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Middle East/North Africa

August 16, 2019 Dispatches

UN Should Assign Blame to Those Attacking Syrian Hospitals

Akshaya Kumar
Director of Crisis Advocacy
Asia

July 30, 2019 Dispatches

Killings Escalate in Central Philippines

Brad Adams
Asia Director
Asia

July 12, 2019 News Release

Afghanistan: Special Forces Raid Medical Clinic

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February 4, 2019 Video

Cambodia: Acid Attack Survivors Denied Treatment, Justice
July 20, 2018 Video

Brazil: Pesticide Poisonings in Rural Areas

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March 4, 2019 News Release

China: Abolish Arbitrary Detention for Sex Workers
February 2, 2019 News Release

Philippines: Congress Aims to Lock Up More Children
January 17, 2019 News Release

Yemen: Civilians Bombed, Shelled, Starved
June 26, 2018 News Release

Philippines: ‘Anti-Loitering’ Arrests Target Poor
June 22, 2018 Commentary

How To Make A North Korea Deal Work

Param-Preet Singh
Associate Director, International Justice Program

Published In: Huffington Post
June 21, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Resuming Death Penalty a Major Setback
June 19, 2018 Commentary

The Philippines’ Scourge of Killers on Motorbikes

Carlos H. Conde
Researcher, Asia Division

Published In: Rappler
June 14, 2018 Dispatches

Philippine Police Chief Halts Crime Suspect ‘Perp Walks’

Carlos H. Conde
Researcher, Asia Division
June 11, 2018 Dispatches

Medical Workers Shot in Gaza Demonstrations

Michelle Lonnquist
Senior associate, Emergencies Division
May 10, 2018 Commentary

Netflix’s Philippine ‘drug war’ propagandist

Phelim Kine
Deputy Director, Asia Division

Published In: Asia Times
February 14, 2018 News Release

Philippines: Drop Charges Against Duterte Critic
January 18, 2018 News Release

Middle East Conflicts Spur Disastrous New Trends for Region

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Domestic Violence "Amounts To Torture" in Tajikistan: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

September 19, 2019

Terrible tales of domestic violence in Tajikistan; Zimbabwe doctor abduction is no isolated case; Burundian activist was murdered; "purgatory" of ISIS family camp in Syria; Lebanon is ignoring its anti-torture law; hundreds of migrant workers have returned home from Qatar "penniless", says new Amnesty report; and why Indonesia's draft criminal code is a disaster for all Indonesians...