February 23, 2021
February 23, 2021
Written Submission on Human Rights and Climate Change for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Canadian Federal Budget
![Sun sets over snowy plains](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/2019AMR_Canada_Climate_Change_0.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=S6hM1yso)
February 23, 2021
Philippines: Free Duterte Critic Held 4 Years
Senator Leila de Lima Faces Politically Motivated Charges
![202102asia_philippines_delima](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102asia_philippines_delima.jpg?h=f0a6b460&itok=20icF4Os)
February 23, 2021
Germany: MPs Should Strengthen Proposed Supply Chain Law
Proposed Measure Falls Short of International Norms
!["Peter," 15, working alongside a teenage girl at an artisanal and small-scale mine in Odahu, Amansie West district, Ghana.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805crd_ghana_petergirlminer.jpg?itok=8imoObmH)
February 23, 2021
Attacks Targeting Afghan Civilians Spread Terror
Governments Backing Talks Should Press for Civilian Protections
![Kabul street where gunmen fatally shot two women judges who worked for Afghanistan's high court, and wounded their driver, January 17, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102asia_afghanistan_kabul.jpg?h=bdfc7336&itok=ZSTgCIb0)
February 23, 2021
Tunisia: Police Arrest, Use Violence Against LGBTI Activists
UN Experts Should Investigate
![Protesters gather in Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia on February 6, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102LGBT_Tunisia_Protests.jpg?h=0c170278&itok=DgcbC9ng)
February 23, 2021
Joint Letter to UN Experts and EU States Re: Police Violence Targeting LGBT Activists in Tunisia
![Protesters gather in Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia on February 6, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102LGBT_Tunisia_Protests.jpg?h=0c170278&itok=DgcbC9ng)
February 23, 2021
German Court to Issue First Verdict in Syria Torture Trial
Limited Community Outreach Blunts Impact of Accountability Efforts
![Photos of Syrians who have been detained or disappeared set up by Families for Freedom, as part of a protest in front of the court in Koblenz, July 2, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102mena_syria_disappeared.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=aBn45RMN)
February 22, 2021
Japan Hair Controversy Highlights Harmful School Policies
Rules Regulating Appearance Put Many Students, LGBT Teens at Risk
![High school students wearing face masks walk in Tokyo, January 16, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102asia_japan_students.jpg?h=8c2e2219&itok=uXVvY6yZ)
February 22, 2021
How Biden Should Re-engage with the UN Human Rights Council
![The 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711mena_isr_hrc.jpg?itok=mKIg8Vin)
February 22, 2021
New UN ambassador could restore US credibility on human rights in China and worldwide
Thomas-Greenfield should expand the coalition of nations willing to brave China's retaliation and condemn its abuses in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet.
February 22, 2021
Analysis of the Draft Elements of a Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
February 22, 2021
Joint Letter to HHS and CDC on Orders Authorizing Border Expulsions
![202004us_border_tents](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004us_border_tents.jpg?itok=xf3-M8Vg)
February 22, 2021
Uganda’s Beaten Journalists Deserve Justice
Opaque Military Trials No Substitute for Accountability and Security Sector Reform
![In this file photo, people look down from a balcony as military police deploy in downtown Kampala, Uganda, February 20, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102africa_uganda_military_police.jpg?h=cd1ffd0c&itok=gA6KIjku)
February 22, 2021
Sweden To Investigate Illegal Intercountry Adoptions
Follows Netherlands Government’s Decision to Halt Adoptions
![Vy över Sveriges parlament (riksdag) i Stockholm den 9 april 2006.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102europe_sweden_riksdag_parliament.jpg?h=b12ca73b&itok=tTjNJTfk)