August 16, 2020
August 15, 2020
Ethiopia: Opposition Figures Held Without Charge
Police Deny Lawyers, Relatives Access; Ignore Bail Orders
![Ethiopia's police officers watch over a foot bridge as they patrol the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 21, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802africa_ethiopia_police_addis.jpg?itok=jWa0GPf7)
August 15, 2020
Colombia: Seek Ex-Paramilitary Commander’s Extradition
Salvatore Mancuso Oversaw Large-Scale Abuses, Has Critical Information
![Colombian paramilitary warlord Salvatore Mancuso is escorted by US DEA agents on May 13, 2008 upon his arrival to Opa-locka, Florida.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/AP_20224494373865_0.jpg?h=8c0a21da&itok=sv6q8J-k)
August 15, 2020
Thailand: Drop Charges, Release Student Activist
Parit Chiwarak Arrest Highlights Government’s Failed Pledge to Allow Dissent
![Thai student activist Parit Chiwarak was arrested on August 14, 2020, and charged with sedition for his role in a peaceful pro-democracy protest.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008asia_thailand_chiwarak_arrest.jpg?h=02bf2169&itok=a7wH7Jf6)
August 14, 2020
WeChat Is a Trap for China’s Diaspora
App’s Dominance Forces People to Adopt Self-Censorship
![WeChat logo backdrop for product concept presentation.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902asia_china_wechat_0.jpg?itok=Eal_lJ1x)
![A screenshot of the video showing Confort Tumassang being interrogated and threatened by armed separatists before her killing, August 11, 2020, Muyuka, South-West region, Cameroon](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/confort.jpg?h=69b3ae57&itok=ybU_hi8H)
August 14, 2020
Mozambique Should Protect Civilians During Insurgent Fight
Army Fighting Islamic State-Affiliated Group that Occupied Local Port
![A man walks down a street with a sign for the town "Mocimboa da Praia" behind him](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/GettyImages-936810628.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=i4jPiw1N)
August 14, 2020
Amazon deforestation
![Deforestation and active fire hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon Biome, 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008americas_brazil_biome_0.jpg?h=bbe4e421&itok=ygQb2jrm)
August 14, 2020
Amicus Brief in Support Of Petitioner O.G.
August 14, 2020
India: New Reports of Extrajudicial Killings in Kashmir
Authorities Should Investigate, Repeal Law That Perpetuates Abuse
![202008asia_india_kashmir_killings](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008asia_india_kashmir_killings.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=F2FNUV5S)
August 14, 2020
Myanmar: Revise Election Broadcast Rules
Overly Broad Restrictions Undermine Fairness
![202008asia_myanmar_election](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008asia_myanmar_election.jpg?h=bc167d50&itok=j_hz8DBC)
August 14, 2020
Haiti: Football Sex Abuse Case Witnesses Threatened
Athlete Survivors Seek Justice, Restructuring of Federation
![Women hold up signs demanding justice during the hearing of the president of the Fédération Haïtienne De Football (FHF), Yves Jean-Bart, regarding allegations that he abused female athletes at the country's national training center, outside the courthouse in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, Thursday, May 14, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005americas_haiti_fhf.jpg?h=02ce9656&itok=-mjttIpx)
August 14, 2020
People are Seeking Change in Belarus. Instead, They’re Being Mercilessly Beaten and Detained
August 13, 2020
A Stress Test for Colombia’s Rule of Law
![Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe arrives at the Supreme Court for questioning in a case about his alleged involvement in witness tampering in Bogotá, Colombia, Tuesday, October 8, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/AP_19281570155025_0.jpg?h=90366f28&itok=JTsI9OBO)
August 13, 2020
An algorithm shouldn’t decide a student’s future
![Students walk along a corridor at a school for girls in the U.K. that offers the International Baccalaureate program.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008crd_EU_IB.jpg?h=46a099fd&itok=QuDJZlJW)