May 8, 2017
Burma: Two Islamic Schools Shuttered in Rangoon
Protect Religious Freedom, End Restrictions Targeting Minorities
![Two police officers guard one of the closed madrasas in Thaketa Township, Rangoon, after authorities inspected the building, April 29, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/thaketa_170429_m11_guards.jpg?itok=txxQzh9o)
May 8, 2017
US: Detention Hazardous to Immigrants’ Health
More Preventable Deaths Likely Under Trump Policies
![An illustration of a man in a prison uniform lying in fetal position at a crossroads (the roads have barbed wire)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/hrw_cropmock.jpg?itok=gBiXe-NC)
May 8, 2017
Witness: A Needless Death in US Immigration Detention
Officials Ignored Suicide Attempt, Mental Health Concerns
![Detention](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx33438.jpg?itok=ecEnfCLg)
May 7, 2017
France: Macron Should Prioritize Rights as President
Defend Justice and Equality, Counter Xenophobia and Intolerance
![Macron DW](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/macron_dw.jpg?itok=TiI0BZwt)
May 7, 2017
Iraq: Kirkuk Security Forces Expel Displaced Turkmen
Threats, Abuse Against Sunni Families in Kirkuk
![Kurdistan Regional Government security forces patrol a street in the city of Kirkuk, Iraq, October 22, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx2qc1x.jpg?itok=ftHXz6bo)
May 7, 2017
Libya: Enforced Disappearance of Tripoli Activist
Abductions Soar in Climate of Impunity
![Tripoli-based activist, Jabir Zain, remains missing after being abducted on September 25, 2016, by an armed group linked to the Interior Ministry of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/img_0837.jpg?itok=vShNDX3e)
May 6, 2017
A UN-Sponsored NGO Forum in Saudi Arabia?
UNESCO Event a Slap in the Face to Persecuted Activists
![Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 21, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-saudi-mena-un-al-saud.jpg?itok=i46HSTUU)
May 6, 2017
Ukraine: Prison Sentence for Academic in Separatist Region
Unjustly Convicted after Unfair Trial, Incommunicado Detention
![Ihor Kozlovsky.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/kozlovsky.jpg?itok=0Y9aVbDJ)
May 5, 2017
Indian Women Have Right to Live Without Fearing Sexual Assault
Effective Strategy Needed to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Violence
![Demonstrators hold candles during a candlelight vigil for Jyoti Singh, who was gang raped on December 16, 2012 and subsequently died. © 2012 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtr3byq2.jpg?itok=7u4FlMWF)
May 5, 2017
Afghanistan Warlord’s Grandiose, and Damaging, Return
Hekmatyar Criticizes Media, Rejects Accountability
![Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan May 4, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-afghanistan-asia-hekmatyar.jpg?itok=fCveC493)
May 5, 2017
The Rights Weekender
![A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib province, Syria on April 5, 2017. © 2017 Abdussamed Dagul/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-emergencies-syria-main_0.jpg?itok=2YsjWMj2)