October 3, 2017
How US Surveillance Helps Repressive Regimes—the Ethiopia Case
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October 3, 2017
Yemen International Inquiry Offers Glimmer of Hope
Appoint Strong Experts, Press All Parties to Cooperate
![Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_yemen_attan2.jpg?itok=_G-xxCtm)
![Syrian children attend class in a school in the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan, October 20, 2015. The school taught Syrian girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, but lacked electricity, heating, and running water.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/crd_jordan_1.jpg?itok=9ZA1XXme)
October 3, 2017
Syria: First Atrocities Trials Held in Europe
Sweden, Germany Take Lead on Justice for Syrians
![Illustration © 2017 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710internationaljustice_syria_crop.jpg?itok=e3EAWrgI)
October 3, 2017
Step-by-step, Justice for Syrians
Swedish and German Authorities Pursuing Cases for War Crimes in Syria
![Illustration © 2017 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710internationaljustice_syria_crop.jpg?itok=e3EAWrgI)
![The name place sign of Venezuela is pictured on the country's desk at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 11, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710americas_venezuela_un_hrc.jpg?itok=cWNFiAye)
![Kentucky Alternative Programs office in Shelbyville, KY](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706bhr_us_kyprivateprobation_0.jpg?itok=_GZ4yy-F)
October 2, 2017
Women Still Dying From Unsafe Abortions Despite the Law
![Women look on as residents talk to police officers after an attack in Panda Nguo, Lamu County on the northern coast of Kenya July 11, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707africa_kenya_bloglamu.jpg?itok=MphqCx7Y)
October 2, 2017
Witness: Syrians Thrust Back into War
Refugees in Jordan Suffer Collective Expulsions to Syria
![A lone man crosses Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The camp population fell from 203,000 during its peak in April 2013 to 80,000 by July 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710middleeast_jordan_refugees_back_cover.jpg?itok=71F2zCa9)
October 2, 2017
Jordan: Syrian Refugees Being Summarily Deported
No Due Process Protection; Risk of Serious Harm
![Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, seen here in September 2015, has become a symbol of the refugee crisis.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710middleeast_jordan_refugees_press_release.jpg?itok=pc3tu8FI)
October 2, 2017
New Reconciliation Law Threatens Tunisia’s Democracy
![A Tunisian woman holds up a flag during a march to celebrate International Women's Day in Tunis March 8, 2014. © 2014 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_tunisia_women_march.jpg?itok=GySWLvCt)
October 1, 2017
Iran: Afghan Children Recruited to Fight in Syria
Protection Gaps Increase Children’s Vulnerability
![Tombstones of Afghan child soldiers buried in Iran.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_iran_afghanchildren.jpg?itok=lZW5esYc)
September 30, 2017
Egypt: Stop Anti-LGBT Crackdown, Intimidation
‘Rainbow Flag’ Arrests Violate Privacy, Freedom of Expression
![Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila performs in Ehden town, Lebanon in August 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709lgbt_egypt_mashrouleilaflag2.jpg?itok=6kZ10mar)