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June 14, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Stop Holding Family, Friends Hostage

Detaining People to Coerce Others is Collective Punishment

This image from an April 18, 2021 news report by Myawaddy TV shows people who security forces detained in the Yankin township of Yangon, Myanmar.
June 10, 2021 News Release

Syria: Russian Veto Would Shut Down Last Aid Lifeline

UN Should Reauthorize Crucial Help from Neighboring Countries

UN humanitarian aid trucks enter northwest Syria through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey on June 1, 2021
June 3, 2021 Report

Iraq: Inadequate Plans for Camp Closures

Vulnerable People Stripped of Services During Pandemic

Government buses waiting to move families from one camp in Anbar governate to another during a previous wave of camp closures in December 2018.  © 2018 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
May 28, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Chevron, Total Suspend Some Payments to Junta

Governments Should Take Stronger Steps to Cut Natural Gas Revenues

In this file photo, the logo of French oil giant Total SA is pictured at company headquarters in La Defense business district, outside Paris.
May 28, 2021 Q & A

Q&A: 2021 Hostilities between Israel and Palestinian Armed Groups

The Jala Tower as it is destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Israel's air force targeted the 13-floor Jala Tower housing Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television and the Associated Press news agency.
May 26, 2021 News Release

Nordic Countries: Repatriate Nationals from Northeast Syria

Potential Complicity in Unlawful Detention of ISIS Suspects, Children

Children fly a kite at al-Hol camp in northeast Syria. 
May 7, 2021 Impact

Iraq Parliament Suspends Draconian Cybercrimes Bill

Bill Would Have Criminalized Wide Range of Peaceful Expression

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May 6, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Junta Bans Satellite Television

Adds to Severe Restrictions on the Internet, Media

Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger sign of defiance during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar on April 23, 2021.
May 5, 2021 News Release

Niger: New Government Should Investigate Massacres

Bazoum Administration Should Make Justice a Priority

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April 30, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: End Threats Against Rights Group

Respect Rights to Freedom of Association, Expression

Anti-coup protesters hold a banner that reads "What are these? We are Yangon residents!" as they march during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday April 27, 2021.
April 27, 2021 News Release

Japan: Suspend Aid Benefitting Myanmar Junta

Urgently Review All Non-Humanitarian Projects

People protest the Myanmar Armed Forces in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo on April 1, 2021.
April 16, 2021 Statement

The human rights of older women

Submission to the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons

April 15, 2021 Dispatches

US Resuming Arms Sales to UAE is Disastrous

Biden’s U-Turn on Pledge Heightens Risks to Civilians in Yemen, Libya

Southern Transitional Council forces backed by the United Arab Emirates prepare to storm the presidential palace in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen on August 9, 2019.
April 5, 2021 Statement

Joint submission on promoting and protecting the human rights of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations

April 2, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Hundreds Forcibly Disappeared

Account for Missing Politicians, Activists, Others at Risk of Torture, Death

A man is held by police during a crackdown on anti-coup protesters holding a rally in front of the Myanmar Economic Bank in Mandalay, Myanmar on February 15, 2021.

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