June 12, 2023
UN Should Enhance Screening of Bangladesh Peacekeepers
UN Peacekeeping Chief Should Raise Rights Concerns During Planned Visit
![Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion soldiers stand on guard during the demonstration in Dhaka, December 10, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306asia_bangladesh_rapid_action_battalion_soldiers.jpg?h=90d10537&itok=uFiMpAr8)
June 12, 2023
Belarus: Stop Ill-Treatment of Opposition Politician
Maria Kalesnikava in Solitary Confinement; No Access to Doctors, Lawyer
![Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava inside the defendants’ cage at the opening of her trial on Aug 4, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_belarus_Kalesnikava.jpg?h=790be497&itok=u60tHwSz)
June 12, 2023
US Lawmakers Move to Protect Child Farmworkers
New Legislation Would Close Gaps in US Labor Law
![Workers house harvested burley tobacco in a barn in Shelbyville, Kentucky, US, August 20, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306crd_usa_tobacco_farm_kentucky.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=Q3zt9Bx0)
June 9, 2023
US Supreme Court Rejects Alabama’s Discriminatory Voting Map
Decision Protects Black Residents’ Right to Vote
![Lead counsel for the plaintiffs Deuel Ross (2nd left) speaks to members of the press as President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund Janai Nelson (right), plaintiff Evan Milligan (2nd right), U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) (3rd right), and Khadidah Stone, plaintiff (4th right) listen after the oral argument of the Allen v. Milligan case at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, October 4, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306usp_usa_alabama_voting_rights_supreme_court.jpg?h=ef4397c1&itok=EgY2r2fk)
June 9, 2023
New EU Migration Deal Will Increase Suffering at Borders
Governments Pave the Way for Further Abuse
![The Closed Controlled Access Center for asylum seekers on Samos, Greece, October 21, 2021. The hotspot was created in 2021 with EU funds.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_greece_closed_controlled_access_center_asylum_seekers.jpg?h=2a71c125&itok=OWdoMMZf)
June 9, 2023
Germany’s Rush for 'Critical' Minerals is a Human Rights Challenge
Mining for Energy Transition Should not Come at Expense of Rights
![Artisanal miners carry sacks of ore at a mine near Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 12, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306afr_drc_mines_kolwezi.jpg?h=c9720776&itok=gmgugJWi)
June 9, 2023
Honduras: Strong Action Needed on Corruption
UN-Backed International Commission, Legal Reforms
![A woman and her son at their home in the community of El Redondo, municipality of Trojes, Honduras, April 28, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306Americas_Honduras_MotherChild_0.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=rR6aLJ6w)
June 9, 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Draft Law Threatens Civic Space
Withdraw Bill; Guarantee Freedom of Expression, Association
![Parliamentary chambers](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/10/202210eca_kyrgyzstan_parliament.jpg?h=3180e075&itok=L69ZOCoG)
June 8, 2023
South Sudan Ratifies Crucial African Women’s Rights Treaty
Ensure Effective Implementation, Enforcement of Maputo Protocol
June 8, 2023
PGA-Saudi Deal Tees Up Sportswashing
![Phil Mickelson tees off on the 1st hole during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational - London at The Centurion Club, St Albans, England, June 9, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_uk_liv_sports_phil_mickelson.jpg?h=2d3a234b&itok=f1ciC49E)
June 8, 2023
Outspoken Philippine Ex-Senator Denied Bail
EU, Concerned Governments Should Press for Leila de Lima’s Release
June 8, 2023
Myanmar: Lawyers Face Harassment, Arrests
Junta’s Crackdown on Defense Counsel Reflects Broader Attack on Justice System