![Protesters calling for an end to the death penalty unfurl a banner before police arrest them outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington January 17, 2007.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712usp_doyleleehamm_deathpenaltydispatch.jpg?itok=L7vEsWVD)
![Protesters calling for an end to the death penalty unfurl a banner before police arrest them outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington January 17, 2007.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712usp_doyleleehamm_deathpenaltydispatch.jpg?itok=L7vEsWVD)
October 26, 2018
Iran: Environmentalists Face Capital Charges
Detained for 9 Months; No Access to a Lawyer
![A campaign poster showing environmental activists, Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar Bayani, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Houman Jokar, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashani, Morad Tahbaz and Abdolreza Kouhpayeh.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808mena_iran_enviro.jpg?itok=xHbdRGG8)
October 25, 2018
Hong Kong’s Heightened Crackdown on Dissent
China Should Reverse Ban on Hong Kong National Party
![Andy Chan (C), founder of the Hong Kong National Party, is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) in Hong Kong on August 14, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809asia_china_hk_andy_chan.jpg?itok=fSAKXanm)
October 25, 2018
Push is on in Australia to End Intersex Abuses
Rights Commission Consultation Exposes Harmful, Unnecessary Medical Practices
![Main image for Intersex Prresser](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710lgbt_us_presser.jpg?itok=tdzozxet)
October 25, 2018
Brazil: Journalists Face Intimidation in Campaign
Presidential Candidates Should Condemn Violence
![Jaera Bolsonaro with journalists](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810americas_brazil_bozo.jpg?itok=rHGI8q7N)
October 25, 2018
Is Senegal Ready to Listen to Adolescent Girls?
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October 25, 2018
Central European University May Be Forced Out of Hungary
EU Institutions Should Condemn Curbs on Academic Freedom
![People in Budapest protest a draft law targeting Central European University, Hungary, April 4, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-hungary-europe-protest.jpg?itok=DT2ZpZkE)
October 25, 2018
Russia: Unaddressed Domestic Violence Puts Women at Risk
Legislative Changes, Stronger Police Action Needed
![In February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201818eca_russia_dv_1.jpg?itok=I5hCgnGj)
October 25, 2018
Interview: Giving a Green Light to Abuse in Russia
![In February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201818eca_russia_dv_1.jpg?itok=I5hCgnGj)
October 25, 2018
The Human Cost of Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law
![Governor Basuki “Ahok” Purnama after the sentencing in his blasphemy trial in Jakarta on May 9, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rts15ri0.jpg?itok=H5vtgq3W)
October 24, 2018
South Sudan: Soldiers Attack Civilians in Western Region
Abuses by Both Sides Underline Need for Justice
![201810AFR_South_Sudan_Wau](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810afr_south_sudan_wau.jpg?itok=cGSjlQX7)
![Palestinian riot police confront demonstrators protesting security coordination between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 23, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810mena_palestine_main_0.jpg?itok=TEyVp1og)
October 23, 2018
Interview: How Palestinian Authorities Crush Dissent
Critics Arrested, Detained, Tortured
![Palestinian riot police confront demonstrators protesting security coordination between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 23, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810mena_palestine_main_0.jpg?itok=TEyVp1og)
October 23, 2018
Human Rights Watch Mourns Loss of David Mepham
![](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/photographs/David_2014.jpg?itok=FthkSXil)
October 23, 2018
Human Rights Watch Wins Award for Nursing Home Study
Highlights Need for Better Protection Against Overmedication
![Nursing Homes Preview](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802nursing_home_preview_image.jpg?itok=HolKf0Bm)