![Human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor smiles while speaking to Associated Press journalists in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904mena_uae_ahmed_mansoor.jpg?itok=mcuGH7Nl)
![Human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor smiles while speaking to Associated Press journalists in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904mena_uae_ahmed_mansoor.jpg?itok=mcuGH7Nl)
![Demonstrators run from police launching water canons and tear gas as a state of emergency remains in effect in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910chile_protests_watercanons.jpg?itok=RJEhaDML)
Rights Groups Urge US Congress to Restore Proportionality in Federal Prison Sentencing
Support a Second Look at Long Sentences Through H.R. 3795/S. 2146
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EU: Sanction Nicaraguans for Grave Abuses
New Sanctions Framework a Step Toward Justice
![An officer of the National Police shoots at a group of people outside the shopping mall Metrocentro in Managua, Nicaragua, May 28, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_nicaragua_human_rights.jpg?itok=xKZc3XFm)
Rights Groups Urge Cosponsorship of the Second Look Act
Congress Should Support a Second Look at Long Sentences
![The front gate is pictured at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York April 8, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-us-prison-newyork.jpg?itok=fHdUYd2n)
Why Children in Kabwe, Zambia, Still Suffer Lead Poisoning
International Lead Poisoning Week Highlights Need for Action
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Azerbaijan: Peaceful Rallies Dispersed Violently
Police Beat, Kick Protesters, Arresting Dozens
![A women’s rights protester is detained by police in Baku on October 20.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910eca_azerbaijan_womanprotest.jpg?itok=jlKSCIhb)
US Congress Should Pass Law to Protect Women’s and Girls’ Rights Around the World
Restore Funding Cut to UNFPA Over Reproductive Health Concerns
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Lebanon Plan to Address Protest Grievances Falls Short
“Trust Deficit” May Doom Hariri Proposal
![Lebanese riot police fire tear gas during a protest against government's plans to impose new taxes in Beirut, Lebanon, October 18, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910mena_lebanon_protests.jpg?itok=PbkhFCGR)
Morocco: An Insufficient Royal Pardon
Mohammed VI ordered the release of a journalist convicted for "extramarital sex" and abortion. But this outcome is far from resolving the problem.
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Cambodia: Wave of Opposition Arrests
Governments, Donors Should Demand Release of Political Prisoners
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Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James speaks during the NBA basketball team's media day in El Segundo, California, September 27, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910china_lebron_james.jpg?itok=QDEbRbcV)
Japan: Hold Myanmar to Account for Atrocities
Oppose Investments Harming Ethnic Rohingya, Benefiting Military
![Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech at an investment seminar organized by the Japan External Trade Organization in Tokyo on October 8, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910asia_japan_aung_san_suu_kyi.jpg?itok=g1RR8oJz)
Lebanon: Security Forces Use Excessive Force Against Protesters
Riot Police Fired on Crowds with Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets
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Bosnia Should Immediately Close Inhumane Migrant Camp
Relocate Migrants to Decent Accommodation Elsewhere
![Migrants and asylum seekers in camp Vucjak where 2,500 people are now living in inhumane conditions without water, electricity, and medical care, Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/102019eca_bosnia_vucjak_camp.jpg?itok=LgTy3JSp)