June 22, 2021
June 22, 2021
International scrutiny for dire rights situation in Eritrea must continue
HRW Statement - Item 2 ID with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
![Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202003AFR_SOUTHSUDAN_HRC_41SESS.jpg?h=1c9b88c9&itok=ujntb3PN)
June 22, 2021
Nicaragua: Crackdown on Critics Ahead of Election
United Nations Should Escalate Pressure to Protect Rights, Ensure Free Elections
![National police officers beat opposition member Valeska Valle and other demonstrators taking part in a "National sit-in" protest against President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua on March 30, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/062021americas_nicaragua_valeska.jpg?h=36e005ed&itok=cAV6af-9)
June 22, 2021
UAE: Arbitrary Targeting of Pakistani Shia Residents
Enforced Disappearances, Incommunicado Detention, Groundless Deportation
![201911mena_uae_skyline](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911mena_uae_skyline.jpg?itok=dA2FoU2a)
June 22, 2021
EU Should Make Human Rights Core in Agenda with Turkey
Respect for Rights Should be Prerequisite for Closer Ties, More Trade
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a meeting with European Council President Charles Michel at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, March 9, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202105turkey_EU_council_human_rights_journalist.jpg?h=241828bc&itok=IIVYSkQb)
June 21, 2021
Sudan’s Planned Joint Force Threatens Rights-Abiding Transition
Proper Security Forces Reform Urgently Needed
![A Sudanese soldier from the Rapid Support Forces or RSF stands on his vehicle during a military-backed tribe's rally in the East Nile province, Sudan on June 22th, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202105sudan_joint_force_national_security.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=uLClxTZS)
June 21, 2021
Coalition Calls on Congress to End Qualified Immunity
It is long past time for Congress to end qualified immunity and reform government employer liability
![A view of the Capitol Building in Washington October 15, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/201609us_capitol_building.jpg?h=b82b5380&itok=YsP16zMQ)
![The charred remains of Radio Publique Africaine in Bujumbura, Burundi, which was attacked and vandalized in May 2015 following an attempted coup.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105africa_Burundi_Bujumbura.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=onw5TGE1)
June 21, 2021
Justice is Unfinished Business in Rwanda
![French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Rwanda President Paul Kagame at a dinner for leaders of African states, at the Elysee Palace, Paris, May 17, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202106africa_rwanda_kagamemacron.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=v-dBqlmD)
June 19, 2021
Iran: Overseer of Mass Executions Elected President
Further Erosion of Political Rights, Accountability
![Ebrahim Raeesi, a candidate in the 2017 presidential elections, addresses his supporters during a campaign rally at Imam Khomeini Mosque in the capital, Tehran, on May 16, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201812mena_iran_raeesi.jpg?itok=byhac1aw)
June 19, 2021
'Hugs Not Walls' an Inspiration for US Immigration Policy
Annual Event Underscores the Need for Racial Justice, Family Unity
![Immigrant families separated by immigration status, lack of visas, or deportations, are briefly reunited in the dry Rio Grande riverbed](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202105us_hugs_borders_event.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=E-XXbkA6)
June 19, 2021
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Thousands protest the anti-LGBT law in Budapest, Hungary, June 14, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202105hungary_voting_lgbtq.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=IcpSYao1)
June 18, 2021
Egypt: Commute Death Sentences for Rab’a Protestors
Leading Opposition Figures Convicted in Unfair Mass Trial
![A volunteer tends to an injured demonstrator in front of a police armored personnel carrier (APC) in Rab’a Square in Cairo, Egypt on August 14, 2013](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/201308mena_egypt_rabasquare.jpg?h=73545cb6&itok=9AXacIYG)