![Women ride a motorbike past a large Covid-19-themed mural in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 2, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112asia_indonesia_protests.jpg?h=79e2fdcb&itok=VjP04WHD)
![Women ride a motorbike past a large Covid-19-themed mural in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 2, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112asia_indonesia_protests.jpg?h=79e2fdcb&itok=VjP04WHD)
Australia: Press Laos to Respect Rights
Bilateral Dialogue Should Address Enforced Disappearances
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Cuba: Prominent Figures Urge End to Repression of Artists
Artists Have Been Jailed, Persecuted, and Forced Into Exile
Statement: End the Repression against Artists in Cuba
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Syria/Russia: 12 Civilians Dead in Idlib Artillery Attacks
Unlawful Syrian-Russian Alliance Attack Strikes Civilians
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Human Rights Watch: First Global Diversity Officer
Minjon Tholen to Lead Work on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Global Partnership
Decades of Impunity Paved Way for Myanmar’s Coup
Justice, Solidarity Crucial to Confront Abuses Past and Present
![Anti-coup protesters run from teargas deployed by the police during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, March 1, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105asia_myanmar_ptt.jpg?h=79583b4d&itok=o_Je7O-U)
Draconian UK Law Puts Vulnerable Asylum Seekers at Risk
Proposed Borders Bill Would Cause More Suffering, Less Protection
![A group of people on the deck of HMC Seeker as they wait to be brought ashore by the UK Border Force in Kent. September 22, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107uk_migrants_detained_offshore.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=PclwTriF)
Chile Overwhelmingly Passes Marriage Equality
Addresses Parentage, Joint Adoption, Assisted Reproductive Technology
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South Korea Withdraws Proposed Media Restrictions
Law Would Have Limited Critical News Reporting
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Uzbekistan Should Keep Its Human Rights Promises
Rather than Toasting a UN Post, Real Action Needed
![President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivers a speech at the 46th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 22, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112eca_uzbekistan_hrc_mirziyoyev.jpg?h=b4a75735&itok=sO4OOEI-)
On LGBTQ+ Rights, Ghana’s Bishops Choose to Ignore Pope
As the Catholic Church continues to make more inclusive comments about LGBTQ+ rights, the Church's leadership in Ghana supports a violent and repressive draft law targeting LGBTQ+ people.
Mozambique: Hundreds of Women, Girls Abducted
ISIS-Linked Militants Should Free Captives; Authorities Should Assist Survivors
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