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United States

March 25, 2018 Commentary

Gina Haspel is the wrong choice to head the CIA

Laura Pitter
Senior National Security Counsel, US Program

Published In: The Hill
Asia

February 5, 2018 News Release

Singapore: End Detention Without Trial
Asia

January 29, 2018 News Release

Sri Lanka: Repeal Draconian Security Law

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October 3, 2016 Video

Video: Ex-Detainee Describes Unreported CIA Torture
July 28, 2016 Video

Video: Children Detained in War Zones
July 19, 2016 Video

Video: Kenyan Authorities Disappear People

Reports More Reports

July 13, 2017

“All Thieves Must Be Killed”

Extrajudicial Executions in Western Rwanda
July 6, 2017

“We Don’t Have Him”

Secret Detentions and Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh
June 22, 2017

Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces

Resolve ‘Disappearances’, Grant Access to Detention Sites

News

December 5, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Flawed Prosecution of ISIS Suspects
November 13, 2017 News Release

US: Grant ISIS Suspect Access to Lawyer
September 20, 2017 News Release

Iraq/KRG: 1,400 Women, Children From ISIS Areas Detained

Bill Van Esveld
Senior Researcher, MENA, Children's Rights Division
September 15, 2017 News Release

Ukraine: Woman Detained, Held Incommunicado, Tortured
July 31, 2017 Dispatches

Indonesia’s Death Penalty Debacle Exposed

Andreas Harsono
Indonesia Researcher
June 30, 2017 News Release

Iraq: New Abuse, Execution Reports of Men Fleeing Mosul
June 22, 2017 Report

Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces
June 1, 2017 News Release

Burma/Thailand: Deported Turkish Man at Risk
May 26, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Ramadan an Opportunity for Detainees
May 18, 2017 News Release

Sri Lanka: Anti-Terror Bill Revives Concerns of Abuse
April 28, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Release and Protect “Secret Jail” Detainees
January 12, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: End Crackdown on Bloggers and Activists

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Hungary Criminalizes Basic Human Decency: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

Hungary criminalizes basic human decency; Trump’s indefinite detention for children; Saudi crown prince's first year in power; US criminal justice system fuels poverty; Human Rights Council to speak out on Venezuela; How to make a North Korea deal work?; American Medical Association approves new LGBT policies; Turkey's elections.