EU: Press Azerbaijan on Rights at Summit
Detaining Critics at Odds with Eastern Partnership
![Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev (L) arrives for a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on February 6, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711eca_azerbaijan_aliyevbrussels.jpg?itok=5DNUzwtX)
Saudi Arabia: New Counterterrorism Law Enables Abuse
Criminalizes Criticisms of King and Crown Prince as Terrorism Offense
![Saudi King Salman and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a graduation ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 25, 2017. © 2017 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711mena_saudi_crownprince.jpg?itok=bvzjhi2b)
Statement on Incendiary Weapons, CCW Annual Meeting
Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher
Indonesia: No End to Abusive ‘Virginity Tests’
Military, Police Claim Discriminatory Practice is for ‘Morality Reasons’
![201711Asia_Indonesia_VirginityTest Members of the Indonesian Air Force parade during celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Air Force at Halim Perdanakusuma air base in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 9, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711asia_indonesia_virginitytests.jpg?itok=W6KBUofG)
Zimbabwe: Protect Detainees’ Rights
Some Mugabe Associates May Be in Military Detention
![201711africa_zimbabwe_coup](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711africa_zimbabwe_coup.png?itok=CCY0uPg7)
Philippines’ Duterte Signals Resumption of Murderous ‘Drug War’
Return of Police Anti-Drug Operations Boosts Risk of Summary Killings
![Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during the opening session of the ASEAN and European Union summit at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay, metro Manila, Philippines on November 14, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711asia_philippines_duterte_0.jpg?itok=jWWH1DpC)
Tanzania is Not ‘Doing Well’ on Violence in Schools
Urgently End Corporal Punishment Against Children
![Cartoon for Tanzania Education Report](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/7.jpg?itok=sZTu6kKK)
Moscow Police Fail to Effectively Investigate Brutal Attack on LGBT Activists
Two Weeks Later No Sign of Criminal Case Opened
![Zoya Matisova](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711eca_russia_matisova_dispatch.jpg?itok=GEhhRBfo)
Time for FIFA to Act on Human Rights
Russia’s World Cup 2018 Preparations Falling Short of Rights Goal
![The Volgograd Arena, a 2018 World Cup venue in Volgograd, Russia, under construction in April 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706europe_russia_fifa_photo07.jpg?itok=_a5YLzUT)
Greece: As Winter Nears, Asylum Seekers Stuck in Tents on Islands
Groups Press Greek Officials, EU States for Mainland Transfers, Improved Conditions
![Migrants and asylum seekers gathering around a fire, inside the Moria hotspot on Lesbos island, Greece.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711eca_greece_migrantsfire.jpg?itok=QxzMlcP-)
Syria: In Talks, Focus on Protecting Civilians
Syrians Under Siege, Airstrikes as Leaders Gather in Sochi
![The Atarib public market after the strike](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711mena_syria_atarib3.jpeg?itok=-7CCBlwX)
ICTY/Bosnia: Life Sentence for Ratko Mladic
Yugoslav Tribunal’s Final Trial Highlights Need for National Justice
![Mejra Dzogaz cries near the graves of her family members at the Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6 km north-west of Srebrenica, on April 7, 2014. Dzogaz lost her three sons, husband and father in the Srebrenica massacre.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711eca_ij_mladic.jpg?itok=djjlHJCj)
![Turkmenistan's capital city Ashgabat.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-06-turkmenistan-eca-ashgabat.jpg?itok=xzzW8B1X)
Kenya: Rein in Police, Condemn New Abuses
Investigate All Reported Killings; Hold Killers to Account
![An opposition supporter gestures in front of policemen during clashes in Kawangware slum in Nairobi, Kenya October 30, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711africa_kenya_election_violence.jpg?itok=byFKvKIZ)