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July 8, 2024 Report

Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers

In Poor Region, Scores Killed Taking Goods Across the Iran-Iraq Border

Kulbars carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border, Kurdistan, Iran, April 29, 2017.
June 26, 2024 Report

Yemen: Houthis Disappear Dozens of UN, Civil Society Staff

Release Detainees; End Arbitrary Arrests and Enforced Disappearances

The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, meets with local officials in Taizz, Yemen, February 12, 2024.
June 18, 2024 Report

China: Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names Change

Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang

A signboard reads "Welcome to Hotan Unity New Village" in Hotan, Xinjiang, September 21, 2018.
June 5, 2024 Report

Lebanon: Israel’s White Phosphorous Use Risks Civilian Harm

Airburst Munitions Used Unlawfully in Populated Areas

Artillery-delivered white phosphorus munition being airburst over Kfar Kila, a Lebanese border village with Israel, as seen from Marjayoun in southern Lebanon, November 22, 2023.
June 4, 2024 Report

Iraqis with Disabilities Excluded from Jobs

Persistent Failure to Ensure Right to Work; Quotas Unfilled

Bab Al-Agha Bakery, Baghdad, Iraq, March 7, 2024.
May 14, 2024 Report

Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations

End Unlawful Attacks, Ensure Accountability

On April 1, 2024, an Israeli attack in Deir Al-Balah in Gaza on a convoy of three World Central Kitchen vehicles killed seven aid workers.
May 8, 2024 Report

Mali: Islamist Armed Groups, Ethnic Militias Commit Atrocities

Provide Accountability, Improve Protection for Civilians

A road going from Mali to Burkina Faso
May 2, 2024 Report

Ukraine: Russian Forces Executed Surrendering Ukraine Soldiers

Hold Those Responsible to Account

A Ukrainian soldier stands in front of the graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war at a cemetery in Kharkiv.
April 29, 2024 Report

UAE: Unfair Trial of Rights Defenders

Authorities Should End Prolonged Solitary Confinement, Drop Charges

A man in a white gutra
April 25, 2024 Report

Burkina Faso: Army Massacres 223 Villagers

Undertake Prompt, Independent Inquiry with AU, UN Assistance

The women’s mosque in the center of Soro village, Thiou district, northern Yatenga province, Burkina Faso. March 2024 © 2024 Private
April 22, 2024 Report

Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees

Kurdish, Baluch, Azeri, and Other Ethnic Communities Apparently Targeted

Silhouette of a woman (representation). 
April 17, 2024 Report

West Bank: Israel Responsible for Rising Settler Violence

Entire Palestinian Communities Displaced Months After Attacks

A family packs up their belongings in Khirbet Zanuta, in the southern West Bank, on October 30, 2023. Attacks by settlers, in some cases accompanied by soldiers, forced all the residents to leave.
April 11, 2024 Report

Global Failures on Healthcare Funding

Pandemic Data Reveals Threats, Opportunities to Improve Systems

A health worker checks her smartphone.
April 9, 2024 Report

Gaza: Israel’s Imposed Starvation Deadly for Children

Devastating Accounts from Doctors, Parents; Reports of ‘Imminent’ Famine

Palestinian children suffering from malnutrition receive treatment at a healthcare center, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 4, 2024.
April 4, 2024 Report

Ethiopia: Military Executes Dozens in Amhara Region

UN Inquiry Urgently Needed; End Impunity for Abusive Commanders

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims rest at a campsite in Lalibela in the Amhara region

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