![Homeless women sleep outside on a mattress in the "Villa 31" neighborhood during a government-ordered lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 6, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005americas_argentina_housingright.jpg?h=c7b06e93&itok=0Aax2yxi)
![Homeless women sleep outside on a mattress in the "Villa 31" neighborhood during a government-ordered lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 6, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005americas_argentina_housingright.jpg?h=c7b06e93&itok=0Aax2yxi)
Uganda: Drop Charges Against 19 Homeless Youth
Gay and Transgender People Still Detained Under Bogus Covid-19 Pretext
![Ugandan police and other security forces chase people off the streets, after police cleared a stand of motorcycle taxis which are no longer permitted to operate after all public transport was banned for two weeks to halt the spread of the new coronavirus,](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004africa_uganda_covid_enforcement.jpg?itok=e1dsEFIe)
Kyrgyzstan Should Grant Rights Defender His Freedom
Azimjon Askarov’s Final Appeal to Be Heard May 13
![Ethnic Uzbek journalist Azimzhan Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial and jailed for life looks through metal bars during hearings at the Bishkek regional court, Kyrgyzstan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202002eca_kyrgyzstan_askarov.jpg?itok=jEMWmJMm)
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella after their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-russia-eca-putin.jpg?itok=PWJ995IT)
EU, UK Sanction Top Nicaraguan Officials
Authorities Implicated in Violent 2018 Crackdown
![United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/201904asia_china_guterres_xi.jpg?h=e5797550&itok=-V_nHYH-)
Closing Pakistan’s Maternity Wards Puts Women at Risk
Protect Health Workers, Ensure Essential Medical Care During Pandemic
![Pakistani women wearing face masks leave the Aga Khan hospital where a patient suspected of having contracted coronavirus was admitted, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005asia_pakistan_maternity.jpg?h=4e5c9279&itok=q01-U-fP)
Saudi Arabia: Prince in Incommunicado Detention
Source Claims Arbitrary Detention, Possible Enforced Disappearance
![Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during Janadriyah Cultural Festival on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 12, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202001wr_saudi_human_rights.jpg?h=d3031946&itok=NljULZS2)
Thailand Should Free Detained Migrants Amid Pandemic
Covid-19 Infections Spread Like Wildfire in Squalid Lockup
![A photo showing Bangkok Immigration Detention Center taken in January, 2020. At least 65 detainees in Thailand’s Songkhla immigration detention center have tested positive for Covid-19.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005asia_thailand_immigration.jpg?h=4bbc99ae&itok=Ih0w2LUe)
Venezuelan Human Rights Group Under Attack
Human rights NGO Provea finds itself the target of a barrage of accusations by the Maduro regime. The crime? Advocating for due process and basic rights
![Conference "United for Human Rights" featuring Provea's director in Caracas, Venezuela.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005americas_vene_provea.jpeg?h=3dbd9eac&itok=QHVXdSK5)
Hungary Rejects Opportunity to Protect Women from Violence
Government Blocks Key Treaty as Covid-19 Exposes Scale of Domestic Abuse
![Candles and silhouettes representing victims are placed during a rally to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women outside the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, November 25, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005europe_hungary_womensrights_domesticviolence.jpg?h=0c2904f9&itok=M6vX4OXE)
Governments Call for Protection of Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Covid-19 Response Should Promote Gender Equality
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Iran: Prosecutions for Protests About Plane-Downing
At Least 13 Convicted for Protesting Deadly Attack on Ukrainian Airliner
![In this January 11, 2020, people gather for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Ukraine plane crash at the gate of Amir Kabir University in Tehran, Iran.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005mena_iran_vigil.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=gfMLP44T)
#MeToo in the land of censorship
![Screenwriter Zhou Xiaoxuan speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at her home in Beijing, China, on January 16, 2019, detailing her involvement in China's #MeToo movement.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005asia_china_metoo.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=ku9A8aDJ)