Bhutan: King Should Free Political Prisoners
Click to expand Image The king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and his wife attend the enthronement ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, October 22, 2019. © 2019 The Yomiuri...
View ArticleEgypt: Mass Arrests Target Family, Supporters of Ex-MP
Click to expand Image Ahmed Tantawy. © Ahmed Tantawy/Facebook (Beirut) – The Egyptian authorities have since late April 2023 arrested at least 12 family members and perceived supporters of Ahmed...
View ArticleMyanmar’s Prisoner Release Still Leaves Thousands Detained
Click to expand Image Former prisoners get off a bus after their release from Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, May 3, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Thein Zaw On Wednesday, Myanmar’s military junta announced...
View ArticlePolish Activists Win Cases Against ‘LGBT-Free Zones’
Click to expand Image Dozens of LGBTQ activists and citizens protested in Warsaw against the LGBT-free zones resolutions, March 3, 2020. © 2020 Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Images On April...
View ArticleCorporal Punishment on the Rise in Afghanistan
Click to expand Image Taliban fighters ride atop a Humvee after detaining four men in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 21, 2021. © 2021 Felipe Dana/AP Photo A new report by the United Nations Assistance...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Center Girls’ Voices in Education Reforms
Click to expand Image A student poses for a portrait in the classroom of her school in Koidu, Kono district, Sierra Leone, on November 24, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Leo Correa The Sierra Leone government...
View ArticleIraq: Compensation for ISIS Victims Too Little, Too Late
Click to expand Image A boy walks on a road at the Mamrashan camp for civilians displaced by war, located a half hour's drive from Dohuk city in Iraq, on January 14, 2017. © 2017 Alice Martins/AP...
View ArticleLegal Right to Free Education Grows Globally
Click to expand Image Students attend class in Freetown, Sierra Leone, September 17, 2018. © 2018 Saidu Bah/AFP via Getty Images In today’s rapidly changing world, access to free education is...
View ArticleMyanmar: Enhanced Blast Strike Likely War Crime
Click to expand Image Members of the Myanmar military stand atop trucks loaded with missiles during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 77th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2022. ©...
View ArticleEthnic Targeting Mars DR Congo’s Electoral Process
Click to expand Image Congolese soldiers stand guard as prospective voters gather to register with the electoral commission in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 16,...
View ArticleNigerian Court to Hear Challenges Against Presidential Election Result
Click to expand Image Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu at a polling station before casting his ballot in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, February 25, 2023. © 2023 James Oatway/Reuters Nigeria’s Court...
View ArticleTurkey’s Control of the Internet Threatens Election
(Istanbul, May 10, 2023) – Voters in Turkey will head to the polls in a high-stakes election on May 14, 2023, amid concern that the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will exert considerable...
View ArticlePeru: Evidence Refutes Official Account of Killings
Click to expand Image © AP (São Paulo) – Peru’s security forces used disproportionate and indiscriminate force in the city of Juliaca on January 9, 2023, the single deadliest day of repression of...
View ArticleTorture Trial in US Highlights Gaps in Law
Click to expand Image The US Department of Justice building in Washington, DC, January 12, 2023. © 2023 Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto via AP Photo The trial of a private United States citizen accused of...
View ArticleJordan’s Child Rights Record in the Spotlight
Click to expand Image A Jordanian woman married to a foreign national carrying her daughter, one of her four children without Jordanian citizenship, on February 9, 2018 in Amman, Jordan. © 2018 Amanda...
View ArticleGovernment Fails to Bring Australians from Syrian Camps Home
Click to expand Image Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh governorate, August 2, 2021. © 2021 Delil...
View ArticleTunisia: Move to Dismantle Country’s Largest Opposition Party
Click to expand Image Police members walk outside the building of the Ennahda party headquarters, after police raided the headquarters and evacuated all present, Tunis, Tunisia, April 18, 2023. © 2023...
View ArticlePakistan: Excessive Force against Violent Khan Protests
Click to expand Image Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan throw stones after police fire tear gas to disperse them protesting against the arrest of Khan in Lahore, Pakistan, May...
View ArticleVietnam: Free Democracy Campaigner Tran Van Bang
Click to expand Image Tran Van Bang holds a sign that says “Freedom for Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, December 10,...
View ArticleBiden’s Asylum Policy Will Harm People Seeking Safety
Click to expand Image Ruben Garcia, director of the Annunciation House, speaks with migrant parents, El Paso, Texas, June 26, 2018. © 2018 Matt York/AP Photo The end of the Title 42 policy on May 11...
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