May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019
Interview: Scraping Together Pennies for a Loaf of Bread
UK Welfare Policy is Pushing Families into Hunger Crisis
![Volunteers at the Wisbech food bank, Cambridgeshire make up an emergency parcel suitable for a large family, April 20. This food bank can sometimes offer families with children an additional £5 voucher to be redeemed at the local butcher or greengrocers.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905eca_uk_volunteers_wisbech_1.jpg?itok=cv9M_fmt)
May 20, 2019
UK: Welfare Cuts Mean Families Go Hungry
Government Policy Failings Exacerbate Food Poverty, Violate Right to Food
![A volunteer at a Trussell Trust food bank prepares food parcels from their stores of donated food, toiletries and other items. London, United Kingdom.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905eca_uk_main.jpg?itok=4CFq-Hob)
May 18, 2019
Thailand: No Justice 9 Years After ‘Red Shirt’ Crackdown
Military Prosecutor Drops Case Against 8 Soldiers
![On August 30, 2017, Phayao Akhard wears the bloody nurses gown worn by her daughter, nurse Kamolkate “Kate” Akhard, when she was killed by Thai Special Forces soldiers while tending wounded persons at the front of Wat Pathum temple on May 19, 2010, to pro](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708asia_thailand_payao2.jpg?itok=bNiScv8c)
May 18, 2019
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![People rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court while the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra case remained pending, in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806us_womensrights_supremecourt_abortion.jpg?itok=iDifZU4E)
May 17, 2019
Sri Lanka: Failed Pledges Mar 10 Years Since War’s End
Without Progress on Justice, Abuses Persist
![Women mourn at the graves of their relatives who died in 2009 during the last days of the war in Mullivaikkal, Sri Lanka, May 18, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905asia_srilanka_war.jpg?itok=vtOwnw_7)
May 17, 2019
Bangladesh: New Arrests Over Social Media Posts
Poet, Lawyer, Activists Jailed in Free Speech Crackdown
![A Bangladeshi reads a news report that makes mention of Facebook along with other social networking service, on his mobile phone in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905asia_bangladesh_socialmedia.jpg?itok=mri35fxy)
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May 17, 2019
France Should Stop Fueling Saudi War Crimes in Yemen
![Yemen apartment destroyed by airstrike.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808mena_yemen_photo_01.jpg?itok=h4WfAOxt)
May 17, 2019
Don’t Be Fooled by Azerbaijan at Europa League Football Final
Turn Spotlight on Terrible Human Rights Record
![Arsenal players celebrate winning their Europa League football match semifinal against Valencia at the Camp de Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Thursday, May 9, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905eca_uk_arsenal_europaleague.jpg?itok=YWy1_ffS)