![A 16-year-old boy collects water from a spring near Lega Dembi gold mine in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. @2020 Tom Gardner](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304afr_crd_ethiopia_legadembi_stream.jpg?h=0f639d28&itok=Y5wiyO07)
![A 16-year-old boy collects water from a spring near Lega Dembi gold mine in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. @2020 Tom Gardner](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304afr_crd_ethiopia_legadembi_stream.jpg?h=0f639d28&itok=Y5wiyO07)
June 14, 2023
Japan Immigration Law Creates New Obstacles for Asylum Seekers
Heightened Risk of Refugee Applicants Being Returned Home to Harm
![Japan’s Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, which includes the Tokyo Detention Center, December 2, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202306asia_japan_immigration_bureau_tokyo%28JPN%29_0.jpg?h=489f7b17&itok=_NfAJEF9)
June 14, 2023
Donors in Brussels Should Act on Lebanon Education Crisis
Action Critical to Avoid Another Lost Year of Education
![Lebanese teachers protest outside the Education Ministry, Beirut, Lebanon, March 6, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306mena_lebanon_education_crisis_teachers_protest.jpg?h=002c9884&itok=pRbMImHC)
June 14, 2023
Uzbekistan: Ensure Fair Appeal In ‘Extremism’ Case
University Student Challenges 3-year Conviction for Sharing Religious Song
![Jahongir Ulugmurodov, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_uzbekistan_ulugmurodov.jpg?h=1edea86a&itok=cSeuzvoR)
June 14, 2023
DR Congo: Mass Graves Tied to Rwanda-Backed M23
Evidence of Apparent War Crimes in Kishishe Should Be Preserved
![Deux hommes indiquent l’emplacement d’une fosse commune parmi des bananiers près de l’église adventiste, le 5 avril 2023. Plusieurs personnes ont été exécutées à proximité de l’église par le M23 en novembre 2022 à Kishishe, dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306africa_drc_menmassgrave.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=VvCz2DAs)
June 13, 2023
India: Internet Shutdowns Hurt Vulnerable Communities
Arbitrary Restrictions Incompatible with ‘Digital India’ Mission
June 13, 2023
Interview: How Flawed Policies Lead to Flawed Technology
People Fall Through the Cracks of Jordan’s Automated Cash Assistance Program
![202305tech_mena_jordan_illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305tech_mena_jordan_illustration.jpg?h=6c8f15e6&itok=PHwCg2gi)
June 13, 2023
Landmine Use in Ukraine
![Ukrainian military personnel search for land mines at a burial site in a forest on the outskirts of Izium, eastern Ukraine, September 16, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306arms_ukraine_landmines.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=tsFvJ_S5)
June 13, 2023
Guinea, Donors Should Find Way to Resume Stadium Massacre Trial
Landmark Proceedings Suspended Over Payments for Legal Assistance
![Defendants in Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre trial appear before the judges on the first day of the trial, in Conakry, September 28, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306afr_guinea_massacre_trial.jpg?h=3ebb19bb&itok=mQiI0LAV)
June 13, 2023
Another Trial for Human Rights Work Starts in Minsk
Rights Defender Anastasia Loika Tried on Politically Motivated Charges
![Anastasia Loika, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_belarus_anastasia_loika.jpg?h=db656dba&itok=HJCL-_wN)
June 13, 2023
Statement in occasion of the 16th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD
By Benafsha Yaqoobi, 2022 Marca Bristo Fellow
![Benafsha Yaqoobi](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/09/202209drd_afghanistan_benafshayaqoobi.jpg?h=dd2ac6c8&itok=-DcvmmDt)
June 13, 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Reject Law to Curb Civil Society
June 13, 2023
Governments at Bonn Climate Talks Should Press UAE on Rights
Detaining Ahmed Mansoor Sends Chilling Message
![A man in a white gutra](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/202101mena_uae_mansoor_main.jpg?h=5ca7da88&itok=Nxc2JL-_)
June 13, 2023
DR Congo: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels
Rebels’ Incursions Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis in East
![After the rain, traders leave the market with their luggage in Kitchanga](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306africa_drc_rainykitchanga.jpg?h=64482d18&itok=KVks-eDP)
June 13, 2023
World Bank / Jordan: Poverty Targeting Algorithms Harm Rights
Flawed Targeting Excludes People from Cash Support
![202305tech_mena_jordan_illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305tech_mena_jordan_illustration.jpg?h=6c8f15e6&itok=PHwCg2gi)