Support Justice for Serious Crimes Globally
International Criminal Justice Day Highlights Need for Concrete Action
![The International Criminal Court, or ICC, is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, November 7, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/12/202012global_icc_building.jpg?h=310ac57c&itok=gS6zDxua)
Child Labor and Human Rights Violations in the Mining Industry of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Testimony of Ida Sawyer at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
![July 14, 2022 Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202207us_africa_drc_idasawyer_testimony_0.jpg?h=bd59f1d3&itok=Lg6Rc8BL)
Biden Should Not Renew Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Independent Accountability Mechanism Needed for Abuses in Yemen War
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Brazil: Candidates Should Address Human Rights
Police Abuse and Environmental Destruction, Key Challenges
![A woman, accompanied by a child, casts her ballot in the municipal election in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202207Ame_brazil_election.jpg?h=24c7ce50&itok=09EFq7OK)
UN Member States Should Accredit Blocked Human Rights Groups
Abusive Governments Shouldn’t Dominate Key UN Committee
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Guatemala: Attorney General Arbitrarily Fires Prosecutors
Pattern of Harassment, Prosecutions against Independent Officials
![Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras, reappointed on May 16, 2022, speaks to the press after an interview with a nominating commission in Guatemala City.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202204Americas_Guatemala_Porras.jpg?h=9fe24eb1&itok=Me7tqWmZ)
Swedish Court Finds Iranian Guilty Over Mass Executions
Some Hope for 1980s Victims’ Families in Struggle for Justice
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Tunisia: Questions and Answers on the Draft Constitution
July 25 Referendum on a Text Weak in Rights Safeguards
![Tunisia’s shuttered parliament. President Saeid suspended the body on July 25 as part of his seizure of extraordinary powers. July 26, 2021, Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112mena_tunisia_parliament.jpg?h=b3660f0d&itok=Ti6zhEC1)
Q&A: Tunisia’s Constitutional Referendum
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Russia: Forcible Disappearances of Ukrainian Civilians
Detainees Unlawfully Transferred to Russia, Possibly Held as Hostages
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Spain: Food Lines Grow During Pandemic
Social Safety Net Inadequate to Meet Basic Needs of People in Poverty
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Sri Lanka: Protect Rights During Political Turmoil
Emergency Orders Facilitate Security Force Abuses
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Zambian Woman Footballer Sex Tested Because FIFA Allows It
Barbra Banda’s Fundamental Rights Violated
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