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Syria: Ensure Transition Respects Human Rights

(New York, December 8, 2024) – The leadership of any Syrian transitional government that emerges should take urgent steps to ensure respect for human rights obligations and lay the foundation

DAWN Statement on Fall of Syrian Dictatorship

(Washington, D.C., December 8, 2024) — In response to the dramatic collapse of the Syrian government, DAWN issued the following statement:

Saudi Arabia Must Not Extradite Peaceful Protester to Egypt, Where He Would Face Torture

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia should not deport Egyptian citizen Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel to Egypt, where he would be at high risk of being subjected to torture and other

U.S.: Following Lebanon ceasefire, investigate Israeli use of U.S. weapons to commit war crimes in Lebanon

"Now that a ceasefire has gone into effect, the U.S. should investigate Israel’s use of U.S.-made weapons in apparent war crimes in Lebanon during this conflict," said Sarah Leah Whitson,

After Election, DAWN Reaffirms Commitment to Reforming U.S. Foreign Policy and Holding Abusive Regimes Accountable

WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - JUNE 08: Demonstrators, wearing red clothes, hold banners and chant slogans in front of the White House as some of the pro-Palestinian demonstrators, gathered in

DAWN Statement on ICC Arrest Warrants for Israeli Officials

(Washington, D.C., November 21, 2024) — In response to the decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Former Army Intelligence Officer Harrison Mann Joins DAWN as Military Affairs Fellow

(Washington, D.C., November TKTK, 2024) — Former U.S. Army Major Harrison Mann, who resigned from his position as an executive officer of the Defense Intelligence Agency in protest of U.S.

DAWN Statement in Response to Designation of Amana Settlement Organization to U.S. Sanctions List

(Washington, D.C., November 19, 2024) — On November 18, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions designations against Amana, an Israeli state-backed settlement organization with approximately $160 million in assets and

U.S. Consulting Firm Teneo Whitewashing Saudi Human Rights Record, Misleading Public, Contributing to Abuses

(Washington, D.C. - November 13, 2024) - U.S. consulting firm Teneo has contributed to, and benefited from, human rights abuses by whitewashing human rights abuses by the Saudi government and

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