UK: “Hostile” Compensation Scheme Fails ‘Windrush’ Victims
Independence, Legal Aid, Appeals Rights Needed to Provide Effective Remedy
![Thomas Tobierre, 69, who applied to the Home Office’s Windrush Compensation Scheme as a primary applicant, says he realized that the scheme was set up to deny claimants their right to an effective remedy.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304eca_UK_Windrush.jpg?h=1e5db071&itok=FXKtQp1v)
Brazil Must Support Environmental Defenders
Ratifying the Escazu Agreement is key to strengthening environmental policies.
![Launch of the Escazu Brazil Movement, in Brasilia on April 14, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304Ame_Brazil_Escazu.jpeg?h=d62397bb&itok=fxicXHPd)
Angolan Forces Linked to Abuses Against Migrant Women
Authorities Should Investigate Reports of Rape, Other Crimes
Florida Passes Extreme 6-Week Abortion Ban
Harmful Law Will Not Take Effect Right Away
![People are protesting during The Bans Off Our Bodies pro-choice rally at the US Federal Court House on July 13, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304wrd_usa_florida_pro_choice_rally.jpg?h=11b34633&itok=YasOOjRY)
Joint Statement on the Implementation of the Yazidi Survivors Law
NGOs and Experts Raise Concerns over Requirement for Survivors to File Criminal Complaints to Receive Reparation
![Logos](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304mena_iraq_jointstatement.jpg?h=5e68f402&itok=cJORBs_j)
Iraq: Flawed Implementation of Yazidi Compensation Law
Remove Requirement for Survivors to File a Criminal Complaint
![Members of the Yazidi community from Iraq who escaped persecution by ISIS hold a rally outside Queen's Park in Toronto, Canada, August 4, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304mena_iraq_yazidi.jpeg?h=f2fcf546&itok=B0C44SB_)
Indonesia: Activists on Trial for Criminal Defamation
Drop Charges Against Rights Defenders Who Criticized Military Role in Papua
![Fatia Maulidiyanti of KontraS is interviewed on Haris Azhar’s YouTube channel on August 20, 2021, in which they discussed new reports on human rights abuses in Indonesia’s Papua provinces.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202303Asia_Indonesia_rights_defenders.jpg?h=ba8f984b&itok=yjVWWiJb)
France’s Macron Ignores Violations During China Visit
Uncritical Approach to Abysmal Rights Record Will Only Embolden Beijing
![French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in a business council meeting in Beijing, April 6, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304asia_china_macron_and_jinping_in_beijing.jpg?h=a130fd67&itok=ktTYCbxp)
Russia: Sentencing for Prominent Kremlin Critic
Free Vladimir Kara-Murza; Vacate Brazenly Unjust Charges
![Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza is escorted to a hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia, February 8, 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/142023eca_Russia_KaraMurza.jpg?h=c93513cc&itok=1Yvu9JS5)
Lula Should Be Clear-Eyed About Beijing
A Powerful, Abusive Government Is No Reliable Partner
![China's then Vice-President Xi Jinping, left, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a meeting at the presidential palace in Brasilia, February 19, 2009. © 2009 AP Photo/Eraldo Peres](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304AME_Brazil_China.jpg?h=1ac27e7a&itok=v2XEbgFf)
Russia Bans Key Platform for Civil Society Cooperation
The EU-Russia Civil Society Forum Designated “Undesirable”
![EU-Russia Civil Society Forum's logo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304eca_russia_civil_society_forum.jpg?h=e696f211&itok=9gI4P9ql)
Don’t Undermine New York State’s Reform of Bail
The 2019 Changes Have Helped Thousands Without Risking Public Safety
![A participant holds a “Build Communities” sign at a rally on Rikers Island in New York, NY.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203usp_NY_BailReform.jpg?h=b0dce8b1&itok=WF_7Gs5t)
Ukraine: Russian Torture Center in Kherson
Unlawful Detention, Torture of Civilians During 8-Month Occupation
![Exterior of a building](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304eca_ukraine_kherson_detentioncentre.jpg?h=ae83b434&itok=pQDnHkGz)
Palestinian Authority Blocks Registration of Rights Group
Lawyers Representing Palestinian Authority Critics Obstructed
![Mohannad Karaje, head of Lawyers for Justice, outside the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304mena_palestine_mohannad_karaje_un_0.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=KMuQap4O)