![Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, center, and US Congressman Jimmy Gomez, hold a press conference about the new Child Tax Credit, in Los Angeles, July 15, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110us_child_tax_credit.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=sjLkt6ln)
![Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, center, and US Congressman Jimmy Gomez, hold a press conference about the new Child Tax Credit, in Los Angeles, July 15, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110us_child_tax_credit.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=sjLkt6ln)
October 8, 2021
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Protesters hold a 'Myanmar Is A Global Issue' banner during a demonstration in London, England.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202009asia_myanmar_londonprotest.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=f7cPwiPD)
October 8, 2021
Saudi’s Takeover of Newcastle F.C. a Wake-Up Call on Rights
Sportswashing Cannot Conceal Fate of Those Jailed and Abused Back Home
![Fans react outside the stadium after the announcement of the Newcastle Takeover in St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain on October 7, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110saudiarabia_newcastle_united.jpg?h=9f1f8689&itok=taN_xwXx)
October 8, 2021
India: Gunmen Target Minorities in Jammu and Kashmir
Protect Hindus, Sikhs in Muslim-Majority Region
![Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard next to teachers at a government school where suspected militants fatally shot two teachers on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, October 7, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110asia_india_kashmir.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=jkfdEP6R)
October 8, 2021
Statement on Incendiary Weapons, UN General Assembly First Committee
Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher
![201911arms_iw_syria](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911arms_iw_syria.jpg?itok=u4gntqyt)
October 8, 2021
Ukraine: Security Agency Reform Bill Risks Undermining Human Rights
Revise Draft before Final Vote
![Lawmakers attend a parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine December 21, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201701europe_ukraine_parliament.jpg?itok=56RiJIoq)
October 8, 2021
Victims of North Korea’s ‘Paradise on Earth’ Campaign Demand Justice
Hundreds of Thousands Prevented from Returning to Japan
![Escapees from North Korea and their supporters march to the Tokyo District Court to file a lawsuit against the North Korean government for violating their human rights, August 20, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110northkorea_paradise_earth_lawsuit.jpg?h=7905f18b&itok=0NZ-TY7Q)
October 8, 2021
Israel/Palestine: Facebook Censors Discussion of Rights Issues
Independent Investigation, Alignment with International Standards Needed
![A Palestinian demonstrator holds a banner of the Facebook logo.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110mena_israel_palestine_facebook.jpeg?h=b8c0c725&itok=WwlNpr_Y)
October 8, 2021
Burundi: Lawyer’s Conviction a Travesty of Justice
Appeals Court Upholds 5-Year Sentence for Tony Germain Nkina
![Tony Germain Nkina](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202010africa_burundi_nkina.jpg?h=f1d470a3&itok=DudBY7QT)
October 8, 2021
Greece Activists Face Intimidation, Threats, Attacks
Government Should Curb Chilling Environment for Civil Society
![A dinghy with migrants, left, with Turkish ships in the background, in the narrow stretch of water between the eastern Greek island of Lesbos and the Turkish coast on April 2, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107greece_ngo_migrants.jpg?h=6084a76b&itok=K53x469S)
October 7, 2021
Joint NGO Statement in Response to the GSP Draft Regulation
![Joint NGO Statement](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110us_eugsp_logos.jpg?h=ddd56d4d&itok=uGwlWW9m)
October 7, 2021
Film Controversy Raises Issues of Informed Consent
Clearer Standards and Vetting Can Help Protect Survivors
![A 22-year-old Iraqi Yezidi woman carries her 2-year-old son at her home in al-Hasakeh, northeastern Syria, on November 23, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110iraq_syria_informed_consent.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=WRCKLlWD)
October 7, 2021
Milestone Bill Would Bar Imports Linked to Forest Destruction
![202001AME_Brazil_photo01](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001ame_brazil_photo01.jpg?itok=8BeW6Z4K)
October 7, 2021
UN rights body needs to renew Yemen mandate; strengthen scrutiny of Philippines
Item 10 General Debate - HRC48
![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_2021/09/202109Americas_Venezuela_HRC.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=is8vJVBl)
October 7, 2021
Belarus Authorities ‘Purge’ Human Rights Defenders
Criminal Charges, Raids, Closure of Organizations
![Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski speaks after he and the Belarusian human rights organization Vjasna were awarded the 2020 Right Livelihood Award during the 2020 awarding ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on December 3, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110belarus_crackdown_activist_organizations_human_rights.jpg?h=a358c323&itok=d_INfQ8K)