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June 18, 2018
Thailand: UK, France Should Urge End to Military Rule
Press Visiting Junta Leader to Fulfill Promises on Rights, Democracy
![A Pro-democracy activist holds a fan during protest against junta near Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand February 10, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_thailand_uk.jpg?itok=DvHyKjLz)
June 18, 2018
EU: Summit Leadership Needed on Migration
Principled Approach Can Safeguard Rights, Secure Borders
![A girl holds a placard during a protest held by migrants and refugees to call for the reopening of the borders at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806eca_greece_wearehumans.jpg?itok=myBlNAL1)
![Police Forces at the scene of the clashes, Tehran, Iran February 19, 2018. © 2018 Majzooban-e-Noor](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803mena_iran_dervish.jpg?itok=GgGHrBmB)
June 15, 2018
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![The Russian and Brazilian football teams play a pre-World Cup international friendly match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia on March 23, 2018. The FIFA World Cup final will be played at this stadium on July 15 2018. (c) 2018 Ashley Kowalski](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804eca_stadium_russia.jpg?itok=Bb-PT8OL)
June 15, 2018
Vietnam: Investigate Police Response to Mass Protests
Hundreds Detained in Sweeping Crackdown
![Police disperse a demonstration against a draft law on special economic zones in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 10, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_vietnam_protest.jpg?itok=EJ2gdfWk)
June 14, 2018
India: Act on UN Rights Report on Kashmir
Authorities Should Allow International Investigation, Provide Redress for Abuses
![An Indian police officer fires a tear gas shell toward demonstrators, during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, in Srinagar, May 8, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_india_kashmir1.jpg?itok=gOXMI02Q)
June 14, 2018
Singapore: End Broad Restrictions on Speech
Prime Minister’s Statement Highlights Limits on Freedom of Expression
![Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visits a media center for the summit between the U.S and North Korea, in Singapore, June 10, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_singapore_pm.jpg?itok=oQJ6INzg)
June 14, 2018
Africa: Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers Barred from School
African Governments Should Ensure Right to Education
![Students enrolled in the final year of lower secondary school in the classroom in a village in Kolda region, southern Senegal. Adolescent mothers and married girls study in this school.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806africa_au_photo7.jpg?itok=0Fn6bLL4)
June 14, 2018
China: At Summit, EU Should ‘Throw Full Weight Behind’ Human Rights
EU Reticence, Inconsistency Enable Ongoing Crackdown
![European Council President Donald Tusk and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) arrive to attend a EU-China Summit in Brussels, Belgium June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Virginia Mayo/Pool](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_eu_china_summit.jpg?itok=i7pTlOdm)
![Activists and supporters of the Azov civil corp, Svoboda (Freedom), Ukrainian nationalist parties and the far-right radical group Right Sector take part in a rally to mark Defender of Ukraine Day](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806eca_ukraine_rightsectorrally.jpg?itok=XYHCSdhc)
June 13, 2018
Real Estate Shopping on Someone Else’s Land
![A road near the Israeli settlement of Dolev, where a gate blocks Palestinians from the nearby village of Ein Qinya from driving to the main road.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805mena_israelopt_main.jpg?itok=_-X8wfH2)
June 13, 2018
Iran: Prominent Rights Defender Arrested
Judiciary Targets Acclaimed Human Rights Lawyer
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June 13, 2018
Saudi Arabia: Reveal Young Poet’s Whereabouts
Forcibly Deported by Kuwait on Unclear Grounds
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June 12, 2018
Afghanistan: World Bank Should Aid Girls’ Education
Act Urgently to Reverse the Declining Number in School
![Girls sit for lessons on a stairwell inside a school building.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_afghanistan_photo_02.jpg?itok=TdjDSjWj)