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Asia

March 30, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Displacement Camps Are COVID-19 Tinderboxes
Asia

March 4, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Civilians Caught in Surge of Fighting
Asia

January 14, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Seeking International Justice for Rohingya

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June 28, 2019 Video

Video: Government Co-Opting Recovery Efforts in Syria
June 4, 2019 Video

South Sudan: Government Forces Abusing Civilians
February 15, 2017 Video

Central African Republic: 32 People Executed by Rebels

Reports More Reports

October 18, 2019

Syria-Russia Attack on Refuge an Apparent War Crime

500,000 People Displaced in Recent Hostilities Stuck at Turkish Border
September 6, 2019

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Arabs Not Allowed Home

Lift Unlawful Restrictions Blocking Thousands
May 21, 2019

Syria: Detention, Harassment in Retaken Areas

Media, Aid Workers, Activists, and Families Targeted

News

October 30, 2019 Commentary

For Civilians in Northern Syria, There is No Escape

Gerry Simpson
Associate Director, Crisis and Conflict Division

Published In: The Globe and Mail
October 23, 2019 Commentary

Japan’s Quiet Embrace of Myanmar’s Top Rights Abuser

Teppei Kasai
Program Officer, Asia Division

Published In: Asia Times
October 18, 2019 Report

Syria-Russia Attack on Refuge an Apparent War Crime
October 8, 2019 Commentary

Living as an Internally Displaced Person in Ukraine

Oksana Antipova-Heinonen
Associate, Europe and Central Asia Division
September 17, 2019 News Release

Jordan: Hundreds Displaced Based on Family Ties
September 13, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Internet Blackout on Rohingya Refugees
September 7, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Clampdown on Rohingya Refugees
September 6, 2019 Report

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Arabs Not Allowed Home
September 4, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Camps Expel Over 2,000 People Seen As ISIS-Linked
July 31, 2019 Dispatches

Thailand Offers Persecuted Rohingya Little Hope

Sunai Phasuk
Senior Researcher, Asia Division
July 29, 2019 News Release

Japan: Urge Bangladesh, Myanmar to Protect Rights
July 18, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Military Enter Camp, Occupy School for ‘Screening’

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Pandemic Lockdowns Could Lead to Starvation: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

Plus: Warlord escapes arrest; ending shackling of people with mental health conditions; harsh misinformation laws target Russian social media users; lack of abortion access in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic.