![British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 22, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110uk_un_environment_address.jpg?h=0c3ec816&itok=3muIWfN5)
![British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 22, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110uk_un_environment_address.jpg?h=0c3ec816&itok=3muIWfN5)
Judicial Action Against Police Abuse in Brazil
![Police officers patrol the Rocinha slum after violent clashes between drug gangs, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 29, 2017. The banner reads: "The Rocinha asks for peace."](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801americas_brazil_worldreportpresser.jpg?itok=x8Q70dPP)
Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugee Activists at Risk
Killing of Mohib Ullah Exposes Grave Gaps in Camp Safety
![Mohibullah in Cox's Bazar](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109asia_bangladesh_mohibullah.jpeg?h=10bf9d31&itok=I_6RXis6)
Averting Afghanistan’s Economic and Food Crises
The Taliban’s cruelties are horrendous, but withholding international support and maintaining blanket sanctions will only hurt the long-suffering Afghan people.
![202110asia_afghanistan_money](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110asia_afghanistan_money1.jpg?h=c61b0b88&itok=H8i4IqT7)
Congo First Lady’s Foundation Accuses Activists
Criminal Charges Brought Against Group Alleging Corruption
![Parfait Muhani (left), Ghislain Muhiwa](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110drcongo_activists_held_detained.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=hpCZiIe5)
Ensuring All Iraqis with Disabilities Are Able to Vote
Progress Toward Accessibility Ahead of Elections, but Gaps Remain
![A voter who uses a wheelchair at a polling place in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on May 12, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202109iraq_disability_voting.jpg?h=7abf95bd&itok=-iWVeXtv)
UN Rights Body Should Stand with Yemeni People
Renewing Vital Mandate Essential to Support Victims, Stem Abuse
![202103mena_yemen_marib5](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103mena_yemen_marib5.jpg?h=87f69689&itok=W938Yher)
Ukrainian Families Stranded in Afghanistan
When Flights Resume, Step Up Evacuation Efforts for Citizens, Afghans at Risk
![Ukrainian citizens gathered outside Hamid Karzai International airport in early September 2021 asking Ukraine to evacuate them, Kabul Afghanistan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110afghanistain_ukraine_airport.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=ywhSaCfv)
India's Supreme Court Orders to Vaccinate Patients in Mental Health Facilities
The SC Order is Welcome, But More Needs to Be Done for People with Disabilities
![Women with perceived or actual psychosocial disabilities at a mental hospital in Mumbai](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110asia_disability_covid_vaccine.jpg?h=ec041e41&itok=IefehoNo)
Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat
Failure to Protect Older People, People with Disabilities in British Columbia
![A woman sits to take a rest as heat wave hits Western Canada on June 30, 2021 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. © 2021 Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110canada_canada_heatwave.jpg?h=38a5dd6e&itok=3yiYrL8T)
Colombia: Justice Needed for 2017 Police Massacre
Rights Groups Submit Brief to Constitutional Court
![Colombian police officers during an operation in December 2020 to eradicate illicit crops in Tumaco, Nariño state, Colombia. Over three years earlier, in October 2017, seven civilians protesting eradication operations were killed in the same state.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110Americas_Colombia_Coca.jpg?h=6c8310fb&itok=GDvYogZ1)
Witness: 'Like the Whole System is Collapsing'
Stories from People with Disabilities During Canada’s Extreme Heatwave
![Camper van at sunset](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110canada_witness_heatwave.jpg?h=50bfb3fc&itok=tNtItexu)
Qatar: Ensure Fair Trial of Ex-Qatar 2022 Official
Allegations of Coerced Confession
![Abdullah Ibhais at a restaurant](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110mena_qatar_abdullah_ibahis.jpg?h=9c610b38&itok=PRnKOv_3)
Duterte is worried about the ICC. He should be.
![211004asia_philippines_duterte](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/211004asia_philippines_duterte.jpg?h=31a53609&itok=V51ksuyd)