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April 6, 2020 Report

Ecuador: Lessons from the 2019 Protests

Evidence of Excessive Force, Killings, Arrests; Violence by Demonstrators

An anti-government demonstrator on Oct. 12, 2019 in Quito, Ecuador, waves the national flag during sometimes violent protests which began when President Lenin Moreno's decision to cut subsidies led to a sharp increase in fuel prices.
April 3, 2020 Report

Turkey: COVID-19 Puts Sick Prisoners at Grave Risk

Offer Most Vulnerable Inmates Alternatives to Prison

Thousands of political prisoners are held in the vast Silivri campus prison, Istanbul.
April 2, 2020 Report

Lebanon: Refugees at Risk in Covid-19 Response

Discrimination Risks Harming Syrians, Lebanese Alike

Syrian refugees in a building under construction they have been using as a shelter in a city in southern Lebanon, on March 17, 2020, after Lebanon urged people to stay at home for two weeks to stem a novel coronavirus outbreak.
April 1, 2020 Report

Ethiopia: Justice Needed for Deadly October Violence

Credible Prosecutions, Redress Key to Preventing Future Abuse

Oromo youth ​in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia gather outside the house of Jawar Mohammed, an Oromo activist, and influential figure during the 2015-2018 protests in the country. October 23, 2019. (c) 2019 REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri​
March 31, 2020 Report

Greece: Nearly 2,000 New Arrivals Detained in Overcrowded, Mainland Camps

Citing COVID-19, Authorities Arbitrarily Detain New Arrivals

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March 26, 2020 Report

France: Children Left in Limbo despite COVID-19

Unaccompanied Migrant Children Deprived of Basic Services in Marseille and Gap

Bâtiment du diocèse de Marseille, où vivent actuellement environ 320 personnes migrantes, dont des familles et environ 170 enfants migrants non accompagnés, Marseille, France, octobre 2019.
March 25, 2020 Report

Yemen: Saudi Forces Torture, ‘Disappear’ Yemenis

At Least 5 Detainees from al-Mahrah Illegally Transferred to Saudi Arabia

An anti-Saudi-led coalition rally by Houff district (مديرية حوف) residents in al-Mahrah, May 4 , 2019.
March 24, 2020 Report

Lebanon: COVID-19 Worsens Medical Supply Crisis

Protect Health Workers, Address Dollar Shortage

Lebanese nurses at a ward where the first case of coronavirus in the country was being treated, at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in the southern outskirts of Beirut, on February 22, 2020.
March 18, 2020 Report

Mali: Army, UN Fail to Stop Massacre

Second Militia Attack on Ogossagou Village Killed at Least 35

Part of the destroyed village of Ogossagou, attacked by armed Dogon men on February 14, 2020. The attack left over 35 Peuhl civilians dead.  © 2020 Private.
March 17, 2020 Report

Greece: Violence Against Asylum Seekers at Border

Detained, Assaulted, Stripped, Summarily Deported

An asylum seeker in northern Turkey at the Greek border on March 6 shows injuries he says Greek security forces inflicted after he had crossed the Evros River into Greece. Photo by Turkish Radio and Television Corporation/Handout/Anadolu Agency.
March 12, 2020 Report

Morocco/Western Sahara: Video Captured Police Violence

Courts Ignored Assault, Jailed Victims

Screenshot of a video showing policemen severely beating two activists in Smara, Western Sahara, on June 7, 2019.
March 4, 2020 Report

Nigeria: Army Restrictions Stifling Aid Efforts

Threatens Staff Safety, Effectiveness in Region Hit by Boko Haram

Families displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency line up for food being distributed by International Medical Corps in northeast Nigeria's Borno state on January 29, 2018 in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
February 28, 2020 Report

Tunisia: Unfinished Rights Business

New Government Should Suspend Abusive Laws

A general view of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People in Tunis, Tunisia, May 2016.
February 25, 2020 Report

Cameroon: Civilians Massacred in Separatist Area

At Least 21 Killed in Attack on Ngarbuh Village; Set Independent Inquiry

Memorial ceremony held on February 21, 2020 at the Saint Theresia Cathedral l in Kumbo, North-West region, Cameroon, for victims of the Ngarbuh massacre.
February 25, 2020 Report

Iran: No Justice for Bloody Crackdown

Unlawful Lethal Force, Families Threatened, Cover-Ups

Iranian protesters gather around a burning car during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices in the capital Tehran, on November 16, 2019.

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