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Appears in 11 stories · Last updated Nov 10, 2026
Documented 53 executions in Uvira and visited three burial sites
Congolese authorities have now opened three mass graves in Uvira and counted more than 344 bodies, up from the 171 reported in two sites in February. A military prosecutor has identified about 110 grave sites across the Uvira area, most still unopened.
Updated Yesterday
Called for consequences for U.S. non-cooperation
On November 10, 2026, the United States left its seat empty at the United Nations Universal Periodic Review in Geneva for the second year in a row. No other of the 193 member states has skipped the review twice. The Human Rights Council responded by postponing the U.S. review to January 2027.
Published the October 2026 report documenting the crackdown
Senegal's parliament doubled the maximum sentence for same-sex relations to 10 years in March and criminalized promoting or financing LGBTQ+ people. Since February, security forces have arrested more than 376 people, according to HIV Justice Network.
Updated 2 days ago
Monitoring and documenting prosecutions
Joshua Wong, the student leader who became the face of Hong Kong's democracy movement, was sentenced on November 5 to 10 more years in prison for colluding with foreign forces. He had been due for release in January; with the new term he is not expected out until November 2036.
Updated 3 days ago
Calling for an independent inquiry and an end to suppression of peaceful criticism
On November 26, 2025, a fire engulfed the Wang Fuk Court public housing complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, killed 168 people and injuring dozens more. It was the city's deadliest disaster since 1948.
Updated Nov 1
Documented abuses in third-country deportations
More than 25,000 people have been deported by the Trump administration to countries they have no ties to. Two Cuban men NPR spoke to are stuck in the Central African Republic, unsure of their legal status and unable to work.
Updated Oct 28
Called on October 22 for an effective investigation into Kabera's killing, including a possible political motive
Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan army sergeant major who criticized President Paul Kagame on YouTube, was found beheaded on October 17 in Luwala Village in Mpigi District, about 45km southwest of Kampala. Police say no suspect has been identified and his head has not been recovered.
Updated Oct 25
Documented the case's sequence
Saudi Arabia's supreme court set aside a death sentence for a Sri Lankan migrant worker who posted a Facebook comment deemed insulting to Islam. The October 14 ruling came after Colombo mounted an urgent diplomatic and legal push.
Updated Oct 16
Published October 2026 report on expulsions to Africa
The United States has historically deported people to their countries of origin. Now it pays African nations to accept deportees with no connection to those countries — Eswatini, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Ghana, and Burundi have signed deals, and Human Rights Watch counts more than 500 people expelled to unfamiliar African countries since January 2025.
Welcomed the reforms; called for further amendments
Hungary's parliament voted 139 to 51 on October 13 to strip anti-LGBTQ provisions from a 2021 'child protection' law. It's the first significant reversal of Viktor Orban's social agenda since he lost power in April.
Updated Oct 14
As of May 2026: Documenting cluster munition use as potential war crimes
The United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggering what Washington calls Operation Epic Fury. Iran has since fired more than 525 ballistic missiles at Israeli territory. Nearly half carried cluster warheads that scatter dozens of smaller bomblets across wide areas, a weapon type banned by over 100 nations.
Updated May 30
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