Romania — Latest EU Hotspot in Backlash Against LGBT Rights
When schools make LGBT topics taboo, children who identify as LGBT face shame and doubt and their peers learn hostility and intolerance
![A little girl walks holding an umbrella in the Transylvanian town of Sibiu, Romania, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206lgbt_romania_eu.jpg?h=bf3cbcfb&itok=RKONj_n-)
US Government Watchdog Finds Flawed Weapons Monitoring in Yemen
Oversight Needed to Protect Yemeni Civilians, Hold Saudi Arabia and UAE Accountable
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Kazakhstan: Opposition Politician Could Face 10-Year Sentence
Drop Unfounded Charges; Free Party Leader; Ensure Justice for Rights Abuses
![Zhanbolat Mamay](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206eca_kazakhstan_ZhanbolatMamay.jpg?h=9545d21b&itok=4zQPnUmk)
Recognized Yet Limited: Abortion Rights in Nepal
Gaps in Access and Equity Pose Challenges to Reproductive Rights
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On World Day Against Child Labor, US Should Protect Young Farmworkers
Lawmakers, Labor Department Need to Act
![17-year-old tobacco worker on a dirt road](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206americas_us_crd_childlabor_farm.jpg?h=8416f378&itok=WhGX2ZF-)
Rwanda: Jailed Critic Denounces Torture in Prison
Commonwealth Leaders Should Call for Credible Investigations, Prisoner Releases
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Russia: Enforced Disappearance of Ukrainian Teacher
Urgently Confirm Her Whereabouts, End Arbitrary Detentions
![Viktoria Andrusha](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206eca_ukraine_andrusha.jpg?h=3dbd9eac&itok=UcUjJHKp)
“Nothing Called Freedom”: A Decade of Detention for Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
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Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
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Historic Vote Urges Canadian Province to Stop Jailing Immigration Detainees
Vancouver City Council Calls on British Columbia to Cancel Detention Contract with Border Agency
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We Need to Find Missing Journalist, Rights Defender in Brazil’s Amazon
Dom Phillips, Bruno Pereira Disappeared June 5
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Biden’s Praise of Bolsonaro is Affront to Brazil's Forest Defenders
Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon at 15 Year High
![US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206americas_us_brazil_summit.jpg?h=790be497&itok=qUeWv-D-)
Egypt’s Response to Torture: Punish the Victims
Trial of Alleged Torture Victims Displays Ingrained Impunity
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