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Recent Corrections
This article was updated on 4 July to correct the spelling of Sadykov’s name.
This statement was corrected to reflect that a witness told Human Rights Watch that around 6pm police officers chased several people from an area near the mine’s Gokona pits into the Nyabigena Primary School playground.
May 30, 2024: The text was amended to reflect that Zied el-Heni was accused of "insulting" the trade minister.
This article has been updated to eliminate Qatar from the list of countries that has taken in few Palestinians for medical care. The government says it has now taken in more than 2,000 Palestinians for care.
Correction: on May 24, Human Rights Watch updated figures concerning investigations carried out by the Attorney General’s Office.
This news release has been updated to accurately reflect the age of Thafer Rimawi at the time he was killed.
Correction May 30, 2024: The average number of trucks entering Gaza daily includes both humanitarian and commercial goods trucks.
May 7, 2024: This report was corrected to show that Torreon and Durango are located in the interior of Mexico.
The news release has been updated to indicate the correct year the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence was adopted.
April 17, 2024: This report was adjusted to clarify that the human rights organization, Haqel: In Defense of Human Right, petitioned the Israeli High Court to instruct the army to protect five Palestinian communities from displacement threats and allow displaced families from Khirbet Zanuta to return, where the Israeli state attorney, in a February 20 response, claimed that no forced displacement had occurred in Khirbet Zanuta.