![Yaroslav Sivulsky, member of the Managerial center of the JW, gives interview after the court hearing in the Supreme Court on April 7, 2017, Moscow.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/jw1_002.jpg?itok=gHZc1x0I)
April 20, 2017
Chechen Leader Denies Anti-Gay Purge in Putin Meeting
After International Outcry, Issue on Kremlin Agenda
![Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the southern Russian region of Chechnya, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 19, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-chechnya-russia-eca-putin-kadyrov.jpg?itok=L1IH3l0M)
![Ahmed Mansoor speaks to Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 30, 2011.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-03-uae-mena-mansoor.jpg?itok=15Mif7Xk)
April 20, 2017
More Brands Should Reveal Where Their Clothes are Made
17 Align with Transparency Pledge; Others Should Catch Up
![Illustration of a dress,thread, and needle around a lightbulb.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/garment_cover_final.jpg?itok=ILjtUNel)
April 20, 2017
Yemen: Houthi-Saleh Forces Using Landmines
Cease Use of Banned Weapons; Ensure Clearance, Victim Assistance
![GYATA-64 antipersonnel mines cleared by YEMAC from Aden city and its suburbs since Houthi-Saleh forces withdrew from the city in July 2015, March 16, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-landmines-10.jpg?itok=BrgiL9Sh)
![Demonstrators clash with riot police during the so-called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela April 19, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017_04_19_ven_dispatch_photo.jpg?itok=diNuoK7i)
April 19, 2017
The Philippines’ Duterte Incites Vigilante Violence
President Encourages the Jobless to Kill Drug Addicts
![Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a meeting with the Filipino community in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 12, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-philippines-asia-duterte.jpg?itok=oB9M7mY3)
April 19, 2017
Afghanistan’s Entrenched Systemic Torture
Afghanistan Faces its First Review in 20 Years Under the UN Convention Against Torture at a Session in Geneva Next Week
![Afghanistan’s Entrenched Systemic Torture PHOTO](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/afghan_prez1.jpg?itok=vXK_qLII)
April 19, 2017
Iran’s Guardian Council Tries to Exclude Non-Muslims from Running
But Parliament Resists Push to Curtail Election Rights
![Women cast their ballots at a polling station in the city of Qom,120 km (75 miles) south of Tehran, December 15, 2006.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-iran-mena-elections.jpg?itok=p3ENWz-r)
April 19, 2017
Sanitation is a Right, Not a ‘Nice to Have’
Government Action Needed to Address Discrimination, Ensure Access
![Female and male latrines at a secondary school in Mwanza, northeastern Tanzania. Many students told Human Rights Watch that they had to use dirty and congested pit latrines.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/toilets_resized.jpg?itok=crPyfkCM)
April 19, 2017
Nepal: Need Effective Steps to Enforce Court Verdicts
Rule of Law Should Prevail, Not Political Protectionism
![Nepal: Need Effective Steps to Enforce Court Verdicts PHOTO](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/nepal_army.jpg?itok=kqGtl_yj)
April 19, 2017
Does Anyone Still Believe Marijuana Is a Gateway Drug?
US Homeland Security Head Vows to Target Undocumented Immigrants for Marijuana Use
![A marijuana plant is seen at a grow operation in Denver, Colorado December 31, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-us-drugs-marijuana-health.jpg?itok=Z1y4q86l)
April 19, 2017
Mom of Four US Citizens Scheduled for Deportation
Case Highlights Cruelty of Trump’s Immigration Policies
![Maribel Trujillo Diaz pictured (seated, left) with members of her family.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-us-immigration-trujillo-diaz-family.png?itok=Fhi4KdAM)