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Europe/Central Asia

August 31, 2018 News Release

Russia, Turkey, and Iran Should Act on Syria Detainees
Asia

August 2, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Rights Activist Detained in Deep South
Europe/Central Asia

July 20, 2018 News Release

Turkey: Normalizing the State of Emergency

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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

August 31, 2018 Letter

Joint Letter to the Astana Working Group on Detentions and Abductions in the Syrian Conflict
July 6, 2018 News Release

Uzbekistan: Man’s 13-Year Detention Revealed
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
February 5, 2018 News Release

Singapore: End Detention Without Trial
January 29, 2018 News Release

Sri Lanka: Repeal Draconian Security Law
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

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Time to Stand Up For Victims of Yemen Conflict: Daily Brief

Daily Brief

September 21, 2018

Plus: Turkey airport workers jailed for demanding better conditions; Mauritania charges activist who decried racism; telecommunications bill in Australia would threaten rights; unique opportunities for women foreign ministers’ summit; Hong Kong recognizes same sex couples on visas; closed trials for rights defender in Chechnya; and soldiers detained in connection with death of 9-year old in Somalia.