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"No Justice Just Adds to the Pain"

2011-07-19
On: July 19, 2011
In: Asia, Judicial Accountability, Philippines, Report, Torture

Killings, Disappearances, and Impunity in the Philippines

This 96-page report details strong evidence of military involvement in seven killings and three enforced disappearances of leftist activi…Continue Reading

Targets of Retribution

2011-07-18
On: July 18, 2011
In: Bahrain, Health, Middle East/N. Africa, Report

Attacks against Medics, Injured Protesters, and Health Facilities

This report documents serious government abuses, starting in mid-February 2011. These include attacks on health care providers; d…Continue Reading

“We’ve Never Seen Such Horror”

2011-06-01
On: June 1, 2011
In: Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Report, Syria

This 54-page report is based on more than 50 interviews with victims and witnesses to abuses. The report focuses on violations in Daraa governorate, where some of the worst violence took place after protests seeking greater freedoms began in various pa…Continue Reading

“We’ve Never Seen Such Horror”

2011-06-01
On: June 1, 2011
In: Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Report, Syria

This 54-page report is based on more than 50 interviews with victims and witnesses to abuses. The report focuses on violations in Daraa governorate, where some of the worst violence took place after protests seeking greater freedoms began in various pa…Continue Reading

“We’ve Never Seen Such Horror”

2011-06-01
On: June 1, 2011
In: Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Report, Syria

This 54-page report is based on more than 50 interviews with victims and witnesses to abuses. The report focuses on violations in Daraa governorate, where some of the worst violence took place after protests seeking greater freedoms began in various pa…Continue Reading

“We’ve Never Seen Such Horror”

2011-06-01
On: June 1, 2011
In: Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Report, Syria

This 54-page report is based on more than 50 interviews with victims and witnesses to abuses. The report focuses on violations in Daraa governorate, where some of the worst violence took place after protests seeking greater freedoms began in various pa…Continue Reading

“We’ve Never Seen Such Horror”

2011-06-01
On: June 1, 2011
In: Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Report, Syria

This 54-page report is based on more than 50 interviews with victims and witnesses to abuses. The report focuses on violations in Daraa governorate, where some of the worst violence took place after protests seeking greater freedoms began in various pa…Continue Reading

“We’ve Never Seen Such Horror”

2011-06-01
On: June 1, 2011
In: Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Report, Syria

This 54-page report is based on more than 50 interviews with victims and witnesses to abuses. The report focuses on violations in Daraa governorate, where some of the worst violence took place after protests seeking greater freedoms began in various pa…Continue Reading

Vietnam: The Party vs. Legal Activist Cu Huy Ha Vu

2011-05-26
On: May 26, 2011
In: Asia, Free Expression, Report, Vietnam

This 59-page report describes the unique elements that have made this Vietnam’s most high-profile political trial in decades. They include Vu’s legal challenges to promote human rights, official accountability, and environmental protection against the …Continue Reading

Montagnard Christians in Vietnam

2011-03-30
On: March 30, 2011
In: Asia, Free Expression, Religious Freedom, Report, Vietnam

A Case Study in Religious Repression

This 46-page report details the latest government crackdowns on these indigenous peoples, known collectively as Montagnards. The report documents police sweep…Continue Reading

Perpetual Fear

2011-03-08
On: March 8, 2011
In: Africa, International Humanitarian Law, Report, Torture, Zimbabwe

This report examines the lack of justice in several illustrative cases of political killings, torture, and abductions by government security forces and their allies during and after the presidential election run-off in 2008.
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Gold’s Costly Dividend

2011-02-01
On: February 1, 2011
In: Asia, Business, Environment, Extractive Industries, Papua New Guinea, Report

Human Rights Impacts of Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Gold Mine

This report identifies systemic failures on the part of Toronto-based Barrick Gold that kept the company from recognizing the risk o…Continue Reading

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