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December 9, 2021 Report

Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians

UN Rights Body Should Create International Inquiry into War Crimes

The shallow grave of an unidentified person killed during fighting in the village of Chenna, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Residents said it was dug in early September 2021 after Tigrayan fighters left the area. © 2021 Tom Gardner
December 8, 2021 Report

Syria/Russia: 12 Civilians Dead in Idlib Artillery Attacks

Unlawful Syrian-Russian Alliance Attack Strikes Civilians

A man stands amongst rubble in an apartment building
December 7, 2021 Report

Mozambique: Hundreds of Women, Girls Abducted

ISIS-Linked Militants Should Free Captives; Authorities Should Assist Survivors

A woman walks through the Internally Displaced Person camp “25 de junho,” in Metuge, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique on May 20, 2021
December 2, 2021 Report

Myanmar: Protesters Targeted in March Massacre

Security Forces ‘Kettled’ Demonstrators, Fired on Rescuers in Hlaing Tharyar

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November 29, 2021 Report

Tanzania: No Justice for Zanzibar Election Violence

One Year On, Beatings, Teargassing, Shootings Go Unpunished

A woman walks past a wall with posters of presidential candidates in Zanzibar’s town on October 24, 2020
November 25, 2021 Report

Morocco: Journalist in Prison After Unfair Trial

Violations, Flimsy Evidence, Speculative Reasoning Led to 6-Year Sentence

Supporters of Omar Radi in front of the Casablanca Courthouse, Morocco.
November 24, 2021 Report

South Africa: Broken Promises to Aid Gender-Based Violence Survivors

Improve Shelter Funding; Increase Access for Sex Workers, LGBT, Undocumented Survivors

General view during the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) protest march organized by the Office of The Premier in collaboration with Phepha Foundation on April 26, 2021 in Durban, South Africa.
November 18, 2021 Report

Egypt: Terrorism Laws Abused in Businessmen’s Arrests

Juhayna Owners Charged as ‘Terrorists’ after Refusing to Surrender Shares

Seif Safwan Thabet, Chief Executive Officer of Juhayna
November 11, 2021 Report

Afghanistan Facing Famine

UN, World Bank, US Should Adjust Sanctions, Economic Policies

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November 2, 2021 Report

COP26: Don’t Be Fooled by Bolsonaro’s Pledges

Brazil Still Lacks Credible Plan to Save Rainforest as Amazon Crisis Persists

Presidente Jair Messias Bolsonaro
October 29, 2021 Report

Chad: Violent Repression of Opposition Protest

Open Civic Space, Ensure Accountability for Excessive Force

Chadian anti-riot police in the capital city, N’Djamena, during opposition-led protests on October 2, 2021
October 28, 2021 Report

Iraq/Kurdistan Region: Former ISIS Suspects Stuck in Limbo

Acquittals and Sentences Served Ignored

Iraqi soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint in Nineveh, Iraq. Friday Dec. 4, 2020.
October 25, 2021 Report

Afghanistan: Surge in Islamic State Attacks on Shia

ISIS Affiliate’s Targeted Killings Amount to Crimes Against Humanity

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October 21, 2021 Report

Kenya: Pandemic Health Workers Lack Protection

Ensure Safety During Covid-19; Address Plight of Frontline Workers

Healthcare workers protest outside the Ministry of Health headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya to honor one of their colleagues, Dr. Stephen Mogusu, a 28-year-old health worker who succumbed to Covid-19.
October 19, 2021 Report

Cuba: Peaceful Protesters Systematically Detained, Abused

Arbitrary Detention, Ill-Treatment, Abusive Trials Affect Hundreds

Uniformed police officers shove a man into a car by the head

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