![The name place sign of Venezuela is pictured on the country's desk at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 11, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710americas_venezuela_un_hrc.jpg?itok=cWNFiAye)
![The name place sign of Venezuela is pictured on the country's desk at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 11, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710americas_venezuela_un_hrc.jpg?itok=cWNFiAye)
![Kentucky Alternative Programs office in Shelbyville, KY](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706bhr_us_kyprivateprobation_0.jpg?itok=_GZ4yy-F)
October 2, 2017
Women Still Dying From Unsafe Abortions Despite the Law
![Women look on as residents talk to police officers after an attack in Panda Nguo, Lamu County on the northern coast of Kenya July 11, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707africa_kenya_bloglamu.jpg?itok=MphqCx7Y)
October 2, 2017
Witness: Syrians Thrust Back into War
Refugees in Jordan Suffer Collective Expulsions to Syria
![A lone man crosses Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The camp population fell from 203,000 during its peak in April 2013 to 80,000 by July 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710middleeast_jordan_refugees_back_cover.jpg?itok=71F2zCa9)
October 2, 2017
Jordan: Syrian Refugees Being Summarily Deported
No Due Process Protection; Risk of Serious Harm
![Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, seen here in September 2015, has become a symbol of the refugee crisis.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710middleeast_jordan_refugees_press_release.jpg?itok=pc3tu8FI)
October 2, 2017
New Reconciliation Law Threatens Tunisia’s Democracy
![A Tunisian woman holds up a flag during a march to celebrate International Women's Day in Tunis March 8, 2014. © 2014 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_tunisia_women_march.jpg?itok=GySWLvCt)
October 1, 2017
Iran: Afghan Children Recruited to Fight in Syria
Protection Gaps Increase Children’s Vulnerability
![Tombstones of Afghan child soldiers buried in Iran.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_iran_afghanchildren.jpg?itok=lZW5esYc)
September 30, 2017
Egypt: Stop Anti-LGBT Crackdown, Intimidation
‘Rainbow Flag’ Arrests Violate Privacy, Freedom of Expression
![Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila performs in Ehden town, Lebanon in August 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709lgbt_egypt_mashrouleilaflag2.jpg?itok=6kZ10mar)
September 29, 2017
Familiar Rhetoric of Anti-gay Raids in Azerbaijan
Officials Claim Gay Men Also Forcibly Tested for HIV, Syphilis
![General view shows central Baku, Azerbaijan, June 23, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-azerbaijan-eca-baku-city.jpg?itok=JpVzbmiL)
September 29, 2017
The Rights Weekender
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September 29, 2017
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-12-saudi-arabia-mena-womens-rights-driving.jpg?itok=FDs9-iC1)
September 29, 2017
The Brave Female Activists Who Fought to Lift Saudi Arabia’s Driving Ban
![A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-12-saudi-arabia-mena-womens-rights-driving.jpg?itok=FDs9-iC1)
September 29, 2017
Rohingya Children Witness Crimes Against Humanity
Orphans are traumatized after Burmese Security Forces Abuses
![201709asia_burma_rohingya_orphans_1](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_burma_rohingya_orphans_1_0.jpg?itok=ACk1DolU)
September 29, 2017
Hungary Begins a New Official Hate Campaign
European Leaders Should Condemn Efforts to Stir Hate Against Foreigners, Civil Society
![An advertisement for Hungary's national consultation on the so-called "Soros plan." It reads, "National consultation on the Soros plan! Let’s not allow it without having a say!"](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709europe_hungary_soros.jpg?itok=3azPJNpN)