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October 31, 2016 Report

Nigeria: Officials Abusing Displaced Women, Girls

Displaced by Boko Haram and Victims Twice Over

Women cook in pots heated up with firewood at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Dikwa in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, on February 2, 2016.
October 24, 2016 Report

Tunisia: Abusive House Arrests

Scores Confined Without Charge Under State of Emergency

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October 3, 2016 Report

US: Ex-Detainees Describe Unreported CIA Torture

Electric Chair Threats, Baton Beatings, Various Water Tortures

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September 28, 2016 Report

DR Congo: US Imposes Sanctions on 2 Officials

EU, UN Security Council Should Also Take Targeted Action

General Gabriel Amisi (known as “Tango Four”), army commander of the country’s western region.
September 18, 2016 Report

Democratic Republic of Congo at a Precipice: Ending Repression and Promoting Democratic Rule

18 people were arrested in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, during a peaceful demonstration organized by the youth movement Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) on March 15, 2016. They were released without charge on March 19.
September 16, 2016 Report

Education for Syrian Refugee Children: What Donors and Host Countries Should Do

Maya, 9, reads a school textbook in her family home. She enjoys attending her local public school in izmir, on turkey’s west coast, where she is one of four Syrian students in her class.
September 14, 2016 Report

Kenya: Involuntary Refugee Returns to Somalia

Camp Closure Threat Triggers Thousands Returning to Danger

Photo of Somali refugees getting on buses to leave Dadaab refugee camp.
September 8, 2016 Report

Yemen: Houthi Landmines Claim Civilian Victims

All Sides Should Comply with Mine Ban Treaty, Reject Weapon’s Use

MENA ARMS Yemen Landmines Sept 2016 photo-6
August 29, 2016 Report

Palestine: Crackdown on Journalists, Activists

Chilling Effect on Free Expression

MENA Palestine Free Speech 2
August 5, 2016 Report

Armenia: Arbitrary Detentions, Brutal Beatings

Authorities Round Up, Detain Protest Leaders

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August 4, 2016 Report

Saudi Arabia: Women Are 'Changing the Game'

As Olympics Open, Government Should Lower Hurdles to Sport

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Sarah Attar represents Saudi Arabia as the country's first Olympic female runner, competing in the women’s 800 meters
August 2, 2016 Report

Australia: Appalling Abuse, Neglect of Refugees on Nauru

Investigation on Remote Pacific Island Finds Deliberate Abuse Hidden Behind Wall of Secrecy

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August 1, 2016 Report

Armenia: Excessive Police Force at Protest

Stun Grenades, Beatings; Protesters, Journalists Injured

Riot police and barbed wire block protestors from marching down Baghramyan Street in downtown Yerevan on July 30, 2016.
July 28, 2016 Report

Senegal: New Steps to Protect Talibés, Street Children

Sustain Momentum with Investigations, Prosecutions

More than a dozen talibé boys between the ages of 6 and 14 were found shackled with iron bars in their Quranic school in Diourbel,Senegal
July 27, 2016 Report

Burundi: Gang Rapes by Ruling Party Youth

Attacks by Members of Youth League, Police on Relatives of Perceived Opponents

Burundian refugees gather on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kagunga village, Kigoma, in western Tanzania on May 17, 2015.

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