Destructive Engagement

The EU’s overtures to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan could be making the human rights situations there worse, not better.

UAE: Stepped-Up Harassment of Rights Defenders

But Some Encouraging Steps on Labor Reform for Migrant Workers

African Union: New Plan for Mixed Court to Try Hissène Habré

Senegal Should Accept AU Commission’s Proposal

Burma: UN Should Tackle Rights Crisis as New Parliament Convenes

Junta Window Dressing Ahead of First UN Rights Review

Vietnam: Intensifying Repression of Human Rights

Arrests, Censorship, and Police Brutality Mark a Difficult Year

Singapore: Hocus Pocus Hides Rights Abuses

Violations of Freedom of Expression, Association, and Assembly

Whispering at Autocrats

In one fell swoop, the candor of the cables released by WikiLeaks did more for Arab democracy than decades of backstage U.S. diplomacy

US: Accept UPR Recommendations on Pressing Human Rights Challenges

Letter to Assistant Secretary Esther Brimmer, Mr. Harold Hongju Koh, Assistant Secretary Michael H. Posner, and other US UPR Delegation Members

US: Ghailani Sentence Validates Federal Court Trials

Defendant in Attack on US Embassies Receives Life Sentence

Kenya: Q&A on Kenya and the International Criminal Court

Kenya: Civil Society Organizations Call for Support for the International Criminal Court

Statement by African Civil Society Organizations and International Organizations with a Presence in Africa

Kenya/African Union: Reaffirm Support for ICC

Civil Society Groups Protest Attempts to Derail Justice for Victims of Post-Election Violence

Philippines: More Talk Than Action on Human Rights

New Killings; Abusive Private Armies Thrive

Thailand: Serious Setbacks in Respecting Rights

Government Rhetoric and Pledges Not Matched by Actions in 2010