Australia Inquiry on Beijing Academic Freedom Threats
Foreign Interference, Harassment of Students and Academics
![Two students walking on a university campus](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203asia_australia_nsw_campus.jpg?h=0ab02aba&itok=ltL529O8)
Colombia/Venezuela: Border Area Abuses by Armed Groups
Killings, Disappearances, Child Recruitment, Forced Displacement
![An improvised shelter in Vichada state, Colombia, where Indigenous people fleeing Venezuela's Apure state live in poor conditions, without sufficient access to food, drinking water, and health services, February 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203americas_colombia_tentresized.jpg?h=a879ac9f&itok=BNzuuS_K)
World Cup Draw Feted in Qatar, but Migrants Left in Lurch
FIFA Should Provide Reparations for Loss of Migrant Workers’ Lives, Livelihoods
![A general view of the Al Thumama Stadium is seen in Doha, Qatar, October 22, 2021. The stadium will be one of the venues for the 2022 World Cup.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111mena_qatar_stadium_worldcup.jpg?h=c19d89d9&itok=508vbzdB)
Japan and Australia Should Sanction the Myanmar Military
Betting on ASEAN’S Fruitless Diplomacy Undermines International Action
![Demonstrators in Yangon protest the military coup in Myanmar](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/01/202201asia_myanmar_protest.jpg?h=02cb7f90&itok=tjswc3U1)
Egypt: Police Target Sudanese Refugee Activists
Arbitrary Arrests, Beatings, Forced Labor
![Men sitting in a cafe predominantly visited by Sudanese migrants in Cairo, Egypt, 08 August 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203mena_egypt_sudanese.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=NTUcAFZ7)
Pandemic strikes new, authoritarian Hong Kong
Under Beijing’s control, the densely populated city is struggling to respond to a new COVID-19 wave.
![Healthcare workers walk along the makeshift Covid-19 isolation facilities in the San Tin area of Hong Kong, March 11, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203asia_china_hk_covid.jpg?h=790be497&itok=0oG1DL2v)
Sri Lanka’s Changes to Abusive Security Law Superficial
Attempt to Deflect Criticism of Prevention of Terrorism Act Falls Short
![Two people hold protest signs written in Sinhalese](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203asia_srilanka_pta_protest.jpg?h=137df723&itok=mpLC0RAT)
UK Government Fails Low-Income Households
Budget Policies Will Harm Rights of Those Hit by Rising Living Costs
![Rishi Sunak, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, poses for the media as he leaves 11 Downing Street](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203eca_uk_rishi_sunak.jpg?h=9b7faa18&itok=b9ifvWgP)
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Afghan girls attend class at a high school in Herat, Afghanistan, November 25, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203asia_afghanistan_girls_education.jpg?h=beb6a3f0&itok=sGOOonfj)
Kazakhstan Authorities Should Drop Charges, Release Opposition Activist
Charges Contradict Government’s Reform Claims
![201709eca_kazakhstan_mamay](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709eca_kazakhstan_mamay.jpg?itok=tok7Vymk)
Extreme Heat Dangers When Pregnant in Pakistan
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Central to Climate Action
![Women arrive at an agricultural farm](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203asia_wrd_pakistan_farmworkers.jpg?h=da64aff5&itok=RvH8WzeJ)
Human Rights Consensus Around Crime of Apartheid
HRW Statement - Item 7 Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on OPT - HRC49
![Palestinian laborers line up to cross a checkpoint at the entrance to the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem, June 30, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109israel_apartheid_palestine.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=j7Zsa51m)
Embracing Autocrats to Help Ukraine Is a Losing Proposition
![Police detain a demonstrator at a protest against the war in Ukraine, in Lenin Square, Novosibirsk on March 2, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/03/202203eca_russia_notowar.jpg?h=90b66b53&itok=YN1QPt0I)