![Illustration based on a detainee's testimony about abuse inflicted on him in detention in the Grozny Internal Affairs Department compound, in Chechnya because of his presumed sexual orientation.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905eca_russia_chechnyaprison.jpg?itok=r8cGOFMk)
![Illustration based on a detainee's testimony about abuse inflicted on him in detention in the Grozny Internal Affairs Department compound, in Chechnya because of his presumed sexual orientation.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905eca_russia_chechnyaprison.jpg?itok=r8cGOFMk)
Cameroon: Routine Torture, Incommunicado Detention
UN Security Council Should Condemn Abuses, Demand Reforms
![A patrol of Cameroonian gendarmes in the Omar Bongo Square, Buea, capital of the South-West region, on October 3, 2018 on the sidelines of a political rally.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905africa_cameroon_gendarmerie.jpg?itok=v1DxF1Ty)
Bolivia: Dozens of Judges Arbitrarily Dismissed
OAS Should Condemn Threat to Judicial Independence
![Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference about judicial elections at the presidential palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday Dec. 4, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/042019amer_bolivia_evomorales.jpg?itok=FM1TttjI)
US: States Use Anti-Boycott Laws to Punish Responsible Businesses
Laws Penalize Companies that Cut Ties With Israeli Settlements
![Outside the office of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, demonstrators protest against a law that bars the state from investing in companies that support boycotts of Israel, New York City, June 9, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904men_isrpal_righttoboycott.jpg?itok=eV3vm8S_)
Yemen: Houthi Landmines Kill Civilians, Block Aid
Cease Use of Banned Weapons; Expand and Improve Demining
![A deminer works with children following him in Zuheiri, a town on the western coast. © 2018 Private](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904eme_yemen_landmines_main.jpg?itok=cvNiCH7g)
Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Entrench Repression
Referendum Set in Grossly Unfree, Rights-Abusive Environment
![People walk past a banner supporting proposed amendments to the Egyptian constitution with a poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. © 2019 AP Images/Amr Nabil](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904mena_egypt_amendments.jpg?itok=2U8TWBR-)
DR Congo: Warlord’s Conviction Reveals Trial Flaws
Former Congolese Soldier Guilty of Rape, Use of Child Soldiers
![Marcel Habarugira (center) poses for a photograph in Ngululu, 80 kilometers northwest of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2012.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904africa_drc_habarugira1_0.jpg?itok=WZ2x_aqH)
Algeria: Bouteflika Resignation an Opening for Rights
Genuine Reforms Needed for Democratic Transition
![Algerians take part in an anti-government demonstration, on April 5, 2019 in the capital Algiers after the resignation of ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904mena_tunisia_bouteflika_resignation_morerights.jpg?itok=PTsHlvHh)
Equatorial Guinea: UN Review Should Highlight Abuses
Critics Intimidated, Arbitrarily Detained, Beaten
![201904bhr_ramon_repression](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904bhr_equatorial_guinea_ramon.jpg?itok=gkCJcjAL)
Rwanda: 25 Years On, Solidarity With Victims
Justice Efforts Continue for 1994 Genocide
![Relatives of victims of the genocide grieve during a memorial event.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/HRW_Rwanda_12.jpg?itok=_1VG4oJY)
Egypt: Deported Dissidents Missing
Malaysia, Turkey Should Investigate Unlawful Deportations
![Abdallah Mahmoud Hisham was deported from Malaysia on March 3, 2019 after about a month of detention. His wife said that he has not been charged, but that his family was not able to locate him.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904mena_egypt_abdalla_hisham.jpg?itok=BH2ZhSUo)
Cameroon: New Attacks on Civilians By Troops, Separatists
At Least 170 Killed; Hundreds of Homes Burned
![House burnt in Abuh (North-West region) by security forces on November 19, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903africa_cameroon_burnthouse.jpg?itok=Rnf-TG2P)
Turkey: Baseless Charges Over Landmark 2013 Protests
Indictment of Civic Leader Osman Kavala, 15 Others, in Gezi Park Case
![Osman Kavala (left) and Yiğit Aksakoğiu (right) have been arbitrarily detained in Silivri prison since November 2017 and November 2018 respectively.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903eca_turkey_kavala_aksakogiu.jpg?itok=nd1kwxUE)
Zimbabwe: Excessive Force Used Against Protesters
Investigate, Prosecute Responsible Security Forces
![A man is beaten by a Zimbabwean soldier after protests broke out across the country on January 14, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903afr_zimbabwe_protests.jpg?itok=cy1olIA1)
Russia: Censorship of Younger Generation’s Music
Government Intimidation, Concerts Cancelled
![Russian musician Nastya Kreslina, member of electronic duo called IC3PEAK performs during a concert in Yekaterinburg, Russia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201902eca_russia_kreslina.jpg?itok=hinbUyIX)