October 13, 2023
Chad: Closing Political Space Ahead of Referendum
Warrant for Opposition Leader; Dozens of Members Arrested
![202310africa_chad_detained.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310africa_chad_detained.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=wHbdHTQ_)
October 13, 2023
Amid Israel/Palestine Hostilities, Brazil Should Press to Respect International Law
![Smoke rises after air strike in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310mena_israel_palestine2.jpg?h=9fe24eb1&itok=ZSDH1gKi)
October 12, 2023
Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon
Use in Populated Areas Poses Grave Risks to Civilians
![Airbursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus fall over the Gaza city port, October 11, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310mena_palestine_white_phosphorous_artillery_gaza.jpg?h=8aa5fa2d&itok=Sy9D5Bpc)
October 12, 2023
The UK Should Abandon Its Rwanda Asylum Deal, Once and For All
![Image of UK Supreme Court](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310uk_rwanda_court.jpg?h=91b8c1c6&itok=M3K-3Kl_)
October 12, 2023
China Forcibly Returns More than 500 to North Korea
Returnees, Mostly Women, Face Torture, Sexual Abuse, Forced Labor
![An activist holds a picture of an alleged young North Korean refugee during a demonstration calling on Chinese President Xi Jinping to allow safe passage to North Koreans detained in China, across the street from the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, September 24, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310asia_usp_usa_north_korea_defectors_china_returns.jpg?h=5ed3d0e0&itok=Q72imsDH)
October 12, 2023
How IMF-Driven Policies Make Some Kenyans Poorer
Governments, IMF Should Invest in Universal Social Security
![Alfredo Akeyo at his home in Mathare, Kenya, August 31, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310afr_kenya_alfredo_akeyo.jpg?h=ba4f7059&itok=1j_Z5lXZ)
October 12, 2023
Pakistan: Drop Threat to Deport Afghans
Failed Promises by Countries to Provide Resettlement Heighten Risks
![Afghan families leave Pakistan to return to Afghanistan, October 6, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310asia_pakistan_afghanistan_bus.jpg?h=a130fd67&itok=van4FGcY)
October 12, 2023
France: Council of State Admits Racial Profiling but Orders No Action
Plaintiff Groups Vow to Continue the Fight Against Police Discrimination
![Police agents check identity documents of passerby during the lockdown in Rennes, France. April 11, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107eca_France_Profiling.jpg?h=72a344a8&itok=wAgYCTNG)
October 11, 2023
With Gaza Sealed Off, Palestinians Face Aid Freezes Too
Amid Humanitarian Crisis, Cutting Off Vital Lifeline Would Be Damaging
![Palestinian men carry bread through a heavily bombed street following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City on October 10, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310mena_palestine_gaza_bombings_food_aid.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=ziz8BfrL)
October 11, 2023
Real or Fake? Verifying Video Evidence in Israel and Palestine
How HRW’s Digital Investigations Team is Working to Build Evidence
![A man records a video with his mobile phone of rockets being fired](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310mena_palestine_gaza_rocketstrike_mobilephone.jpg?h=c8be493a&itok=6bp0jV3n)
October 11, 2023
Top Russian Human Rights Defender Convicted for “Discrediting” the Armed Forces
Oleg Orlov of Memorial Sentenced to a Fine
![202310eca_russia_olegorlov](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310eca_russia_olegorlov.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=nP42VNIG)
October 11, 2023
France Delivers Mixed Messages on Justice for Victims of Grave Crimes
More Changes to Domestic Legislation Needed
![Exterior of the National Assembly building](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310eca_france_nationalassembly.jpg?h=d6da01b6&itok=NHhCTMYZ)
October 11, 2023
Enforced Disappearances Still a Scourge in Philippines
Acquittal of Ex-General, Recent Abductions Underscore Impunity for the Crime
![A group of people hold placards and shout slogans at a protest](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310asia_philippines_manila_disappearances_protest.jpg?h=790be497&itok=8Iuoxrxa)