![Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during a meeting with the secretary-general of the United Nations](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308AME_Brazil_lula_UN.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=fQCjvqxh)
![Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during a meeting with the secretary-general of the United Nations](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308AME_Brazil_lula_UN.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=fQCjvqxh)
US Sanctions Rights Abusers in Eastern Congo
For First Time, Senior Rwandan Commander Targeted for Backing M23
Believe It or Not, the G20 Agrees on (Some) Human Rights Issues
![An Indian paramilitary trooper stands in front of a wall painted with the G20 logo on May 23, 2023, in Kashmir, India.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308asia_india_paramilitary_trooper_g20.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=rr_F-ZLf)
Vietnam: Free Democracy Campaigners
Rights Activists Appealed Verdicts in Politically Motivated Cases
![Bui Tuan Lam at Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review session at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305asia_vietnam_Bui_Tuan_Lam_in_Geneva.jpg?h=d65dd43a&itok=e2Iqx-Vk)
Will the EU and its Members Stand for Justice in Ethiopia?
![European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali during an international conference on migration in Rome, July 23, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308afr_eca_italy_ethiopia_prime_minster_abiy_ahmed_ali.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=sTNMY8QQ)
West Bank: Spike in Israeli Killings of Palestinian Children
End Systematic Impunity for Unlawful Lethal Force
![Left to Right, Adam Ayyad, Wadea Abu Ramuz, Mahmoud al-Sadi, and Mohammed al-Sleem.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308mena_palestine_children_cover_1.jpg?h=a89290f8&itok=atQ1wjy-)
Interfaith Discussion on Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians
Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Leaders Speak at Parliament of the World’s Religions
![Rabbi Brant Rosen speaking at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago, Illinois on August 16, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308usp_usa_parliament_of_world_religions.jpg?h=8f818b46&itok=599XoA5c)
Violent Assault on Drag Event in Lebanon
Increasingly Hostile Climate for LGBT People
Thailand: Cambodian Opposition Activist Assaulted
Investigate Attack on Refugee Critical of Phnom Penh Government
![Phorn Phanna, a Cambodian opposition activist and refugee, holds a sign criticizing the Cambodian government’s transfer of power, July 26, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308Asia_Thailand_Cambodia_PhornPhanna.jpg?h=c9a55663&itok=hJkB5aYQ)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Should Stop Institutionalizing People with Disabilities
Changing Perceptions and Ensuring Support Services in Communities
![A man holds a banner that reads "Where is Humanity" during a protest following the release of disturbing photos from the Pazaric care home, Sarajevo, Bosnia, November 22, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308eca_drd_bosnia_protest_pazaric_care_home.jpg?h=11b34633&itok=g6rbPhbN)
Burundi: Extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate and ensure adequate funding for his monitoring and documentation work
Joint Letter To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
![The seat of Burundi delegation is pictured before a special session of the Human Rights Council on the situation in Burundi in Geneva, Switzerland December 17, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-burundi-africa-hrc-un.jpg?itok=hP_0lEBx)
Ecuadorians Vote to “Keep the Oil in the Soil" in the Amazon
Historic Vote Establishes Moratorium on Oil Operations in Key National Park
![Members of the Waorani Indigenous community demonstrate for peace, for nature and to promote a Yes vote in a referendum to end oil drilling in the Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, August 14, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308ehr_ame_ecuador_waorani_indigenous_community_yasuni_national_park.jpg?h=1ad99846&itok=fBtQ360-)
Repression Undermines Jordan’s Reform Narrative
Authorities Cracking Down on Freedom of Expression, Assembly, and Association
![Jordan's King Abdullah II gives a speech to parliament, in Amman, Jordan, December 10, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308mena_jordan_king_abdullah_II.jpg?h=240d8333&itok=zHpRPyGN)
Iraq: Scrap Anti-LGBT Bill
Death Penalty for Same-Sex Conduct; Imprisonment for Transgender Expression
![A man sits in a jail cell](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/082023lgbt_mena_iraq_newlaw.jpg?h=7a9d345c&itok=RKh_TvfP)