China: Confessions, Closed Trials Mock Justice
Drop Charges, End Coerced Confessions and Detentions of Lawyers, Activists
![Fan Lili, the wife of imprisoned activist Gou Hongguo, is escorted by Li Wenzu, the wife of imprisoned lawyer Wang Quanzhang, and another woman as they stage a protest outside the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Tianjin, China on Monday, Augu](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/ap_16214296705211.jpg?itok=N1v9iSKX)
Dispatches: Police Killings and Public Security in Rio
An Unmet Promise of Brazil’s Olympic Bid
![Policemen patrol the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro on September 14, 2012.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-07-americas-brazil-main.jpg?itok=n6jDuI4Q)
Dispatches: Philippines’ ‘War on Drugs’ Worsens Jail Miseries
Summary Killing Fears Prompt Criminal Suspects to Seek ‘Safety’ in Jail
![Inmates sleep on the ground of an open basketball court inside the Quezon City jail at night in Manila, Philippine, July 19, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-philippines-asia-drug_users-detention.jpg?itok=25AUdoNU)
Australia: Appalling Abuse, Neglect of Refugees on Nauru
Investigation on Remote Pacific Island Finds Deliberate Abuse Hidden Behind Wall of Secrecy
![2016-08-crd-nauru-child protest](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/nauru_1.jpg?itok=OkQZdLqq)
Dispatches: Why is Burundi Ducking Questions About Torture?
Government Delegation Skips Second Session of UN Review
![A Burundian artist’s drawing of a fictional case of policemen and an intelligence agent torturing a detainee.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/dessin_2_human_right_watch_finaljpg_-_resized.jpg?itok=sJcb4rhZ)
France’s Emergency Powers: The New Normal
![2016_EME_France_stateofemergency_1](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/image002_0.png?itok=nRU_fs0Z)
Philippines: Condemn Surge in Killings of Criminal Suspects
International Drug Agencies Should Seek End to Official ‘Incitement’
![Jennelyn Olaires, 26, cradles the body of her partner, who was killed on a street by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug related killings in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines on July 23, 2016. A sign on a cardboard found near th](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/drug_killing_1.jpg?itok=HnutBFx1)
Dispatches: Olympic Refugee Team Not Just Going for Gold
Refugees From Syria, South Sudan, Congo, Ethiopia Team Up to Compete in Rio
![Members of the 2016 Olympic refugee team pose in front of Christ the Redeemer in advance of the Olympic games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on July 30, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtskd5s_28layout_28comp2929.jpg?itok=OuvLhrUH)
Malaysia: New Law Gives Government Sweeping Powers
National Security Council Act Should be Repealed
![Prime Minister Najib Razak gives his National Day address in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 30, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-8-malaysia-asia-najib.jpg?itok=mu1s9ybS)
Armenia: Excessive Police Force at Protest
Stun Grenades, Beatings; Protesters, Journalists Injured
![Riot police and barbed wire block protestors from marching down Baghramyan Street in downtown Yerevan on July 30, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-armeniapp-photo-05.jpg?itok=i8t87gQd)
![Police try to stop protesters who say they are demanding cleaner waters in the central regions after mass fish deaths in recent weeks, in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 1, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/vietnam1.jpg?itok=U34L9P8t)
Vietnam: Show Rights Commitment at Australia Talks
Free Political Prisoners; End Abuse of Activists
![Police try to stop protesters who say they are demanding cleaner waters in the central regions after mass fish deaths in recent weeks, in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 1, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/vietnam1.jpg?itok=U34L9P8t)
Dispatches: Nigerian Military Used Excessive Force Against Shia Group
Commission of Inquiry Recommends Prosecution of Those Responsible for Unlawful Killings
![Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a Shia group, demand the release of the group’s leader, Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky, who was arrested on December 14, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/screen_shot_2015-12-22_at_10.21.28_pm.png?itok=7dR7O_TH)