May 22, 2017
Iraq: Scores of Men Imprisoned in Schoolhouse
Government-allied Troops Hold, Torture Mosul-Area Residents
May 21, 2017
Armenia Should Prioritize Children Over Orphanages
Embezzlement Allegations Highlight Unsuitability of Institutions for Children
![A boy sits on a swing in the courtyard of an orphanage for children with disabilities, Yerevan, Armenia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/arm0217_coverimage.jpg?itok=bAo2JYXx)
May 21, 2017
Thailand: Junta Entrenched 3 Years After Coup
Empty Promises to Respect Rights, Restore Democracy
![Thailand: Junta Entrenched 3 Years After Coup PHOTO](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/prayuth3.jpg?itok=uWUqITyk)
May 21, 2017
Letter from HRW to Australian Minister of Defence Payne
Re: Civilian Casualties and Civilian Protection in Iraq and Syria
May 21, 2017
Libya: Mass Executions Alleged at Military Base
Investigate Crimes, Hold Perpetrators to Account
![Members of Libyan National Army (LNA) inspect a damaged military vehicle after clashes with fighters from Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB) in Ras Lanuf, Libya, March 16, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/4_5.jpg?itok=NqvJB8sj)
![Ashraf Fawaqa and his daughter Sima, 4, stand next to the rubble of their East Jerusalem home on May 15; Israeli authorities demolished the house on May 4 because they lacked a permit.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-israel-palestine-mena-jerusalem-fawaqa-2.jpg?itok=OJarGEpH)
May 20, 2017
Trump to Reward Saudi War Crimes with Weapons
![Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the community hall in Sanaa where Saudi-led coalition warplanes attacked a funeral on October 8, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-10-mena-yemen-funeral-03.jpg?itok=xgHsSuxy)
![Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-iran-mena-election-rouhani.jpg?itok=lNhNrTzC)
May 19, 2017
Indonesia: Stop Public Flogging of Gay Men
President Should Denounce Punishment of 85 Lashes for ‘Sodomy’ in Aceh
![Two Indonesian men walk into a cell prior to their trials at a shariah court in Banda Aceh on May 17, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/presser._aceh_flogging._may_2017._gettyimages-684003890.jpg?itok=cpJE6r3h)
May 19, 2017
The Rights Weekender
![Miriam Merten shown on CCTV footage from a government hospital in New South Wales, Australia, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-australia-asia-miriam-merten.jpg?itok=Rmu4uc7t)
May 19, 2017
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Police fire tear gas toward opposition supporters during clashes while rallying against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, April 20, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/reutersvenezuela050217.jpg?itok=e3TIwIew)
May 19, 2017
Military Might Alone Won’t Pull Mali From Quagmire
![French soldiers from Operation Barkhane stand outside their armored personnel carrier during a sandstorm in Inat, Mali, May 26, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/mali_photo.jpeg?itok=QQQQ6bLR)