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February 17, 2022 Dispatches

Iraq Detains More than 1,000 Children as ISIS Suspects

Children Should be Reintegrated, Not Face Prosecution

Juveniles’ cell at Tal Kayf prison, taken in April 2019 and shared confidentially with Human Rights Watch, shows extreme overcrowding at the prison.

February 4, 2022 Report

Northeast Syria: Fate of Hundreds of Boys Trapped in Siege Unknown

Protect and Clarify Conditions of Detainees Recaptured from ISIS

Fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces deploy around al-Sina’a prison in the Ghweran district of al-Hasakah, northeast Syria, on January 25, 2022, midway through the 10-day battle to recapture it from the Islamic State (ISIS). © 2022 AFP Photo via Getty Images

January 26, 2022 Statement

Northeast Syria: Help Detainees from Recaptured ISIS-Held Prison

International Action Needed to Resolve Broader Detention Crisis

January 25, 2022 Dispatches

EU, Egypt Bid to Lead Global Counterterrorism Body an Affront to Rights

Bloc Should Try to Block Cairo Membership Quest, Not Support It

An Egyptian intelligence security detail member stands guard near a banner showing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

January 19, 2022 Commentary

The Symbol of US Abuse in the Global War on Terror

Why President Biden should fulfill his pledge to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay

The first foreign Muslim men imprisoned by the US military at the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in the so-called “global war on terror.” Since January 2002, the US has held nearly 800 men and boys at Guantánamo. Of the 39 who currently remain, 27 have never been charged. © 2002 Shane McCoy/Greg Mathieson/Mai/Getty Images

January 9, 2022 News Release

20 Years of US Torture – and Counting

Global Costs of Unlawful Detention and Interrogation Post-9/11

January 9, 2022 Journal Article

Legacy of the “Dark Side”

The Costs of Unlawful US Detentions and Interrogations Post-9/11

December 1, 2021 News Release

Sahel: Top UN Rights Official Visits Burkina Faso, Niger

Governments Should Protect Civilians, Investigate Abuses

November 2, 2021 Dispatches

Guantanamo Military Jury Condemns US Treatment of Detainee

Majid Khan Publicly Describes Torture at Sentencing Hearing

Photo of a man with black hair and a bear

November 1, 2021 Dispatches

Civilians in Mali’s Ségou Region at Risk

Alleged Killings by Military, Armed Islamist Groups Go Unpunished

People stand over three bodies wrapped in fabric

October 26, 2021 Statement

Counterterrorism and Human Rights: Striking the Right Balance

Testimony of Anietie Ewang at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

October 22, 2021 News Release

Mali: Alleged ‘Disappearances,’ Executions by Security Forces

UN Security Council Should Urge Investigations of Abuses by All Sides

Col. Assimi Goïta is sworn in as Mali’s interim president on June 7, 2021. On May 24, Goïta overthrew the previous coup government, led by Bah Ndaw.

October 21, 2021 Dispatches

A Step Toward Justice for Guantanamo Detainee

Despite US Federal Court Ruling, Continued Detention Likely

Afghan refugee Roman Khan at a refugee camp near Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar in September 2020, displays a photograph of his brother Asadullah Haroon, who is detained at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

September 11, 2021 Commentary

End the 'War on Terror'

Detainees apprehended after September 11, 2001 in a holding area under surveillance of the US military at Camp X-Ray at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba on January 11, 2002.