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December 5, 2024 Report

US: Agents Block, Mistreat Mexican Asylum Seekers

Next Administration's Policies Would Worsen US Abuse at the Border

People living in Mexico cross a temporary bridge to meet with relatives living in the U.S., during the 10th annual "Hugs not Walls" event on a stretch of the Rio Grande, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Saturday, May 6, 2023. The brief family reunions are part of a campaign sponsored by the Border Network for Human Rights, an immigration rights group. © 2023 AP Photo/Christian Chavez
December 2, 2024 Report

Egypt: Education Restricted for Refugees

Convoluted Residency Requirements, Costs, Discrimination Impede Access to Schools

Sudanese students attend a class at a school teaching Sudanese curriculum, in Giza, Egypt, September 23, 2024.
December 2, 2024 Report

Guinea: Rights at Risk as Promised Transition Derails

Crackdown on Opposition, Dissent, Media; Delayed Return to Constitutional Rule

Poster of Gen. Mamady Doumbouya in Conakry's streets, Guinea, September 2024
November 26, 2024 Report

Chad: No Justice for Post Election Celebratory Shooting

Six Months After Killings, No Investigation as Medical Bills for Injured Mount

A resident of the Ridina district in N'Djamena shows the fragments of a projectile, that fell into a house on May 9, 2024, in N'Djamena following the announcement of the provisional results of the Chad presidential elections.
November 25, 2024 Report

Haiti: Scarce Protection as Sexual Violence Escalates

Transitional Government, Partners Should Act to Restore Security, Access to Aid

The emergency room of the General Hospital is empty during a visit by then-Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
November 18, 2024 Report

Brazil: Pesticide Bill Threatens Health, Livelihoods

Smaller Buffer Zones Would Further Reduce Protection from Exposure

Herbicide is sprayed on a soybean field in the Cerrado plains near Campo Verde, Mato Grosso state, western Brazil.
November 5, 2024 Report

Kenya: Security Forces Abducted, Killed Protesters

End Criminal Charges for Taking Part in Protests

Protesters attend a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, June 25, 2024.
October 30, 2024 Report

Syrians Fleeing Lebanon Risk Repression Upon Return

Arrests, Torture, Deaths in Custody Persist

Displaced people walk past posters of President Bashar al-Assad as they enter Syria from Lebanon via the Jusiyeh Border crossing, on October 2, 2024.
October 30, 2024 Report

Lebanon: Israeli Attacks on Medics Apparent War Crimes

Israel’s Allies Should Suspend Arms Sales

An ambulance lies destroyed in the rubble of an Israeli airstrike in Kafra, Lebanon on October 9, 2024.
October 29, 2024 Report

Burkina Faso: Massacre Shows Need to Protect Civilians

Thoroughly Investigate Islamist Armed Group’s War Crime at Barsalogho; Ensure Accountability

Screenshot of a video seemingly filmed by the JNIM showing fighters along the trench during the attack on Barsalogho, Sanmatenga province, Burkina Faso, on August 24, 2024.
October 28, 2024 Report

Thailand: 20 Years of Injustice for Tak Bai Massacre Victims

Failure to Prosecute Officials Responsible for Deaths, Injuries

Community members call for justice at a mass grave for victims of the October 2004 Tak Bai massacre, Narathiwat, Thailand, October 25, 2024.
October 17, 2024 Report

Ethiopia: Fighting, Abuses Putting Sudanese Refugees at Risk

Thousands in Amhara Camps Need Security, Relocation to Safer Areas

Refugee in Kumer Camp
October 9, 2024 Report

Japan: Chinese Authorities Harass Critics Abroad

Beijing’s Transnational Repression Hinges on Threats Against Families in China

Protesters rally in Tokyo to support the victims of a recent fire in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region, November 30, 2022.
October 9, 2024 Report

Haiti: Criminal Violence, Hunger Trapping Children

Transitional Government Should Prioritize Their Protection, Reintegration

A 17-year-old Carrefour resident, associated with a criminal group, stands on a terrace, gazing out over the horizon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 2024.
October 2, 2024 Report

Northeast Syria: Military Recruitment of Children Persists

No Action by de Facto Authorities Against Kurdish Youth Group

Syrian Kurds demonstrate outside a UN building, calling on WHICH??authorities to help obtain the release of girls abducted and recruited into fighting, in the northeast city of Qamishli, November 28, 2021.

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