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Libya
Gen. Hiftar's Drive to Take all of Libya Raises Atrocity Concerns

Gen. Hiftar’s Drive to Take all of Libya Raises Atrocity Concerns

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Hiftar’s Forces, Rival Militias Have History of Abuses

Israel/ Palestine
Why the Palestinians' Gaza Protests Won't Stop

Why the Palestinians’ Gaza Protests Won’t Stop

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Despite Carnage, Palestinians Continue to Demand Their Rights

Israel/ Palestine
Golan: Trump Shift Denies Syrians' Rights under International Law (HRW)

Golan: Trump Shift Denies Syrians’ Rights under International Law (HRW)

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Syrians in Occupied Territory Protected Under International Humanitarian Law

Israel/ Palestine
UN Must Name Names of Companies helping Israel to Flood Squatters into Palestinian West Bank

UN Must Name Names of Companies helping Israel to Flood Squatters into Palestinian West Bank

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The disappointing further delay in publishing the database further entrenches corporate involvement in the abuses stemming from illegal settlements

Bangladesh
Bangladesh to Exile 100K Rohingya Refugees to an Island "Prison"

Bangladesh to Exile 100K Rohingya Refugees to an Island “Prison”

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Dumping a battered and traumatized people on Bhasan Char to face yet another threat to their survival is not a solution.

Saudi Arabia
UN Human Rights Council seeks Freedom for Saudi Women Activists, Justice for Khashoggi

UN Human Rights Council seeks Freedom for Saudi Women Activists, Justice for Khashoggi

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Geneva (Human Rights Watch) – A joint statement by 36 countries on March 7, 2019 calling on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights record was a landmark step toward justice and accountability, Human Rights Watch said today. The statement, delivered by Iceland at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, condemns the murder […]

Human Rights
Iran's Bizarre Prosecution and Torture of . . . Environmentalists?

Iran’s Bizarre Prosecution and Torture of . . . Environmentalists?

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Detainees Allege Torture in Detention

Saudi Arabia
Top Ten Reasons Saudi Women are Running away from their Country

Top Ten Reasons Saudi Women are Running away from their Country

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Rampant Discrimination, Abuse

Saudi Arabia
From Rights Abuses to Yemen War Crimes, Saudi Can't Escape Spotlight

From Rights Abuses to Yemen War Crimes, Saudi Can’t Escape Spotlight

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New Human Rights Watch Report out Now

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