![A member of the Iraqi security forces walks past a wall painted with the black flag commonly used by ISIS in Mosul, Iraq, January 8, 2017. © 2017 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805mena_iraq_isis.jpg?itok=OGdrbb0L)
![A member of the Iraqi security forces walks past a wall painted with the black flag commonly used by ISIS in Mosul, Iraq, January 8, 2017. © 2017 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805mena_iraq_isis.jpg?itok=OGdrbb0L)
Libya: Battle for City Endangers Civilians
Conflict Parties in Derna Should Abide by Laws of War
![Al-Wihda Hospital staff housing units in Derna, Libya, damaged by airstrikes on February 7, 2016, according to a witness.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/1_1.jpg?itok=GyR3BkG8)
China: Visiting Officials Occupy Homes in Muslim Region
‘Becoming Family’ Campaign Intensifies Repression in Xinjiang
![Chinese officials visit a Muslim family.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_china_uyghurs.png?itok=njvbWSqX)
Cambodia: Release Ex-Radio Free Asia Journalists
Now Held for Six Months on Politically Motivated Espionage Charges
![Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, former journalists of the Radio Free Asia (RFA), sit inside a police vehicle as they arrive for a bail hearing at the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_cambodia_rfa.jpg?itok=BW7yUu-p)
Britain Should use Erdogan Visit to Speak out on Human Rights
Call for Release of Turkey’s Unjustly Jailed Journalists, Politicians, Civil Society Activists
![Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, January 28, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805europe_uk_turkey_erdogan_may.jpg?itok=y3pFTZt9)
US Mothers’ Battle Cry for Police Accountability
Washington DC Protest Lead by Parents Who Lost Children to Police Violence
![A memorial is pictured at the location where the police shooting of Keith Scott took place, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., September 23, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805us_police_mothersday_protest.jpg?itok=ywu_qHUU)
Philippine Chief Justice Ouster an Assault on Rights, Democracy
Duterte’s Declared ‘Enemy’ Removed for Drug War Criticism
![Ousted Philippine Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno speaks to supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court building on Taft Avenue, metro Manila, Philippines May 11, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_philippines_sereno.jpg?itok=Mk1g5oRh)
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Photo of an aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel on July 14, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/final.jpg?itok=zY2Fwsco)
On Mother’s Day, Let’s Not Forget US Moms Locked Away
Incarceration Has Long-Term Consequences for Moms and their Children
![Women in the David L. Moss Correctional Center attend a parenting class, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805us_criminaljustice_oklahoma_prison.jpg?itok=FKIfr-Z3)
![Tanzania's President John Magufuli leaves after inspecting a guard of honour during his official visit to Nairobi, Kenya October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805africa_tanzania_magufuli.jpg?itok=b5XwYrbU)
Protesters Detained in Kazakhstan
Demonstrators Protested Use of Torture, Politically Motivated Arrests
![Masked law enforcement officers detain protester at a May 10 rally in Almaty, Kazakhstan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805eca_kazakh_protest.jpg?itok=RCU7dn3Y)
The 2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival
15 Films & Discussions Showcase Courageous Activists During Challenging Times
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Brazil: New Evidence of Army Role in Rio Ambush
No Arrests 6 Months After Killings of 8 People
![A military vehicle is pictured during an operation after violent clashes between drug gangs in Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 23, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802americas_brazil_riokillings.jpg?itok=Z9ZGpzmK)
Maldives: Release Supreme Court Justices
End Attacks on Judiciary, Political Opposition
![Police officers stand guard near the opposition party headquarters after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in Male, Maldives, February 6, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_maldives_emergency.jpg?itok=gP0DqRjX)
Diversity on Display at Eurovision
For Russia, Rare Relief From the “Gay Propaganda” Law
![A spectator takes a photo on a mobile phone before the Semi-Final 2 for Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805lgbt_eca_eurovision.jpg?itok=0h0HMaFC)