August 26, 2016
August 26, 2016
Crimean Tatar Activist Confined in Psychiatric Hospital
Drop Separatism Charges, Allow Necessary Medical Care
![2016-8-eca-crimea-ilmi-umerov](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-8-eca-crimea-ilmi-umerov.jpg?itok=oQ8rxNqu)
August 26, 2016
UN: Create International Inquiry on Yemen
Human Rights Council Should Act on High Commissioner’s Appeal
![2016_AR_EME_Yemen_BombingBusinesses_13](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/burnedcar.jpg?itok=GyrWQodx)
August 25, 2016
Philippine Government’s ‘War on Drugs’ Claims Child Victim
Justice Secretary Defends Killing Suspected Drug Dealers, Users
![Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) investigation unit checks the body of one of the five suspected drug pushers killed in a police operation in Quiapo city, metro Manila, Philippines July 3, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-philippines-asia-drugs-killings-police_2.jpg?itok=HSnO5nac)
August 25, 2016
France’s Shameful and Absurd Burkini Ban
Banning Burkini in Wake of Terror Attacks Creates Dangerous Confusion
![A Muslim woman wears a burkini, a swimsuit that leaves only the face, hands and feet exposed, on a beach in Marseille, France, August 17, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-france-eca-burkini.jpg?itok=xYnX3Cn1)
August 25, 2016
Colombia: Peace Pact a Key Opportunity to Curb Abuses
Flawed Justice Deal Risks Sustainable Peace
![Cuba's President Raul Castro (C), Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (L) and FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, better known by his nom de guerre Timochenko, react after the signing of a historic ceasefire deal between the Colombian governm](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/colombiapresser0824.jpg?itok=XHwseriz)
August 25, 2016
Turkmenistan: Berlin Should Urge End to 'Disappearances’
Leader’s Rare Visit to Germany
![2016-8-eca-turkmenistan-berdymukhamedov](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-8-eca-turkmenistan-berdymukhamedov.jpg?itok=7Te45S76)
August 25, 2016
Thailand: Insurgents Target Civilians in South
Systematic Bombings Possible Crimes Against Humanity
![Thai security personnel inspect the site of bomb attacks at Southern View Hotel in Pattani Province on August 23, 2016. (C)2016 Khaosod.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-24_thailand_bombing.jpg?itok=RGHMyjKn)
August 25, 2016
“A Gentleman’s Agreement”
Women’s Participation in Burma’s Peace Negotiations and Political Transition
![Members of parliament attend a meeting at Burma’s lower house in the capital, Naypyitaw, March 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx2e4hr_002.jpg?itok=KmQo9kFA)
August 25, 2016
Burma: Ensure Women’s Role in Peace Talks
Government, Ethnic Armed Groups Should Promote Women’s Rights in Political Transition
![Members of parliament attend a meeting at Burma’s lower house in the capital, Naypyitaw, March 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx2e4hr_002.jpg?itok=KmQo9kFA)
August 25, 2016
Iraqi Kurdistan: Kurdish Journalist Abducted, Killed
Threatened by Security Forces Over His Reporting
![MENA Kurdistan journalist Wedad Hussein Ali 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/img_6577.jpg?itok=KBVKWRBR)
August 25, 2016
Letter to H. R. H. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
August 24, 2016
Exposing Burundi’s Human Rights Crisis
![Burundi's Human Rights Crisis](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/d_hrw_o9a0978_-_cropped_0.jpg?itok=5hrXiLF1)
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August 24, 2016
Mozambique: Opposition Group Raids Hospitals
RENAMO Attacks Deprive Thousands of Health Care
![Bullet hole in the window of Morrumbala District Hospital after the raid by RENAMO gunmen on August 12, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-mozambique-africa-renamo-2.jpg?itok=rKYr2Q_S)