![President Donald Trump walks out to begin speaking at an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902refugees_trump_borderwall.jpg?itok=ZfkbQPRv)
![President Donald Trump walks out to begin speaking at an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902refugees_trump_borderwall.jpg?itok=ZfkbQPRv)
UK’s ISIS Schoolgirl Case Shows Justice is Key
Former ISIS Members Should Be Allowed Home to UK but Face Prosecution Where Necessary
![201902europe_uk_isis_begum](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902europe_uk_isis_begum.jpg?itok=yaV5bgzj)
Equatorial Guinea: Rights Lawyer Faces Bogus Charges
Grave Concern Detainees Have Been Tortured, Killed
![201902Africa_equatorialguinea_bourdon_preview2](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902africa_equatorialguinea_bourdon_cropped_2.jpg?itok=1j8Ve2CV)
Tunisia: Citizens Testing Right-to-Information Law
Law’s Reach Depends on Enforcement
![The standard form for filing a request for information under Tunisia’s 2016 “Right to Access Information Law” (Law No. 2016-22).](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902mena_tunisia_information.png?itok=I1P1bNSl)
Russia: New Wave of Anti-LGBT Persecution
Authorities Fail to Address Threats Against Rights Defender
![Igor Kochetkov speaking at the European Parliament about persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902lgbt_chechnya_igorkochetkov.jpg?itok=PTKSC5Fa)
Turkey Calls Out China’s Repression of Uyghurs
Ankara Should Lead Efforts for Xinjiang UN Fact-Finding Mission
![Government social media post in April 2017 shows detainees in a political education camp in Lop County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809asia_china_photo6.jpg?itok=9kdG7aAi)
Letter to Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
RE: New Lawsuits Brought by Thammakaset Company Limited Against Human Rights Defenders
Deadly US Applications of Artificial Intelligence
Government Still Rejects Regulations Preventing ‘Killer Robots’
![201902us_arms_killerrobots_protest](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902us_arms_killerrobots_protest.jpg?itok=DMafgDwe)
DR Congo: Post-Election Killings Test New President
Tshisekedi Administration Should Investigate, Prosecute Those Responsible
![Police charge supporters of opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu who had gathered outside the constitutional court in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 12, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902africa_drc_fayulusupporters.jpg?itok=AdIuDnKW)
An Emirati Woman’s Ordeal to Seek Protection from Abuse
Escape Highlights State of Women’s Rights in UAE
![201902middleease_uae_hindalbolooki](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902middleease_uae_hindalbolooki.png?itok=CQT3fgn6)
Global Sports Groups New Human Rights Ally in Bahrain?
FIFA, IOC Helped Stop Refugee Footballer’s Forced Return
![#FreeHakeem](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901asia_bahrain_footballer2.jpg?itok=NPPX_MC0)
Egypt: Set Independent Torture Inquiry
Prosecutor’s Denial of Abuses Signifies Lack of Accountability
![Egyptian policemen secure Egypt’s national police academy. © 2015 AP Photo/Amr Nabil](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902mena_egypt_torture.jpg?itok=V9tdsWTa)
Turkey: End Ankara Ban on LGBTI Events
Governor Extends Restrictions Beyond State of Emergency
![Hundreds of people gathered for the campus Pride March at Middle East Technical University on May 11, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902eca_turkey_pridephoto.jpeg?itok=yqprexjE)
There Is No Democracy Without Dissent
Draconian Laws Are Used to Harass Dissidents
![Graffiti art that calls for respecting freedom of expression in India.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/screen_shot_2016-05-18_at_5.24.06_pm_0.png?itok=NbCSB4bW)
Thailand: Lift Ban on Outspoken TV Station
End Restrictions on Media, Free Expression Before Elections
![Thai authorities suspend broadcasting of the outspoken Voice TV for criticizing the ruling military junta.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902asia_thailand_tv.png?itok=1_ccn1NH)