![A US border patrol agent walks along the border fence separating Mexico from the United States near Calexico, California, U.S. February 8, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-us-united-states-border-patrol-immigration.jpg?itok=KiJVzKEc)
![A US border patrol agent walks along the border fence separating Mexico from the United States near Calexico, California, U.S. February 8, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-us-united-states-border-patrol-immigration.jpg?itok=KiJVzKEc)
Bangladesh: Violent Campaign Targets Opposition
Protect Candidates to Ensure a Credible Election
![Police rush Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters at a protest on February 9, 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201812asia_bangladesh_protest_0.jpg?itok=UTTxDuNK)
US: Don’t Return Asylum Seekers to Mexico
Policy Change Unnecessary, Potentially Dangerous
![201711usp_TheDeported_MexicoBorderEntrance](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711usp_thedeported_mexicoborderentrance.jpg?itok=X55DbJN2)
Vietnam: Big Brother Is Watching Everyone
Draft Cyber Security Decree Will Seriously Undermine Rights
![Deputies attend the opening ceremony of the National Assembly's autumn session in Hanoi, Vietnam October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kham](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_vietnam_national_assembly.jpg?itok=t80qy6WN)
Nicaragua: Zero Tolerance for Scrutiny
Government Expels International Bodies, Accuses Rights Defenders
![Nicaragua_Vilma Nunez](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901amer_nicaragua_vilmanunez.jpg?itok=_Y85mRFe)
Iran: Imprisoned Dissident Dies
Systematic Failure to Investigate Deaths in Detention
![Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj, Iran.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/iran0814_coverimage.jpg?itok=NMQ1mtrS)
UAE: Release Imprisoned Jordanian Journalist
3-Year Sentence, Fine Violated Right to Free Expression
![MENA UAE Jordan Journalist Tayseer al-Najjar](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/image2-cropped_resized.jpg?itok=p84qNYXg)
Guatemala: New Attack on Anti-Corruption Body
Government to Expel Key Investigators
![Guatemala's President Jimmy Morales attends the Latin America and Caribbean International Economic Forum at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708americas_guatemala_jimmymorales.jpg?itok=eKVrQz-Z)
Myanmar: Disband Panel on Crimes Against Rohingya
Rakhine State Commission Delays Efforts at Justice; Claim of ‘No Evidence’ Shows Bias
![Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_burma_human_rights.jpg?itok=dOeyVHGY)
Brazil: Police Killings at Record High in Rio
Unlawful Actions Undermine Public Security
![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)
Maldives: New Government Should Promote Rights
Letter to President Ibrahim Solih Highlights Key Areas
![Ibrahim Mohamed Solih interacts with supporters during a gathering in Malé, Maldives, September 24, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810asia_maldives_solih.jpg?itok=YANR4KgJ)
Former UN Rights Chief Joins Human Rights Watch Board
![Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland February 26, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804un_unhchr_zeid.jpg?itok=Mk-KU3Oi)
Mali: Militias Kill Over 75 Civilians
Judicial Inquiries, Arrests First Steps Toward Prosecuting Those Responsible
![Members of the Dogon militia, Dan Na Ambassagou, which was founded to defend the Dogon community from attacks by Islamist armed groups. Dan Na Ambassagou has been implicated in numerous serious abuses against Peuhl civilians.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201812africa_mali_dannaambassagou.png?itok=jjfHP54f)
South Sudan: Spate of Sexual Violence
Impunity Fueling Roadside Attacks on Women, Girls Around Bentiu
![Women line up for food rations at a distribution site in Bentiu, South Sudan, on December 8, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201812africa_southsudan_womenbentiu.jpg?itok=jB2bahQa)
Sigrid Kaag Opens Amsterdam Human Rights Weekend 2019
“Where Do I Stand” is Theme of Event at De Balie (7-10 February)
![Human Rights Weekend Amsterdam 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201812eca_weekend_amsterdam.jpg?itok=klRVgid8)