![Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City. ©2023 AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311usp_transgender_flag.jpg?h=ddb57540&itok=3Mf6Cv2V)
![Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City. ©2023 AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311usp_transgender_flag.jpg?h=ddb57540&itok=3Mf6Cv2V)
Guatemala: Renewed Attacks Against Democracy
International Scrutiny Crucial to Protect Guatemalans’ Rights at Critical Juncture
![Marcela Blanco (C), a member of the Semilla Party, arrives handcuffed for a hearing at the Palace of Justice after being arrested at her home in Guatemala City on November 16, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311Americas_Guatemala_Blanco.jpg?h=b2774bcf&itok=98vBAiIZ)
Philippines: Lawmakers Threaten Rights Body on Abortion
Commission on Human Rights Backtracks After Calls for Defunding
![Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his second state of the nation address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines, July 24, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_philippines_marcos.jpg?h=1bafba40&itok=beQZ0AgW)
Turkmenistan: Journalist Prevented from Travelling Abroad
Soltan Achilova Planned to Travel to Geneva for Rights Award Ceremony, Meetings
UAE: Migrant Worker Abuses Linked to Broader Climate Harms
Upholding Migrant Rights Critical to Address Climate Crisis at COP28
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South Africa Mulls Major Immigration Overhaul
Home Affairs Department’s Proposals Would Undermine Refugee Rights
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Pakistan Faces Severe Voter Gender Gap
Ensure Women’s Equal Participation in Upcoming General Election
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Rights Defender’s Long Sentence Shows Turkey’s Authoritarian Path
Erdoğan should face consequences for his human-rights record
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Yemen: Prioritize Protection of Children
Include Children’s Rights in Potential Peace Agreement
![Children attending class on the first day of school. An airstrike damaged the school during fighting between Saudi-led coalition-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi forces, Taizz, Yemen, September 3, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/202001wr_yemen_human_rights.jpg?itok=JSFGlwo-)
On International Children Day: Justice for Yemen Children Must Be Included in Peace Talks
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FIFA: No Remedy for Qatar Migrant Worker Abuses
A Year Later, Lack of Action Still Haunts Abused Workers
![Laborers remove scaffolding at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Monday, April 29, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/11/202211mena_qatar_workers_world_cup_al_bayt_stadium.jpg?h=8aa5fa2d&itok=qA7ECYpO)
Human Rights Watch Briefing Note for the Twenty-Second Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties
November 2023
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China: Allow Commemorations of ‘White Paper’ Protests
Free Detained Protesters; Lift Censorship on First Anniversary Events
![Protesters hold up blank papers and chant slogans as they march in protest in Beijing](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/01/202301asia_china_whitepapers_0.jpg?h=2a67ccce&itok=M-akE8yw)
Australia: Urge Laos to Address Rights Abuses
Use Bilateral Dialogue to Press for Action on Enforced Disappearances
![Lao people walk past their country flag, in the capital Vientiane, Laos.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911asia_laos_protest.jpg?itok=d17Hwhef)
Five Anti-War Price Tags, Seven Years in Russian Prison
Stark Conclusion to Aleksandra Skochilenko’s “Military Fakes” Trial
![Sasha Skochilenko stands behind bars in the court room at the Vasileostrovsky district court in St. Petersburg, Russia, November 16, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311eca_russia_sasha_skochilenko.jpg?h=aab246ea&itok=kPujmSHs)