attacks on Protesters
March 10, 2011 Commentary

The Pearl's Shine Bloodied

Joshua Colangelo-Bryan

Published In: Executive Magazine
March 10, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Explain Protester's Detention
March 10, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Investigate Killing of Protesters
March 9, 2011 News Release

Egypt: End Attacks, Abuse of Protesters
March 9, 2011 News Release

Lebanon: Reveal Fate of Disappeared Syrians
March 9, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Excessive Force Used Against Demonstrators
March 9, 2011 Commentary

Saudi Ferment, and a King’s Choice

Christoph Wilcke
Former Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: openDemocracy.net
March 9, 2011 Commentary

Only Half a Revolution?

Nadya Khalife

Published In: Al Ahram Online
March 8, 2011 News Release

Libya: Allow Relief Aid In and Refugees Out
March 8, 2011 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Stop Stifling Peaceful Dissent
March 8, 2011 Commentary

Jordan: A Measure of Reform

Christoph Wilcke

Published In: The Jordan Times
March 7, 2011 News Release

Iraqi Kurdistan: Prevent Attacks on Protesters
March 5, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Halt Attacks on Peaceful Protesters
March 3, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Stop Military Trials of Civilians
March 3, 2011 News Release

Oman: Investigate Deaths in Protest Clashes
March 3, 2011 Q & A

ICC: Prosecutor to Open an Investigation in Libya
March 3, 2011 News Release

Iran: End Violence Against Protesters
March 2, 2011 News Release

Libya: Stranded Foreign Workers Need Urgent Evacuation
March 2, 2011 News Release

Iran: Free Opposition Leaders and Their Families
March 2, 2011 Statement

Human Rights Council Should Monitor Transitions in the Middle East
March 1, 2011 News Release

UN: Suspension From Rights Body Further Isolates Libya
March 1, 2011 Commentary

Libya's Rulers Must Know Crimes against Humanity Will be Punished

Clive Baldwin

Published In: The Guardian
March 1, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Reveal Opposition Figures’ Whereabouts
March 1, 2011 Commentary

Libya: What the Security Council Has Done for Justice

Clive Baldwin

Published In: The Guardian (UK)
February 28, 2011 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Free Cleric Who Backs Change
February 28, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Hold Perpetrators of Crackdown Accountable
February 27, 2011 News Release

Libya: Fewer Police Abuses in Zuwara, Under Control of Anti-government Forces
February 27, 2011 News Release

UN: Security Council Refers Libya to ICC
February 26, 2011 News Release

Libya: Security Forces Fire on Protesters in Western City
February 26, 2011 News Release

Lebanon: Permit Departure of Bahraini Opposition Leader
February 26, 2011 News Release

Iraq: Security Forces Raid Press Freedom Group
February 26, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Security Forces, Gangs Attack Reporters
February 26, 2011 News Release

Egypt: End Secret Detentions, Free Protesters
February 25, 2011 News Release

Iraq: Open Immediate Inquiry Into Protester Deaths
February 25, 2011 News Release

UN: Act on Rights Council’s Decision on Libya
February 25, 2011 News Release

Libya: Justice Awaits Abusive Security Forces
February 25, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Security Forces Kill Aden Protester
February 25, 2011 Statement

Libya: Human Rights Council holds special session
February 25, 2011 News Release

UN: Suspend Libya’s Rights Council Role
February 24, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Ensure Rights of Freed Political Prisoners
February 24, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Two Protesters Die in Sanaa, Aden
February 24, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Bring Attackers on Rights Group’s Guard to Justice
February 24, 2011 News Release

Iraq: Police Allow Gangs to Attack Protesters
February 24, 2011 Statement

Civil Society: UN General Assembly should suspend Libya’s UN Human Rights Council membership
February 23, 2011 News Release

Italy: Press Gaddafi to Halt Violence Against Protesters
February 23, 2011 Statement

Silence is Not an Option - The Human Rights Council Must Use its Voice

African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), African Democracy Forum, Alliance for Arab Women, Al Nadim Center for Treatment and Psychological Rehabilitation for Victims of Violence(Egypt), Amnesty International, Arab NGO Network for De
February 23, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Protect Protesters From Attacks by Armed Groups
February 22, 2011 News Release

Libya: Commanders Should Face Justice for Killings
February 20, 2011 News Release

Morocco: Thousands March for Reform
February 20, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Tenuous Calm in Sanaa
February 20, 2011 News Release

Libya: Governments Should Demand End to Unlawful Killings
February 19, 2011 News Release

Kuwait: Dozens Injured, Arrested in Bidun Crackdown
February 19, 2011 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Free Political Activists
February 18, 2011 News Release

Libya: Security Forces Kill 84 Over Three Days
February 18, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Allow Medical Care, Investigate Attacks on Medics
February 18, 2011 News Release

Yemen: End Deadly Attacks on Protesters
February 17, 2011 News Release

Libya: Security Forces Fire on 'Day of Anger' Demonstrations
February 17, 2011 News Release

Iraq: Investigate Protester Deaths
February 17, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: End Deadly Attacks on Peaceful Protesters
February 16, 2011 News Release

Libya: Arrests, Assaults in Advance of Planned Protests
February 16, 2011 News Release

Palestinian Authority: Thugs, Police Abuse Peaceful Protesters
February 16, 2011 Commentary

Dismantling the Machinery of Oppression

Eric Goldstein

Published In: Wall Street Journal
February 16, 2011 Commentary

Tunisia: The Ripple Effect

Eric Goldstein

Published In: Foreign Policy
February 15, 2011 Commentary

You're Next - And You Know Who You Are

Sarah Leah Whitson
Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published In: Foreign Policy
February 15, 2011 News Release

Bahrain: Stop Attacks on Peaceful Protesters
February 15, 2011 Commentary

Will the Egyptian Army Work With the People?

