The Rights Weekender

South Dakota Governor Pledges to Veto Anti-Transgender Bill

State Lawmakers Double Down on Baseless Fearmongering

European Rights Body Misses Chance to Tackle Turkey Crisis

Council of Europe Assembly Blocks Urgent Debate Amid Crackdown

Brazil: Wave of Killings in North

Shootings Appear to Be Retaliation for Police Officer’s Killing

Britain’s Highest Court Sends Mixed Signals on Justice for Torture Abroad

Trump’s refugee scare-mongering has no basis in reality

China, North Korea, and Human Rights ‘Dialogue’

Beijing as the Enabler of Pyongyang’s Abuses

Kazakhstan: 2 Union Leaders Arrested

Drop Charges; Release Them

Marrying Your Rapist in Malaysia

Men Try to Avoid Rape Charges Through Forced Child Marriage

Azerbaijan: Abuse Allegations Mar High-Profile Trial

Quash Convictions, Release Religious Scholar, Activist, and Others

Human Rights Watch Submission on Bhutan to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Mauritania: Blogger Faces Execution for Apostasy

Supreme Court to Rule on Sentence

Lebanon: Civilians Tried in Military Courts

Protesters in One Case Face 3 Years in Prison

Kuwait: First Executions in 4 Years

Government Hangs 7 People in a Day