![The wife, two brothers, and friends of Bui Tuan Lam gather in Da Nang city, Vietnam, to demand his freedom, May 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305asia_vientam_supporters_of_bui_tuan_lam.jpg?h=4521fff0&itok=iMxkAvNJ)
![The wife, two brothers, and friends of Bui Tuan Lam gather in Da Nang city, Vietnam, to demand his freedom, May 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305asia_vientam_supporters_of_bui_tuan_lam.jpg?h=4521fff0&itok=iMxkAvNJ)
May 31, 2023
Pakistan: Don’t Try Civilians in Military Courts
Uphold Fair Trial Rights While Prosecuting Violence
![Paramilitary troops and police officers stand guard outside a court where Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to appear in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 23, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305asia_pakistan_paramilitary_troops_court_imran_khan.jpg?h=34bbd072&itok=DIhtGsEW)
May 31, 2023
Kenya: End Abusive Policing of Protests
Accountability, Fundamental Reforms Urgently Needed
![A riot police officer fires tear gas at protesters during a mass rally called by the opposition leader Raila Odinga over the high cost of living, in Nairobi, Monday, March 27, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305africa_kenya_protests.jpg?h=71cccd6d&itok=hkOE2eIk)
May 31, 2023
Gulf States: Migrant Workers at Serious Risk from Dangerous Heat
Existing Protections Woefully Inadequate in Warming Climate
![Workers clean the exterior of the Museum of the Future, currently under construction, in Dubai on November 19, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/12/202012mena_uae_wr.jpg?h=4ffac15b&itok=HiVFYl-1)
May 30, 2023
Brazil’s Lula Misses Crucial Chance to Uphold Rights in Venezuela
Accurately Acknowledge Human Rights, Humanitarian Crisis
![Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva smile at a press conference after their bilateral meeting at Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil, May 29, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305ame_brazil_maduro_and_lula.jpg?h=90d10537&itok=nGwjI1UG)
May 30, 2023
India: Investigate Police Bias Alleged in Manipur Violence
Dozens Killed in Ethnic Clashes; Internet Services Snapped
![A vehicle burned during ethnic violence in Imphal, Manipur, India, May 4, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305asia_india_burned_vehicle_ethnic_violence_manipur.jpg?h=9eb0d413&itok=EsYFhtF5)
May 30, 2023
The True Toll of the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Conflict
Research by Human Rights Watch suggests Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan may be guilty of war crimes
![Destroyed Playground in Kyrgyzstan November 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202211CCD_Kyrgy_TJ_Conflict_YouTube_Thumbnail_Clean.jpg?h=c673cd1c&itok=dktJnzK_)
![Armed Houthi gunmen stormed a peaceful Baha’i annual general meeting in Sanaa, Yemen, detaining at least 17 including 5 women, May 25, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305mena_yemen_houthi_soldiers_detain_bahai_leaders.jpg?h=a4efe0f9&itok=7O2qXoNG)
May 29, 2023
Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists
![202305asia_australia_climate_protesters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305asia_australia_climate_protesters.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=EpNiJFwi)
May 29, 2023
Brazil: Reject Harmful Bill on Indigenous Rights
Proposal Delivers Blow to Indigenous Land Rights
![Indigenous peoples demonstrate in front of Brazil's Congress to call for greater protection of their land rights at the Free Land Camp ("Acampamento Terra Livre," in Portuguese) in Brasília, an annual protest held by Indigenous peoples from throughout Brazil, on April 26, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305AME_brazil_indigenues.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=n9hxtLBV)
May 29, 2023
DR Congo: Peaceful Protests Violently Repressed
Hasty Praise of Police Chief Raises Concerns About Promised Investigation
![Members of the Congolese security forces patrol after dispersing demonstrators during a peaceful march organized by the opposition in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 20, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305africa_drc_protests.jpg?h=278c4d67&itok=f5zYevq_)
May 29, 2023
Cluster Munitions: Renew Global Momentum for Ban
15 Years Since Treaty Adopted, Civilians Still Being Killed, Wounded
![Collected remnants of Russian cluster munition rockets that were used to attack the city of Kharkiv, at a storage area in Kharkiv, Ukraine, December 22, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305arms_ukraine_clustermunitions.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=JltMZlIu)