Tom Porteous
Deputy Program Director

Published In: International Herald Tribune
February 14, 2011 News Release

Iran: Stop Attacks on Peaceful Demonstrators
February 14, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Security Forces Assaulting Activists
February 14, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Free Detainees, Lift Emergency, End Torture
February 13, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Don't Use Stun Guns on Peaceful Protesters
February 12, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Crackdowns on Protesters Continue
February 11, 2011 News Release

Yemen: Pro-Government Forces Attack Demonstrators
February 11, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Historic Change Brings Hope for Human Rights
February 11, 2011 News Release

Mubarak Steps Down
February 11, 2011 Commentary

Tahrir Square Voices Will Never Be Silenced

Heba Fatma Morayef

Published In: The Times
February 11, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Mubarak Speech Fails to Address Rights Crisis
February 10, 2011 Commentary

Why Ghonim's Passion Reignited Revolt

Peter Bouckaert
Director, Emergencies

Published In: CNN.com
February 10, 2011 Commentary

Egypt's Power Players

Daniel Williams

Published In: The Los Angeles Times
February 10, 2011 Commentary

Looking Ahead for Egypt -- Check Out Peru

Maria McFarland

Published In: The Huffington Post
February 9, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Investigate Arrests of Activists, Journalists
February 9, 2011 Commentary

Egypt's Foreigner Blame Game
February 8, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Documented Death Toll From Protests Tops 300
February 8, 2011 News Release

Egypt-Inspired Protests Across Middle East Meet Violent Clampdown
February 7, 2011 Commentary

My 36 Hours in Egyptian Captivity

Dan Williams

Published In: The Daily Beast
February 5, 2011 News Release

A Dictatorship Defaults

Daniel Williams

Published In: Executive Magazine
February 4, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Foreign Rights Activists Freed; Egyptian Activists Still Held
February 4, 2011 News Release

Syria: Free Elderly Activist Who Called for Protests
February 4, 2011 News Release

What Mubarak Must Do Before He Resigns

Hossam Bahgat and Soha Abdelaty
February 4, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Release Detained Activists, Journalists
February 4, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Prison Visit Ends 20-Year Ban
February 3, 2011 News Release

Palestinian Authority: End Violence Against Egypt Demonstrators
February 3, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Stop Attacks on Peaceful Protesters
February 3, 2011 Letter

Joint Civil Society Letter to Human Rights Council Member States on Egypt
February 3, 2011 News Release

Syria: Gang Attacks Peaceful Demonstrators; Police Look On
February 2, 2011 Commentary

In Jordan, a Quick Move for Reform - Or Is It?

Christoph Wilcke

Published In: Huffington Post
February 2, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Gazans Describe Shootings in Egyptian Prison Break
February 1, 2011 Commentary

Egypt: Trying for Peace in Climate of Chaos, Violence

Peter Bouckaert
Director, Emergencies

Published In: CNN
February 1, 2011 Letter

Urgent Appeal from Civil Society: International Community Must Ensure Rights of Egyptians are Upheld
January 31, 2011 Background Briefing

Gaza Strip: Police Prevent Egypt Solidarity Demonstration
January 31, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Impunity for Torture Fuels Days of Rage
January 31, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: End Police Attacks on Protesters
January 31, 2011 News Release

Kuwait: Free Speech and Assembly Under Attack
January 30, 2011 Letter

Letter from Human Rights Watch to The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
January 30, 2011 Background Briefing

Palestinian Authority Disrupts Egypt Solidarity Protest in Ramallah
January 29, 2011 News Release

Egypt: End Use of Live Fire at Peaceful Protests
January 29, 2011 News Release

Tunisia: Hold Police Accountable for Shootings
January 28, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Nationwide Internet Blackout Endangers Rights
January 28, 2011 News Release

Egypt: Demonstrators Defy Riot Police, Censorship
January 28, 2011 Commentary

Egypt: The View From Liberation Square

Heba Morayef

Published In: International Herald Tribune

October 10, 2013

“You Can Still See Their Blood”

Executions, Indiscriminate Shootings, and Hostage Taking by Opposition Forces in Latakia Countryside
September 13, 2013

“No One’s Left”

Summary Executions by Syrian Forces in al-Bayda and Baniyas
September 10, 2013

Attacks on Ghouta

Analysis of Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

Daily Brief

May 18, 2018

The new CIA chief's background in torture; Burundi's referendum violence; Hope for Gaza justice in Geneva today; Pride cancelled in Lebanon; Italian court confirms Libya not safe for returned refugees; Searching for justice nine years after Sri Lanka's brutal war; and "silent diplomacy" - does it really work, or is it just an excuse for inaction on human rights?