![Ugandan human rights activists hold a press conference on February 9 to condemn the violent break-in at Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) and call on police to investigate. HURINET/2018](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802lgbt_uganda_hurinet.jpg?itok=DO6qDuXc)
![Ugandan human rights activists hold a press conference on February 9 to condemn the violent break-in at Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) and call on police to investigate. HURINET/2018](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802lgbt_uganda_hurinet.jpg?itok=DO6qDuXc)
Tajikistan: Allow 10-Year-Old to Reunite with Mother
Authorities Block Activists’ Relatives from Leaving the Country
![Tajik authorities have placed 10-year-old Fatima Davlyatova, daughter of peaceful political activist, Shabnam Khudoydodova, on a watch list and prevented her from leaving to Europe to reunite with her mother.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808eca_tajikistan_fatima.jpg?itok=uUQcYL1S)
Nicaragua: Doctors, Health Workers Arbitrarily Fired
Dismissals Compound Effort to Limit Protesters’ Access to Medical Care
![Demonstration in support of doctors arbitrarily dismissed by the Nicaraguan Health Ministry authorities in apparent retaliation for participating in protests or otherwise disagreeing with government policy.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808americas_nicaragua_doctorspresser.jpg?itok=XmoYOsBF)
Côte d’Ivoire: No Amnesty for Serious Crimes of 2010-11 Crisis
Should Not Include War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
![A woman hides her face after recounting how pro-Ouattara forces killed two of her children and her brother during the post-election violence in Duékoué, western Côte d’Ivoire.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/cdi0413_coverimage.jpg?itok=baETAGoE)
China: US Tech Firms Risk Complicity in Abuses
Google, Facebook Build Censorship Tools to Enter Market
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Central African Republic: Short Sentences Cheat Victims
3-Year Terms for Peacekeepers for Mass Murder
![A memorial dedicated to the commemoration of the 13 people killed by Republic of Congo peacekeepers on March 24, 2014 in Boali, Central African Republic. Twelve of the victims were summarily executed. Credit: Lewis Mudge/Human Rights Watch.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808africa_car_memorial.jpg?itok=eEYGfW5J)
Zimbabwe: Intensified Crackdown on Opposition
End Attacks, Hold Those Responsible To Account
![Zimbabween soldiers stand guard as citizens run through the Harare's streets, on August 1, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808africa_zimbabwe_election_violence.png?itok=_L5_8yOy)
Bangladesh: Stop Attacks on Student Protesters, Critics
Photographer Shahidul Alam And Others Attacked, Detained
![Activist and photographer Shahidul Alam arrives surrounded by policemen for an appearance in a court, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 6, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808asia_bangladesh_shahidul.jpg?itok=W2RdB_Bk)
Bangladesh: Rohingya Endure Floods, Landslides
Refugees Awaiting Future Return to Myanmar Need Safer Camps
![A Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 19, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201709asia_bangladesh_refugees_camp.jpg?itok=x0bHLgQY)
Pakistan: Surge in Militant Attacks on Schools
Authorities Need to Better Protect Students, Teachers from Violence
![201808Asia_Pakistan_School](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808asia_pakistan_school_2.jpg?itok=zT3vOTeg)
US Sent ISIS Detainees to Possible Abuse
Transfer from Northern Syria to Lebanon Raises Torture, Fair Trial Concerns
![A Lebanese soldier at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_lebanon_arsal.jpg?itok=4mFvGuwR)
Qatar: Censorship Ignores Rights, FIFA Rules
2022 World Cup Host Should Reform Anti-LGBT Laws
![People look at a model of Al Thumama stadium during an unveiling ceremony at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, August 24, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_quatar_human_rights.jpg?itok=QvctJYod)
Brazil: Reproductive Rights Activist Threatened
Investigate Threats; Protect Freedom of Expression
![Activists demonstrate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 19, 2018 in favor of abortion legalization.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201807americas_brazil_womensrights_abortion.jpg?itok=5FQ9JBnk)
Iran: Environmentalists Face Arbitrary Detention
Activists Face Prolonged Detention, Threat of Torture
![A campaign poster showing environmental activists, Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar Bayani, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Houman Jokar, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashani, Morad Tahbaz and Abdolreza Kouhpayeh.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808mena_iran_enviro.jpg?itok=xHbdRGG8)
Syria: Armed Group Recruiting Children in Camps
People’s Protection Units Enlist Under 18s from Vulnerable Families
![Ain Issa displaced persons camp, one of three camps in northeast Syria where Human Rights Watch found the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) have been recruiting children for military participation, June 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808eme_syria_ainissa.jpg?itok=agkIpXoO)