October 6, 2020
Greece: Investigate Pushbacks, Violence at Borders
Groups Press Parliament to Open Inquiry
![The Greek Coast Guard has been accused of using rescue equipment - namely inflatable, motorless life rafts - to leave asylum seekers and migrants adrift in open water close to the Turkish sea border. May 25, 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/07/202007_refugee_greece_turkey.jpeg?h=23d7a3d3&itok=D1Hq8TfE)
October 6, 2020
Egypt: Police Beat Man to Death, Family Says
Relatives, Witnesses, Journalists Detained
![Islam al-Australi, 26, who died in police custody.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010mena_egypt_islam_alaustrali.jpeg?h=d8476a9f&itok=9RsqDHpQ)
October 5, 2020
Human Rights Watch Names First Chief Programs Officer
Tirana Hassan to Lead Organization’s Work in Over 100 Countries
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October 5, 2020
Myanmar: Election Fundamentally Flawed
Rohingya Excluded, Unequal Media Access, Arrests of Critics
![A resident checks voting lists at an administrative office in Yangon ahead of Myanmar’s upcoming general election, July 25, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010asia_myanmar_elections.jpg?h=fe474702&itok=0dm40jcF)
October 5, 2020
Russian Journalist Commits Suicide After Years of Harassment
Irina Slavina’s Death Follows Police Raid on Her Apartment
![Irina Slavina poses in Nizhniy Novgorod, March 2019, in a photo posted to social media.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010europe_russia_slavina.jpg?h=ce505af8&itok=TpfoA3z8)
October 5, 2020
Protect EU Budget, Defend Democracy
Merkel Should Reject Orbán’s Blackmail, Make Upholding Democracy Part of Her Legacy
![European Union flags are waving in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. August 5, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/AP_20218553920999.jpg?h=0a365b51&itok=IBdV0Jm7)
October 4, 2020
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Police in riot gear clear the area in front of Kenosha County Courthouse during clashes with protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 25, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009us_police_kenosha.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=zY32Rp1g)
October 2, 2020
US: Lawsuit Challenges ICC Sanctions
Seeks Constitutional Review of Trump Administration Efforts to Thwart Justice
![ICC permanent premises](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903ij_hague_icc8.jpg?itok=1PHTo9tZ)
October 2, 2020
Remembering Yuri Orlov
Soviet Dissident, Physicist Was Early Inspiration for Human Rights Watch
![The Russian flag flies on a courthouse building in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/06/202006europe_russia_court.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=q58NxBF4)
October 2, 2020
Turkey: Politicians and Activists Detained
Government Uses 2014 Protests as Pretext for Political Crackdown
![In the corridors of Ankara courthouse, lawyers and MPs wave to Peoples’ Democratic Party politicians and officials waiting to testify before a court. Ankara, October 1, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202002eca_turkey_ankaracourthouse.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=qyH7vG9L)
October 2, 2020
Saudi Arabia: ‘Image Laundering’ Conceals Abuses
New Human Rights Watch Campaign Against Whitewashing Rights Violations
![Nicki Minaj](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010MENA_SaudiArabia_ReputationLaundering.jpg?h=d75f50b1&itok=xg36MIsl)
October 2, 2020
UN Human Rights Council Should Continue Scrutiny of Sudan
Item 10 Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sudan - HRC45