Japan: Women Seriously Abused in Prisons
Reforms Needed to Ensure Respect for Rights
![A sign in Japanese reads "check door lock" on a gate inside Tochigi prison](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_japan_tochigiprison.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=uhM5HzLq)
Rights Advocate Freed on Bail in Philippines
Leila de Lima, Detained for Nearly 7 Years, Says She “Forgives” Ex-President Duterte
![Former Senator Leila de Lima waves to supporters after leaving the Muntinlupa City trial court in the National Capital Region, Philippines, November 13, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_philippines_leila_de_lima.jpg?h=90d10537&itok=Wj5hAMUx)
Landmines: New Use Despite Global Ban
Worldwide Report Tracks Compliance with Treaty
![A deminer working in the Ziguinchor region in Casamance, Senegal.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311arms_landmines_senegal_image.jpg?h=8b0e4efa&itok=JPoG8Xel)
Uganda: Rights Concerns Over License Plate Tracking
Surveillance System Jeopardizes Right to Privacy
![Traffic flows under the surveillance closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) system along Bakuli Street in Kampala, Uganda, 4 August,2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311africa_uganda_governmentsurveillance.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=doUhpVIC)
Lebanon: Israeli Strike an Apparent War Crime
Three Children, Grandmother Killed in Their Car
Gaza: Unlawful Israeli Hospital Strikes Worsen Health Crisis
Israel’s Blockade, Bombardment Decimate Healthcare System; Investigate as War Crimes
Incendiary Weapons: Recent Developments and Use
![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)
Japan Should Act to Prevent Further Atrocities in Israel and Palestine
Tokyo as G7 Chair Should Promote Accountability
![Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (C) and her delegation met with both the Israeli Foreign Minister in Tel Aviv and later the Palestinian Foreign Minister in the occupied West Bank on November 3, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_japan__yoko_kamikawa.jpg?h=28357400&itok=z4UL4N_t)
Will the EU Give Companies Selling Spyware and Stalkerware a Free Pass?
Proposed Legislation Should Force Companies to Scrutinize Value Chains
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Darfur Civilians in Jeopardy
Security Council Should Break Its Silence, Bolster UN Mission
![A woman stands by a tent in a refugee camp](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/07/202307afr_sudan_westdarfur_refugeecamp.jpg?h=bd7808dd&itok=I6WHjJvY)
Homelessness, Destitution, and Hunger Soar in the UK
Ending Poverty Needs Solutions Grounded in Human Rights
![Food and household products are laid out to be given to those in need at the Dads House charity in the West Brompton district of London, UK, October 13, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311eca_uk_london_dads_house_food_bank.jpg?h=2e3eca71&itok=EhH9co4r)
Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
Regarding Child and Youth Human Rights Defenders
![security officials detain a protester holding a placard](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202311africa_uganda_eacop_protest.jpg?h=d4ba863e&itok=uvK0xFxl)
Older People Not Spared in Hostilities in Israel/Palestine
Older Israeli Hostages, Gaza Residents Under Bombardment at Particular Risk
![Palestinians help an injured older man following overnight Israeli air strikes on the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza, October 25, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311mena_palestine_gaza_older_man_injured.jpg?h=b9de9b45&itok=qYJQb669)
Gaza: Hostage Videos an 'Outrage on Personal Dignity'
Hamas, Islamic Jihad Should Immediately Free All Detained Civilians
![Photographs of Israelis taken as hostages during an October 7 attack by Hamas-led fighters, at a protest demanding their release, outside the HaKirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 17, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310mena_israel_posters_of_the_kidnapped.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=uhmKy4ff)