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August 21, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Don’t Shield Soldiers in Homicide Cases

Bill Would Move Trials Out of Civilian Courts

Brazilian Army soldiers patrol outside Maracana Stadium during a rehearsal of the 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 17, 2016.

August 21, 2017 Commentary

What Brazil could teach US about Zika

August 20, 2017 Commentary

Getting Away With Torture in India

Ill-treatment of Prisoners Continues Unabated

Police officers in New Delhi, India in January 2016. Police in India are often accused of protecting colleagues from accountability for abuses.

August 20, 2017 Commentary

In Gaza, We Get Four Hours of Electricity a Day — If We’re Lucky

Palestinians sit outside their houses to escape from the heat during a power cut in the Shati refugee camp, Gaza City.

August 18, 2017 Commentary

Political Prisoners in Hong Kong

Student leaders Nathan Law and Joshua Wong walk into the high court in Hong Kong, August 17, 2017.

August 18, 2017 News Release

US: Bannon’s Exit Opens Door for Policy Reversals

Reduce Toxic Impact of White Nationalist Politics

Steve Bannon

August 18, 2017 Commentary

China’s Dystopian Push to Revolutionize Surveillance

People check their phones during the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, November 17, 2016.

August 18, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

The above image is a screenshot from a video posted on July 24, 2017 showing the apparent summary execution by LNA fighters of 20 prisoners, whom the commander, believed to be ICC suspect Mahmoud Al-Werfalli (wearing cap), accuses of “terrorism.”

August 18, 2017 Commentary

“If You’re Not Outraged, You’re Not Paying Attention” - Heather Heyer's Last Facebook Post

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

A photograph of Heather Heyer is seen amongst flowers left at the scene of the car attack on a group of counter-protesters on August 12, 2017 that took her life in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 14, 2017.

August 18, 2017 Commentary

Duterte Expands ‘Drug War’ to a War on Accountability

President Rodrigo Duterte salutes the honor guards at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila, Philippines, May 24, 2017.

August 18, 2017 Commentary

A Simple Move to Save Thousands of Lives From Overdose

The “Stay Safe Kit,” distributed by the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, includes clean needles, naloxone, condoms, and information on area resources for people who use drugs and other vulnerable populations in Wilmington, North Carolina.

August 18, 2017 Report

Rwanda: Politically Closed Elections

A Chronology of Violations

Rwandan President Paul Kagame of the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) waves to supporters during a rally in Nyanza, Rwanda, July 14, 2017.

August 18, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Houthis Detain Prominent Activist

Free Hisham Al-Omeisy and Others Held Arbitrarily

Prominent Yemeni activist Hisham al-Omeisy was detained on August 14, 2017 in Sanaa.

August 17, 2017 Dispatches

Azerbaijan’s Last-standing Independent News Agency Facing Closure

Bogus Tax Investigation Threatens to Close Turan News Agency

Journalists at Turan News Agency in Azerbaijan while tax police raided their office earlier this month.

August 17, 2017 News Release

Philippines: Duterte Threatens Human Rights Community

Call for Police to Shoot Activists ‘Reprehensible’

Catholic nuns hold placards as they protest against drug-related extrajudicial killings, on International Human Rights Day in Manila, Philippines, December 10, 2016.

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