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Middle East/North Africa

October 18, 2019 Report

Syria-Russia Attack on Refuge an Apparent War Crime
Middle East/North Africa

October 8, 2019 News Release

Northeast Syria: Boys, Men Held in Inhumane Conditions
Africa

August 15, 2019 Report

Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route

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October 18, 2019

Syria-Russia Attack on Refuge an Apparent War Crime

500,000 People Displaced in Recent Hostilities Stuck at Turkish Border
August 15, 2019

Ethiopians Abused on Gulf Migration Route

Trafficking, Exploitation, Torture, Abusive Prison Conditions
August 5, 2018

“Bangladesh Is Not My Country”

The Plight of Rohingya Refugees from Myanmar

News

March 29, 2019 Dispatches

Zimbabwe Should Investigate Allegations of Aid Abuse

Dewa Mavhinga
Director, Southern Africa
October 9, 2018 News Release

Sri Lanka: Government Slow to Return Land
August 5, 2018 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Endure Floods, Landslides
May 22, 2018 Report

Egypt: Army Intensifies Sinai Home Demolitions
December 3, 2017 Witness

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Voices From The Ground

Philippa H Stewart
Senior Media Officer
November 16, 2017 Dispatches

More Suspected Mass Graves Discovered in Indonesia

Andreas Harsono
Indonesia Researcher
October 17, 2017 News Release

Burma: New Satellite Images Confirm Mass Destruction
September 8, 2017 News Release

Burma: Rohingya Describe Military Atrocities
August 29, 2017 News Release

Burma: Satellite Data Indicate Burnings in Rakhine State
June 3, 2017 Report

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: New Detentions of Fleeing Men, Boys
May 24, 2017 News Release

Burma: Army Investigation Denies Atrocities
January 12, 2017 News Release

Nepal: Political Bickering Stalls Justice for Conflict Victims

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Poland’s Judges Under Attack: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

January 28, 2020

A draconian new law threatens Poland’s judges’ independence; Germany calls for UN sanctions to enforce Libya ceasefire; post-election repression in Algeria; Burkina Faso faces growing displacement crisis; World Bank postpones loan decision for Tanzania’s education system; young rappers and musicians in Bangladesh express support for Rohingya refugee children.