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Africa

August 15, 2019 Report

Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route
Middle East/North Africa

August 9, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Investigate Treatment of Detained American
Middle East/North Africa

August 8, 2019 News Release

Tunisia: 2 Months On, No Answers on Death in Custody

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May 5, 2017 Video

Video: Substandard Medical Care in US Immigration Detention
March 29, 2016 Video

US: Failure to Deliver HIV Services in Louisiana Jails
October 19, 2015 Video

Brazil: Where Inmates Hold the Keys

Reports More Reports

August 15, 2019

Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route

Trafficking, Exploitation, Torture, Abusive Prison Conditions
September 25, 2018

Yemen: Houthi Hostage-Taking

Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Enforced Disappearance Go Unpunished
April 17, 2018

Yemen: Detained African Migrants Tortured, Raped

Grant Access to Asylum Procedures; Hold Abusers Accountable

News

July 18, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Military Enter Camp, Occupy School for ‘Screening’
May 16, 2019 Commentary

They Tried to Reach Europe and Were Turned Back. Now They're Trapped in Libya's Crossfires

Judith Sunderland
Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: Newsweek
May 14, 2019 News Release

China: Protect 7 North Koreans Fleeing Oppression
May 6, 2019 News Release

UAE: Cancer-Stricken Female Prisoner Dies
March 4, 2019 News Release

China: Abolish Arbitrary Detention for Sex Workers
February 8, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Free Three Papuan Activists
September 25, 2018 Report

Yemen: Houthi Hostage-Taking
September 17, 2018 Commentary

About the Mediterranean, Start with Saving Lives

Philippe Dam
Advocacy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published In: euronews
July 22, 2018 News Release

Iraq: Intelligence Agency Admits Holding Hundreds Despite Previous Denials
July 6, 2018 News Release

Uzbekistan: Man’s 13-Year Detention Revealed
July 4, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: A Year On, No Answers on Deaths in Custody
June 29, 2018 Commentary

Family Separation: A Flashpoint in the Global Migrant Crisis

Brian Root
Senior Quantitative Analyst

Published In: OpenGlobalRights

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Europe's Largest Human Rights Conference Begins: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

September 16, 2019

OSCE participating states to discuss human rights & democracy in Warsaw; China separates Uyghur children from families; thousands detained without charge in Kashmir; Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters rally for support in UK & US; Zimbabwean doctor who called for strike disappears; killers of Rwandan exile critic finally charged; Indonesia moves closer to ending child marriage, and Liberia to addressing atrocities during its 14-year civil war.