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December 21, 2022 Commentary

South Africa Should Bring Home Grandmother and Other Nationals from Northeast Syria

Khadija, in Roj camp, northeast Syria, is one of at least 17 South Africans unlawfully held for alleged ISIS ties in the region.
December 20, 2022 Report

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December 15, 2022 Report

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December 13, 2022 News Release

Ukraine: Apparent Cluster Munitions Hit Kherson

Days After Leaving, Russian Forces Fired on City, Wounding Civilians

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December 6, 2022 Report

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Doctors operate with phone flashlights during a power outage in Kyiv. Numerous missile and drone attacks in October and November have deprived millions of Ukrainians of at least temporary access to electricity, water, heat, and related vital services. Kyiv, November 30, 2022.
December 5, 2022 News Release

Myanmar: Junta Sentences 10 Prisoners to Death

Commute Sentences; End Capital Punishment

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November 24, 2022 Commentary

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AU, SADC Should Mandate Investigations Into Abuses

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November 20, 2022 Dispatches

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November 4, 2022 Dispatches

Curtailing Environmental Harms in Armed Conflict

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November 4, 2022 News Release

Ethiopia: Truce Needs Robust Rights Monitoring

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Redwan Hussein (2nd L), Representative of the Ethiopian government, and Getachew Reda (2nd R), Representative of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), sign a “cessation of hostilities” agreement between the two parties after African Union-led negotiations, Pretoria, South Africa, November 2, 2022.
November 1, 2022 Dispatches

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Rwandan-Backed M23 Armed Group Long Linked to Atrocities

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November 1, 2022 Report

Syria: Civilian Homes Demolished in Security Operation

Syrian Democratic Forces Should Aid Families, Investigate Circumstances

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October 28, 2022 Commentary

India’s Abuses at Home Raise Concerns About Its Global Counterterrorism Role

India opens a UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting on October 28, 2022 at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, the scene of a deadly armed extremist attack in 2008.
October 27, 2022 Report

Mali: Coordinated Massacres by Islamist Armed Groups

Increase Protection Capabilities of Security Forces, UN Peacekeepers

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October 22, 2022 Commentary

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