Israel/Palestine: New Abuses, No Justice
(Ramallah) – Israel engaged in discriminatory practices and other rights violations against Palestinians during 2012, while Palestinian authorities committed abuses against [...]
Iraq: Investigate Deadly Army Shootings in Fallujah
(Baghdad) – Iraqi authorities should complete promised investigations into the army killings of nine protesters in Fallujah on January 25, [...]
Iran: End House Arrests of Mousavi, Karroubi, and Rahnavard
(Beirut) – The Iranian authorities should immediately release from arbitrary house arrest two former presidential candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir [...]
Israel: Gaza Airstrikes Violated Laws of War
(Jerusalem) – At least 18 Israeli airstrikes during the fighting in Gaza in November 2012 were in apparent violation of [...]
Kuwait: Rights Setbacks Amid Political Crisis
(Kuwait City) – Human rights conditions deteriorated in Kuwait in 2012 during an ongoing political crisis, Human Rights Watch said today [...]
Azerbaijan: Stop Harassing Writer
(Moscow) – The Azerbaijani government should immediately end a hostile campaign of intimidation against writer Akram Aylisli. Aylisli recently published [...]