![Felix Tshisekedi holds up the constitution after being sworn into office as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Kinshasa, January 24, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902africa_drc_tshisekedi.jpg?itok=qK8V5nTR)
![Felix Tshisekedi holds up the constitution after being sworn into office as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Kinshasa, January 24, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902africa_drc_tshisekedi.jpg?itok=qK8V5nTR)
April 10, 2019
Afghanistan’s Media Self-Censors to Survive
Press Freedom at Risk in Deadliest Country for Journalists
![Policemen help Afghan journalists, victims of a second blast, in Kabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804asia_afghanistan_kabul_attack_2.jpg?itok=OnTGj3TM)
April 10, 2019
One Woman's Extraordinary Journey to Australia
![Nujeen Mustafa](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901defender_nujeen_mustafa_0.png?itok=cjBWK8_K)
April 10, 2019
Malaysia: Backtracking on Abusive Security Law
Keep Election Promise to Abolish National Security Council Act
![Section from Malaysia ruling party’s election manifesto, “Buku Harapan: Rebuilding Our Nation, Fulfilling Our Hopes,” promising to repeal abusive laws including the National Security Act of 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904asia_malaysia_manifesto.jpg?itok=FEc1I83z)
April 10, 2019
South Sudanese Leaders Should Use Vatican Visit to Recommit to Justice
Renew Support for the Hybrid Court to Address Past Crimes
![Pope Francis and President Salva Kiir](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904africa_southsudan_kiir_popefrancis_vatican.jpg?itok=k9niGMA5)
April 10, 2019
Making Life a Little Easier on Ukraine’s Front Lines
Government Eases Crossing Pass Requirements, Should Stop Pension Discrimination
![People walking across the crossing point at Stanitsa Luhanska.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201811eca_ukraine_p012.jpg?itok=l1i7PYhH)
April 10, 2019
Morocco: Shocking Verdict Against Activists, A Journalist
![Moroccans take part in a demonstration against what they perceive as the marginalization of the Rif region, in the town of Al-Hoceima, Morocco early June 3, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_morocco_wrchapter.jpg?itok=IFm1UAVK)
April 10, 2019
Call to Eliminate Japan’s “Hostage Justice” System by Japanese Legal Professionals
Signed by 1,010 professionals
April 10, 2019
Turkey: Mass Prosecution of Lawyers
Misuse of Terrorism Charge Undermines Fair Trial Rights
![Lawyers march in Istanbul on January 24, 2019 Day of the Endangered Lawyer. The banner reads: “To silence the lawyer’s voice is to deprive the citizen of breath.”](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904eca_turkey_main.jpg?itok=UHMlSU6Q)
April 10, 2019
Cameroon: Government Forces Attack Village
Investigate Murders of Civilians, Violence in and around Health Centers
![Men carry a dead body for burial in the North-West region village of Meluf, Cameroon, after government forces killed five civilian men on April 4, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904africa_cameroon_meluf1_0.jpg?itok=ipO_0xIH)
April 9, 2019
UN Security Council: Support Venezuela Emergency Declaration
UN Secretary-General Should Lead Urgent Humanitarian Response
![A severely malnourished Venezuelan lies in a hospital bed in Cúcuta, Colombia. July 26, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904americas_venezuela_main.jpg?itok=__8ANsaO)
April 9, 2019
Indonesia: New Book on Ethnic, Religious Violence
Government Repression and Communal Attacks in Post-Suharto Era
![Cover of Race, Islam and Power.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904asia_indonesia_andreas_book.jpg?itok=ICIP65FY)
April 9, 2019
Keeping Teenage Girls in School
Proposed Bill Signals United States’ Key Role in Supporting Secondary Education Globally
![201904us_global_education_schools_1](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904us_global_education_schools_1.jpg?itok=i65gTZ02)
April 9, 2019
Closure of Key Highway Adds to Kashmir’s Woes
India’s ‘Muscular’ Approach Disregards Rights
![201904asia_india_kashmir_highway_jammu](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904asia_india_kashmir_highway_jammu.jpg?itok=oUrLswIo)