![U.S. and European Union flags are pictured in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 20, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-us-eu-eca-flags-european-commission.jpg?itok=526Hl7bq)
March 1, 2017
Azerbaijani Activist’s Family Arrested, Harassed
Stop Targeting Relatives of Exiled Critics
![Ordukhan Teymurkhan talking at a rally in Cologne, Germany, under the slogan "Freedom to Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan." 18 February 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-azerbaijan-eca-teymurkhan.jpg?itok=Uw01iatY)
March 1, 2017
Poland: Asylum Seekers Blocked at Border
Ensure Procedure Access; Halt Summary Returns
![Asylum seekers in the arrivals hall at Brest train station, returned on the 13.46 pm train from Terespol, where their requests to seek asylum Poland were rejected. Brest, Belarus, December 7, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/img_1482_edited_002.jpg?itok=PRcBRJID)
March 1, 2017
Gaza: ‘Unlawful Combatants Law’ Violates Rights
Administrative Detention with Minimal Judicial Oversight
![A blindfolded Palestinian, detained during an Israeli military operation in Gaza, sits on the ground at a crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip on November 7, 2007.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/final_0.jpg?itok=GajTdo1_)
March 1, 2017
Angola: Police Beat, Set Dogs on Peaceful Protesters
Investigate Unnecessary, Excessive Use of Force
![“Samussuku” Chiconda required stitches on his forehead after police officers beat him with batons, Luanda, February 24, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/photo_hitler.jpg?itok=cl4qiRDc)
March 1, 2017
Don’t Count States, Respect Rights in Israel/Palestine
![U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/final_oped_photo.jpg?itok=cQH_IQCK)
February 28, 2017
Bringing Burma’s Children a Brighter Future
Government Should Sign Safe Schools Declaration
![A boy runs as he exits his school in Yangon, November 6, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-burma-asia-school.jpg?itok=VVKFvlRj)
February 28, 2017
Governments Step Up for Reproductive Rights
‘She Decides’ Summit to Counter Trump’s ‘Global Gag Rule’
![Women and girls wait with their children outside a doctor’s office in Chitwan, Nepal.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/hrw-nepal-cm-18.jpg_442.jpg?itok=551iI91Z)
February 28, 2017
Iranian Officials’ Hypocrisy Over Oscar Win
Celebrated Filmmakers Face Restrictions, Jail at Home
![A statement is read on behalf of Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi at the 89th Academy Awards after he was awarded an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, for his 2016 film The Salesman, Hollywood, California, United States, February 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-iran-mena-us-farhadi.jpg?itok=6RBpSh4G)
February 28, 2017
Joint Letter to Commissioner Jourová Re: Privacy Shield
Drafted in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union
February 28, 2017
Big Brother’s Book Festival
UAE Event Kicks Off Amid Unrelenting Crackdown on Critics
![Emirates Festival of Literature graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-uae-mena-emirates-festival-literature.jpg?itok=xlUL_iqJ)
February 28, 2017
How Will Japan Respond to Attacks on Women’s Health?
![hrw_nepal](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/hrw-nepal-cm-18.jpg_442.jpg?itok=551iI91Z)
February 28, 2017
Urgent Action Needed on Ethnic Profiling in Police Checks in France
![Policiers effectuent un contrôle d’identité etpalpation d’un jeune à Paris, France. 06.06.2011 © 2011 Ludovic/Rea/Redux](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/france0112fr_reportcover_incountry-1.jpg?itok=EajtAgjv)
February 28, 2017
Olympics: Host City Contract Requires Human Rights
New Provisions Could Prevent Abuses That Marred Rio, Sochi, Beijing Games
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