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December 27, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Yezidi Fighters Allegedly Execute Civilians

Investigate, Prosecute Armed Group Abuses

A general view of Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq August 13, 2014. © 2014 Reuters
December 19, 2017 Dispatches

US-led Coalition in Iraq’s Lame Boast on Civilian Death Inquiries

Media Office Ignores Human Rights Watch’s Offer of Information

Smoke rising from west Mosul where Iraqi Security Forces are fighting Islamic State fighters to retake the city. © May 8, 2017 Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
December 5, 2017 Commentary

KRG: Why ISIS Trials are Robbing Victims of Their Rights

An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.
December 5, 2017 Commentary

Iraq: Why ISIS Trials are Robbing Victims of Their Rights

An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.
December 5, 2017 Commentary

Why Iraq Should Limit Islamic State Trials

Iraqi Security Forces stand guard at the gate of a camp holding families of men suspected of being ISIS affiliates in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq July 15, 2017.
December 5, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Flawed Prosecution of ISIS Suspects

Undermines Justice for Victims

An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.
December 4, 2017 Commentary

ISIS is on the Ropes in Iraq. Now the UK Needs to Push for Justice

An Iraqi special forces soldier stands beside graffiti, which reads: "The Islamic State will remain", in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq October 27, 2016. . © 2016 Reuters
November 15, 2017 News Release

Syria: Civilians Stranded in ISIS Area

Provide Safe Passage from Deir al-Zor

A road sign welcomes people to the town of Deir al-Zor in Syria, September 20, 2017. © 2017 Reuters
November 13, 2017 News Release

US: Grant ISIS Suspect Access to Lawyer

Unnamed US Detainee Held 2 Months in Iraq

The American flag flies next to a statue of the scales of justice at United States Court House, February 6, 2002.
November 2, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Anbar Displaced Barred from Going Home

An Iraqi displaced woman, who fled from ISIS violence in Anbar, carries her child at a camp for displaced families camp in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, July 25, 2015. © 2015
October 28, 2017 Dispatches

Where are Syria’s Disappeared, Detained, and Kidnapped?

Release of Detainees, Political Prisoners Should Be a Priority

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October 18, 2017 Commentary

What next for Raqqa?

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters on their way to Raqqa, Syria June 6, 2017© 2017 Reuters
October 9, 2017 Commentary

ISIS’s Other Victims

A woman fleeing the fighting between the Islamic State and Iraqi Security Forces in Intisar neighbourhood in eastern Mosul on November 7, 2016.
October 5, 2017 Dispatches

Suspected ISIS Ties? Some Aid Workers May be Shying Away

Families Paying the Price in Iraq

Iraqi Security Forces stand guard at the gate of a camp holding families of men suspected of being ISIS affiliates in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq July 15, 2017.
October 3, 2017 Interview

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

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