![Ugandan soldiers surround and beat photographer James Akena in Kampala during protests on August 20, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808uganda_journo_akena.jpg?itok=xd3CR_g8)
![Ugandan soldiers surround and beat photographer James Akena in Kampala during protests on August 20, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808uganda_journo_akena.jpg?itok=xd3CR_g8)
![Row 1: Pham Doan Trang before and after the attack, and the broken helmet that was thrown by the side of the road after the beating Row 2: Nguyen Tin in a fund-raising event for political prisoner Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh ("Mother Mushroom") and after the a](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808asia_vietnam_concert.jpg?itok=DBKF0NoU)
August 22, 2018
Hungary: Asylum Seekers Denied Food
Cease Inhumane Treatment, Resume Distribution Immediately
![An anti-immigration poster by Viktor Orban's Fidesz party during Hungary's April 2018 elections, April 8, 2018, Gyongyos, Hungary.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805eca_anti_migrants_sign_hungary.jpg?itok=VTIl5p2J)
August 22, 2018
Cervical Cancer Screening Options Expand in the US
More Action Needed to Address Racial Disparity in Cervical Cancer Deaths
![201808us_womensrights_health_cervicalscreening](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808us_womensrights_health_cervicalscreening.jpg?itok=ZUUX8bSl)
August 22, 2018
Rescued Migrants Held Hostage to Politics
Italy Should Immediately Allow Disembarkation
![201808europe_italy_refugees_migrants_diciotti](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808europe_italy_refugees_migrants_diciotti.jpg?itok=J-kn_fsp)
August 22, 2018
Can Social Media Help Deliver Justice In Tajikistan?
![After his arrest in December 2017, Tajik activists and other supporters around the globe created a campaign known as #FreeKhayrullo to gain independent journalist Khayrullo Mirsaidov’s freedom.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808eca_tajikistan_freekhayrullo2.jpg?itok=-hVT1eKW)
![map of Libya](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/libya0516_map-01.png?itok=sSOXg9k3)
August 22, 2018
Why We Need A Pre-Emptive Ban On 'Killer Robots'
![](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/photographs/8677827240_f889d33fdc_b.jpg?itok=ffmChkeM)
![Why California Should Not Prosecute 14- and 15-year-olds as Adults](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808us_futures_denied.jpg?itok=VdxPm2U4)
August 21, 2018
Cambodia: Free Opposition Leader Kem Sokha
Politically Motivated Solitary Detention Heightens Health Concerns
![201709Asia_Cambodia_KemSokha](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_cambodia_kemsokha.jpg?itok=uGO9GIrr)
August 21, 2018
Malaysia: Two Women Face Caning for Same-Sex Conduct
Criminalizing LGBT Relations Fosters Intolerance, Discrimination
![](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/photographs/2014_malaysia_lgbt_PRESSER.jpg?itok=JYlFJ8CX)
August 21, 2018
Japan: Protect Victims Enticed to North Korea
Historical ‘Paradise on Earth’ Campaign a Rights Disaster
![Five plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against North Korea for the “Paradise on Earth” campaign hold a banner, accompanied by their supporters, in Tokyo, August 19, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808asia_japan_protest.jpg?itok=_FdcCoor)
August 21, 2018
Victims of Syrian Chemical Attacks Await Justice
Five Years Since Sarin Killed Hundreds in Eastern Ghouta
![](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/photographs/2013_Syria_chemicalweapons.jpg?itok=FMRiyOAf)
August 21, 2018
Saudi Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty for Female Activist
First Woman Facing Execution in Trials of Shia Protesters
![Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 12, 2018. © 2018 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806mena_saudi_women.jpg?itok=GwGc2v_D)