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Haiti: Drone Strikes Put Residents at Risk

(Washington, DC) – Haitian security forces and private contractors working with them have conducted extensive and apparently unlawful lethal drone strikes, Human Rights Watch said today. The strikes, at least some of which appear to be deli

Mali: Armed Islamist Group Executes Truck Drivers

(Nairobi) – An Al-Qaeda-linked armed group summarily executed ten long-haul truck drivers and two teenage apprentices in late January 2026 in southwestern Mali, Human Rights Watch said today. The killings, in an attack on a fuel convoy, are

Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus

(Beirut) – The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch verified and geolocated seven

Cameroon: Massacre Trial Short on Justice

(Nairobi) – The lenient prison terms for defendants on trial for the February 2020 massacre in Ngarbuh, in Cameroon’s North-West region, compounds the authorities’ insufficient efforts to hold senior military officers accountable and compen

Russia’s War on Ukraine Four Years On

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war—defined by a relentless series of apparent war crimes and crimes against humanity—has resulted in tens of thousands of civilian casualties and triggered Europ

Iraq: ISIS Detainees Transferred from Syria at Risk of Abuse

(Beirut) – The United States transferred 5,700 detainees held for alleged ISIS affiliation from Northeast Syria to Iraq, where they are at risk of enforced disappearance, unfair trials, torture, ill-treatment, and violations of the right to

Human Augmentation Will Be the Death of Humanity

The report: “Human Augmentation – The Dawn of a New Paradigm. A strategic implications project” was published jointly by the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”) and German Ministry of Defence in May 2021. “Reading this document is frankly chilli

“Covid-19,” PsyOps and Technocracy: An overview of Chapter 8

“As the populations of affected countries come to understand that they have been viciously abused and lied to as part of a transnational deep state operation intended to lead to their technocratic enslavement, overwhelming numbers of people

Europe Faces a Strategic Reckoning This Weekend

As leaders gather this weekend at the Munich Security Conference, Europe is set to confront the reality of its long-running “strategic autonomy” claims. With Russia’s war grinding on, US political uncertainty looming, and China repositionin

Niger: Military Drone Strike Kills 17 Civilians

(Nairobi) – An apparent Nigerien military drone strike killed at least 17 civilians, including 4 children, and injured at least 13 others at a crowded market in western Niger on January 6, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The strike, wh

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Northeast Escalation

(Beirut) – Both sides in the conflict between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Northeast Syria need to protect civilians and respect human rights in their operations, Human Rights Watch said today. Th

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

(Beirut, January 16, 2026) – Iran’s security forces have carried out mass killings of protesters after nationwide protests escalated on January 8, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of protesters and bystanders are believed to h

Houthi Detentions Halting Aid in Crisis-Hit Yemen

(Beirut) – The Houthis’ stepped-up detentions of civil society and United Nations agency members has contributed to increasing the humanitarian aid crisis in Yemen, already one of the worst situations in the world, Human Rights Watch said t