![A woman takes part in a rally marking the first anniversary of the “Black Protest” against plans of changing the abortion law, in front of Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2017. The poster reads "Women's rights are a condition of](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712europe_poland_abortion_protest.jpg?itok=zlpZWAYv)
![A woman takes part in a rally marking the first anniversary of the “Black Protest” against plans of changing the abortion law, in front of Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland October 3, 2017. The poster reads "Women's rights are a condition of](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712europe_poland_abortion_protest.jpg?itok=zlpZWAYv)
December 3, 2017
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Voices From The Ground
The Stories From People With Disabilities Who Have Endured Humanitarian crises
![Ali, a 22-year-old Afghan asylum seeker with a disability, living in Moria camp, on the beach in Lesbos, Greece. He told Human Rights Watch he can’t access showers in the camp and sometimes tries to wash himself in the sea.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711eca_greece_refugeeswdisabilities2.jpg?itok=tt9kcJyW)
December 1, 2017
No Woman Should Need to Beg for An Abortion
![People participate in the SlutWalk protest on Copacabana Beach, here pope Francis will celebrate mass at night, in Rio de Janeiro, July, 2013. The sign reads "No more criminalization of women, abortion is a right". © REUTERS/Pilar Olivares](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709aborto_americas_brasil.png?itok=VV4X50sr)
December 1, 2017
An Interview with Graeme Reid on Defending LGBT Rights
![LGBT Rainbow Flag](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rainbow_flag_and_blue_skies.jpg?itok=nj7TjiZb)
December 1, 2017
UK Political Leaders Still Defending the Indefensible in Venezuela
Both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn Have Questions to Answer
![Venezuelan security forces use a water cannon to disperse an anti-government demonstration on the Francisco Fajardo Highway.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201705asia_laos_drugs.jpg?itok=7Unz-Oeo)
December 1, 2017
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Illustration shows torture in Venezuela.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711ame_venezuela_repression2.jpg?itok=sd8p0X5f)
December 1, 2017
The Opioid Commission Almost Got Something Right with Their Naloxone Recommendation
![Naloxone, a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose. Massachusetts, US, August 8, 2017. © 2017 Reuters.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708hhr_qa_naloxone.jpg?itok=LBKg6EPe)
December 1, 2017
Remembering Peter Takirambudde
![Peter Takirambudde](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712africa_uganda_peter.jpg?itok=INHKhmxU)
December 1, 2017
The Rights Weekender
![LGBT Rainbow Flag](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rainbow_flag_and_blue_skies.jpg?itok=nj7TjiZb)
December 1, 2017
Lebanon: Waste Crisis Posing Health Risks
End Open Burning; Create Long-Term Waste Management Plan
![Open burning of waste in Majadel, south Lebanon](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711mena_lebanon_wasteburning.jpg?itok=AgsteqBg)
December 1, 2017
Aid Workers Under Pressure in Calais
![Migrants in Calais gather in the rain for a clothing distribution in an industrial zone on the outskirts of Calais, France. © Futuro Berg/Help Refugees, October 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710crd_calais_clothing_distribution.jpg?itok=4zeEPQwZ)
December 1, 2017
Greece: Move Asylum Seekers to Safety Before Winter Hits
12 Groups Open Campaign to End Containment Policy
![A migrant walks after receiving food during snowfall at the Moria hotspot on the Greek island of Lesbos, on January 9, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711eca_greece_snowtensmigrants.jpg?itok=DhYWGhil)
December 1, 2017
ICC: Show Support at Annual Meeting
Increased Commitment Needed as Court’s Workload Expands
![The Permanent Premises of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-ij-icc-building-logo.jpg?itok=62spWQZl)
![Gay-rights activists take part in the 15th gay pride week parade on the street of Istiklal in Istanbul July 1, 2007.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711europe_turkey_lgbt.jpg?itok=BQfUPAsD)
December 1, 2017
US Embraces Cluster Munitions
Reverses Course on Internationally Banned, Reviled Weapons
![Cambodian Youen Sam En participated in the Dublin negotiations of the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions. He lost his eyesight and both hands when an submunition exploded.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/200808arms_cluster_munition_survivor.jpg?itok=HmOjrabe)