Ugandan Court Orders Compensation to Torture Victim
Click to expand Image Ugandan soldiers patrol in Magere, Uganda, January 14, 2021. © 2021 Sally Hayden / SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Images On June 30, Uganda’s High Court ordered Frank “Kaka” Bagyenda,...
View ArticleNike Should Help Cambodian Workers Hurt by Factory Closure
Click to expand Image Garment workers make clothes at a factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 17, 2021. © 2021 Wu Changwei/Xinhua via Getty Images More than a thousand Cambodian workers have spent...
View ArticleDiscriminatory Bill Harms Trans Women in Hungary
Click to expand Image Pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, July 15, 2023. © 2023 Marton Monus/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images In another blow to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in...
View ArticleUS: Texas Officials Put Migrants in Danger
Click to expand Image Guardsmen watch as migrants try to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into the US near Eagle Pass, Texas, July 11, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Eric Gay (Austin, July 20, 2023)—Reports...
View ArticleRome’s Anti-Migration Summit Exposes Europe’s Growing Disregard for Rights
Click to expand Image Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Tunisian President Kais Saied, centre, right and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia...
View ArticleIndian Government Finally Responds to Violence in Manipur
Click to expand Image A demonstration against sexual violence targeting women and ongoing ethnic violence in India's northeastern state of Manipur, in Imphal, July 21, 2023. © 2023 AFP via Getty...
View ArticleThailand: Bogus Charges Keep Candidate from Top Post
Click to expand Image Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party and top winner in May's general election, raises his hand as he leaves Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, July 19, 2023. ©...
View ArticleEthiopia: Oromo Opposition Figures Held Despite Court Orders
Click to expand Image Activists in prison jumpsuits and handcuffs protest human rights abuses against the Oromo people in Ethiopia at a demonstration in London, October 10, 2020. © 2020 David...
View ArticleDR Congo: Deadly Militia Raid on Ituri’s Displaced
Click to expand Image CODECO militiamen destroyed and burned hundreds of displaced people’s huts and shelters during a deadly raid on Lala camp on June 12, 2023, Ituri province, Democratic Republic...
View ArticleMali: New Atrocities by Malian Army, Apparent Wagner Fighters
Click to expand Image Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, right, welcomes Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their meeting in Bamako, Mali, February 7, 2023. © 2023 Russian Foreign...
View ArticleRussia Grants Immunity for Crimes Committed in State’s Interests
Click to expand Image At a plenary session of Russia’s State Duma, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation Irina Pankina (left), confers with...
View ArticleItaly’s Mounting Attack on Lesbian Parents
Click to expand Image Protest by the Italian LGBT organization Rainbow Families at the Court of Padua, Padua, Italy, June 23, 2023. © 2023 Simone Piccirilli/LiveMedia/Shutterstock In January, Italy’s...
View ArticleRussia: Bill Bans Work with Most Foreign Groups
Click to expand Image FILE: A Russian state flag waves on top of a hammer and sickle at the State Duma, lower parliament chamber, headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 © AP...
View ArticleNew Rape Statistics in Brazil Highlight Importance of Sexuality Education
Click to expand Image Adolescent girls in Brazil take part in a program where they receive information on sexual and reproductive health, learn to confront gender inequalities, and develop leadership...
View ArticleAzerbaijan: Opposition Leader Arrested
Click to expand Image A photograph of Gubad Ibadoghlu taken in 2021. © 2021 Private (Berlin, July 25, 2023) – Azerbaijani authorities have arrested a prominent opposition leader and scholar, Gubad...
View ArticleNo Justice 3 Years After Kyrgyzstan Rights Defender’s Death
Click to expand Image Ethnic Uzbek journalist Azimzhan Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial and jailed for life looks through metal bars during hearings at...
View ArticleYemen: Proposal for Post-Conflict Justice
Click to expand Image Yemeni police inspect a site of Saudi-led airstrikes that hit two houses in Sanaa, Yemen, March 26, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Hani Mohammed (Beirut) – Negotiations for an end to...
View ArticleLessons from Judy: A Decade in Disability Rights
Click to expand Image Judy Heumann (right) and Shantha Rau Barriga at a gala in Chicago on June 10, 2019, during which Human Rights Watch was awarded the Lead On! Award by Access Living. © 2019 Human...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UN Assessment Should Prioritize Rights
Click to expand Image Afghan women chant during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 21, 2021. ©2021/AP Photos/ Ahmad Halabisaz via AP Photo (New York) – A United Nations Security...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Revise National Security Service Bill
Click to expand Image South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (center with hat) addresses South Sudanese parliament, April 10, 2012. © 2012 WAAKHE WUDU/AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – South Sudan’s...
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