January 16, 2026
Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres
UN Member States Should Call for Human Rights Council Special Session
Middle East/North Africa
February 10, 2026
European Parliament Tries to Bury the Right to Seek Asylum
The European Parliament voted today to usher in changes to European Union asylum rules that jeopardize the right to seek asylum.
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Crisis and Conflict
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January 15, 2026
Syria: Accountability Lacking for Sweida Abuses
Hold Security Forces, Druze and Bedouin Armed Groups Accountable
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January 8, 2026
Houthi Detentions Halting Aid in Crisis-Hit Yemen
Severe Impact on Civil Society, UN Humanitarian Groups
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December 15, 2025
Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Destroying Reconstruction Equipment
Strikes on Machinery and Factory Apparent War Crimes
News
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February 11, 2026
Joint Statement by the Coalition for Just Reparations Criminal Justice Working Group
Criminalizing Core International Crimes, Pursuing Cumulative Prosecutions of ISIS Affiliates through Rigorous Trials, and Activating UNITAD Evidence
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February 4, 2026
Egypt: Muzzling Dissidents, Narrowing Civic Space
Authorities Restricting Basic Freedoms, Eroding Economic Rights
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February 4, 2026
Iran: Human Rights Situation Spirals Deeper into Crisis
Execution Spree; Lethal Protest Crackdown Leading to Countrywide Massacres
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February 4, 2026
Israel’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing Escalate
Atrocities Against Palestinians with Impunity Challenge Rules-Based International Order
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February 4, 2026
Lebanon: Deliver on Reform Promises
Justice for Victims of Beirut Blast and War Crimes Still Out of Reach
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February 4, 2026
Syria: Renewed Hope for Justice, Accountability
Undertake Security Sector Reform; Protect Human Rights in Legislation, Institutions
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February 4, 2026
Yemen: Arbitrary Detention; Forced Disappearance
Warring Parties Crack Down on Rights Amid Humanitarian Crisis
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January 25, 2026
Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Northeast Escalation
Respect Rights, Allow Aid, Investigate Alleged Abuses
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January 23, 2026
Unprecedented Mass Killings in Iran Require Robust Investigation and Accountability
HRW Oral Statement - 39th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council
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January 21, 2026
Israel is Illegally Forcing Out Thousands of West Bank Palestinians
