Syria: Lift Blackout on Prisoners’ Fate

No Information About Many Sednaya Detainees Since Violent Response to July 2008 Riot

International Human Rights Day 2009

Liberia: Support War Crimes Prosecutions

Act on Truth and Reconciliation Panel’s Recommendation for Trials

Bahrain: King Should Halt Execution

Nation Has Resumed Using Death Penalty After Decades Without It

Iraq: Cluster Treaty Approval Should Inspire Neighbors to Join

Other Signatories From the Region are Lebanon, Tunisia

India: Protect Education in Naxalite Conflict

Schools Attacked by Maoist Fighters and Occupied by Government Security Forces

Lithuania: Reject Homophobic Law Proposal

Ban on Information About Sexual Orientation Would Endanger Youth

United States: Cause for Hope as Prison Growth Slows

But US Remains the World’s Leading Jailer

Brazil: Curb Police Violence in Rio, São Paulo

Extrajudicial Killings Undermine Public Security

US: Release the Full Reports into Guantanamo Deaths

Seton Hall Report Raises Troubling Questions about Alleged Suicides

South Africa: Improve Migrants’ Access to Health Care

Xenophobic Violence, Discrimination Imperil Immigrant Health

Afghanistan: Keep Promises to Afghan Women

Extremist Threat to Women Increasing, Government Failing to Protect

Kuwait: Bring Domestic Workers under Labor Law’s Mantle

Major New Law before Parliament Would Advance Rights but Neglect Vulnerable Workers

Indonesia: Drop Censorship of Critical Film

End Censorship Board’s Sweeping Powers