![Anote Tong, then president of Kiribati, swims in the lagoon near his home.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806kiribati_anote_swimming.jpg?itok=RXWqb5gR)
![Anote Tong, then president of Kiribati, swims in the lagoon near his home.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806kiribati_anote_swimming.jpg?itok=RXWqb5gR)
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![The Russian and Brazilian football teams play a pre-World Cup international friendly match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia on March 23, 2018. The FIFA World Cup final will be played at this stadium on July 15 2018. (c) 2018 Ashley Kowalski](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804eca_stadium_russia.jpg?itok=Bb-PT8OL)
Maldives’ Slide Toward One Party Rule
Former President, Judges Convicted in Politically Motivated Case
![Abdulla Yameen takes his oath as the President of Maldives during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Male November 17, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_maldives_yameen.jpg?itok=jkiaffhk)
Discrimination Has No Role in the World Cup
![A Fifa tem influência para exigir respeito a direitos humanos](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806americas_brazil_fifa.jpg?itok=xdEvoqbJ)
Yemen: Key Concerns for Hodeida Battle
Poor Record of Coalition and Houthi Indiscriminate Attacks and Aid Restrictions
![Imports sit destroyed in a damaged warehouse at the port in Hodeida city, Yemen. © November 2016 Kristine Beckerle / Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806mena_yemen_imports_2016.jpg?itok=ET3VMyns)
Vietnam: Investigate Police Response to Mass Protests
Hundreds Detained in Sweeping Crackdown
![Police disperse a demonstration against a draft law on special economic zones in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 10, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_vietnam_protest.jpg?itok=EJ2gdfWk)
India: Act on UN Rights Report on Kashmir
Authorities Should Allow International Investigation, Provide Redress for Abuses
![An Indian police officer fires a tear gas shell toward demonstrators, during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, in Srinagar, May 8, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_india_kashmir1.jpg?itok=gOXMI02Q)
India Should Not Reject UN Report on Kashmir
Government Should Commit to Acting on Findings
![A woman watches the funeral of a civilian who, according to local media, was hit by a police vehicle during a protest after Friday prayers, in Srinagar, June 2, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_india_kashmir2.jpg?itok=oAbSgB44)
Singapore: End Broad Restrictions on Speech
Prime Minister’s Statement Highlights Limits on Freedom of Expression
![Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visits a media center for the summit between the U.S and North Korea, in Singapore, June 10, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_singapore_pm.jpg?itok=oQJ6INzg)
Philippine Police Chief Halts Crime Suspect ‘Perp Walks’
Nod to Due Process Underscores Wider Accountability Deficit in ‘Drug War’
![Oscar Albayalde arrives for the National Police chief handover ceremony in Camp Crame, Quezon City, metro Manila, Philippines, April 19, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_philippines_albayalde_pnp.jpg?itok=LXuJCAVV)
Transitional Justice in Nepal
A New Government Offers Some Hope but Will Need International Assistance
![Activists observe a minute of silence in memory of the people who disappeared during the decade-long armed Maoist insurgency against the now-toppled monarchy to observe the International Day of the Disappeared in Kathmandu, Nepal August 30, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_nepal_disappeared_protest.jpg?itok=4AYVF2Qo)
What Lies Beneath Russia's World Cup Glam and Glitter?
Russia today is at its most repressive since the Soviet era.
![201805ECA_Russia_Fifa](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805eca_russia_fifa.png?itok=7QQdH1rX)
Street Vendors Near New York’s 'Ground Zero' Face an Uncertain Future
NYPD Pushes to Displace Largely Muslim Local Street Vendors
![Street Vendors who work near the World Trade Center stand outside of New York's City Hall to oppose proposed legislation that would result in their displacement.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806us_muslim_sstreetvendors.jpg?itok=KFFfxuXy)
FIFA 2018 Kicks Off, While Dozens Remain Behind Bars
European Parliament Calls On Russia to Free Oleg Sentsov and Oyub Titiev
![Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov gestures from a defendants' box as he attends a court hearing in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, July 21, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805europer_russia_ukraine_sentsov.jpg?itok=AkmE6ZB1)