![A Tanzanian policeman watches over as Burundian refugees gather on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kagunga village in Kigoma region in western Tanzania, where they wait for transport to Kigoma township, May 17, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909africa_tanzania_burundianrefugees.jpg?itok=u-v03vuj)
![A Tanzanian policeman watches over as Burundian refugees gather on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kagunga village in Kigoma region in western Tanzania, where they wait for transport to Kigoma township, May 17, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909africa_tanzania_burundianrefugees.jpg?itok=u-v03vuj)
US: Proposed Debt Collection Rule Fails Consumers
Weakened Protections from Abusive Collectors, Reduced Oversight
![© 2016 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/hrw_debt_final3.jpg?itok=K4QYDgN6)
Tajikistan: Barriers to Aid for Domestic Violence Victims
Gaps in Government Response Put Women’s Lives at Risk
![201909ECA_Tajikistan_main](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909eca_tajikistan_main.jpg?itok=UMEPGfP1)
Indonesia: Draft Criminal Code Disastrous for Rights
Remove Provisions Harmful to Women, Minorities, Free Speech
![LGBT activists protest the planned revision to Indonesia’s criminal code outside parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 12, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909asia_indonesia_protest.jpg?itok=hvX4qTU-)
Venezuela: Extrajudicial Killings in Poor Areas
Pattern of Serious Police Abuse Goes Unpunished
![Members the National Police Action Force, or FAES, an elite commando unit created for anti-gang operations, patrol the Antimano neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909americas_venezuela_faes.jpg?itok=DFjm5VdF)
Afghanistan: Taliban’s Criminal Attacks on Election Activities
Violence Targeting Civilians Is a War Crime
![Afghan police inspect the site of a suicide attack in Parwan, Afghanistan, September 17, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909asia_afghanistan_bombing.jpg?itok=IR14gmnW)
UN Chief Should Denounce China’s Abuses in Xinjiang
Publicly Call for Closing Detention Camps
![United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904asia_china_guterres_xi.jpg?itok=fq-Sg05H)
US: New Food Inspection Rule Puts Workers in Danger
Increased Line Speeds for Hog Slaughter Risk Injury, Death
![201909bhr_usp_meatpacking_handsillo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909bhr_usp_meatpacking_handsillo_0.jpg?itok=vMeHtLN1)
For Communities in South Africa, Climate Change is Now
![Coal mine in Somkhele viewed from Ocilwane village in Fuleni, KwaZulu-Natal. © 2018 Rob Symons](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904ehr_southafrica_mining_backimage.jpg?itok=IlsR3Hrm)
Jordan: Hundreds Displaced Based on Family Ties
Enforcement of Local Practice Outside Rule of Law
![Madaba governorate on Jordan's map](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901mena_jordan_jalwa.jpg?itok=7-REc2aq)
Brazil: Criminal Networks Target Rainforest Defenders
Violence and Impunity Endanger Climate Change Commitment
![Cláudio José da Silva at the bank of the Pindaré river, in the Brazilian Amazon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909ame_brazil_amazon_rainforest_defenders.jpg?itok=a5GNg2-Y)
UN: Address Egypt’s Assault on Rights
Use Review in Geneva to Address Unprecedented Levels of Repression
![201909mena_egypt_security](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909mena_egypt_security.jpg?itok=XW0ltrw_)
India: Free Kashmiris Arbitrarily Detained
Thousands Held More Than a Month Without Charge
![A paramilitary trooper stands guard during shutdown in Srinagar, Kashmir.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909asia_india_kashmir_0.jpg?itok=mkG7MrVW)
China: Xinjiang Children Separated from Families
Return Minors Housed in State-Run Institutions to Relatives
![The entrance to the No. 4 High School with a sign that reads "Entering school grounds, please speak Mandarin," left, in Peyzawat, Xinjiang region. © 2018 AP Photo/Ng Han Guan](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909asia_china_xinjiang_school.jpg?itok=6-migiaa)
Bangladesh: Internet Blackout on Rohingya Refugees
Shutdown Hinders Emergency Response, Risks Lives
![A Rohingya refugee man stands on a makeshift house at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on Setember 13, 2019. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909asia_myanmar_coxsbazar.jpg?itok=sS2bwSLS)