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April 22, 2026 News Release

Hungary: Top EU Court Rules Anti-LGBT Law Unlawful

New Parliament Should Repeal Discriminatory ‘Propaganda’ Law

Hungarians march in downtown Budapest to protest against a new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events and the populist government's restriction on assembly rights, May 1, 2025.

April 21, 2026 News Release

Pakistan: Surge in Forced Returns of Afghan Refugees

Police Raids, Detention, Denial of Basic Services Intensify Amid Border Conflict

Afghan refugees board a truck with their belongings as they await deportation at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on October 19, 2025.

April 20, 2026 News Release

Burkina Faso: Crackdown on Civil Society

Mass Dissolution of Civic Groups, Enforcement of Repressive Laws

Burkina Faso soldiers patrol aboard a pickup truck on the road from Dori to the Goudebo refugee camp, on February 3, 2020.

April 17, 2026 News Release

India: Proposed Rules to Expand Online Censorship

Withdraw Draft IT Guidelines; Roll back New Amendments Targeting Speech

April 16, 2026 News Release

Lebanon: Israeli Bridge Attack a Potential War Crime

Destruction of Final Litani Bridge Leaves Tens of Thousands at Risk

People cross on foot through a crater following an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the Qasmieh Bridge near the coastal city of Tyre, south Lebanon, April 16, 2026.

April 16, 2026 News Release

Maldives: Withdraw Proposed Death Penalty Bill

Proposed Law Could Result in Imminent Executions

Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzuat at a polling station in Malé, April 4, 2026.

April 16, 2026 News Release

Appeal for AU Action in Zambia Lead Poisoning Case

Accountability Needed for Decades-Long Violations of Children’s Rights

April 14, 2026 News Release

Singapore: Halt Imminent Execution for Cannabis Trafficking

Presidential Clemency Would Avoid Cruel, Irreversible Punishment

A picture of Omar smiling holding his daughter Amal

April 14, 2026 News Release

DR Congo: Aid, Movements Hindered in South Kivu Highlands

All Warring Parties Threaten Assistance, Protection for Civilians

The Hauts Plateaux taken from the village of Namesha in Fizi Territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 2026.

April 14, 2026 News Release

Sudan: World Leaders Need to Act on Ongoing Atrocities

At Berlin Conference Marking Third Year, Protect Civilians, Hold Abusers to Account

People pass through a destroyed section of Omdurman, Sudan on May 25, 2025.

April 12, 2026 News Release

Bahrain: Sayed Mohamed Almosawi Dies in Custody

Signs of Torture; Investigation Needed

April 12, 2026 News Release

South Sudan: Both Sides Blocking Aid, Displacing Civilians

Grant Secure Humanitarian Access, End Unjustified Displacement

Families gather under a tree at an informal site where displaced people, many from neighboring Jongeli state, have assembled without assistance or shelter at Yolakot informal camp near Mingkaman, Lakes state on February 14, 2026.

April 10, 2026 News Release

World Cup: 2 Months Out, FIFA and Host Cities Sideline Rights

Missing Host City ‘Human Rights Action Plans’ Underscore Lack of Protections

Demonstrators against the FIFA 2026 World Cup draw take part in a protest called "No ICE in my Cup!", in Washington, December 5, 2025.

April 10, 2026 News Release

Russia: Memorial Rights Group Declared ‘Extremist’

Authorities Seek to Suppress History, Human Rights under Draconian Laws

A man walks inside an office of the human rights group Memorial in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2021. Picture taken December 29, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

April 10, 2026 News Release

Thailand: Security Agency Implicated in Attack on Muslim Lawmaker

Fully Investigate Assassination Attempt on Kamonsak Leewamoh

Kamonsak Leewamoh, a Muslim member of parliament and human rights lawyer

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