China: US Top-Level Visit Should Focus on Rights
Blinken Should Highlight Global Accountability Efforts Against Beijing’s Abuses
![Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, May 16, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306usp_usa_antony_blinken.jpg?h=78aab1d8&itok=5GPffR4N)
Japan Immigration Law Creates New Obstacles for Asylum Seekers
Heightened Risk of Refugee Applicants Being Returned Home to Harm
![Japan’s Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, which includes the Tokyo Detention Center, December 2, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202306asia_japan_immigration_bureau_tokyo%28JPN%29_0.jpg?h=489f7b17&itok=_NfAJEF9)
Donors in Brussels Should Act on Lebanon Education Crisis
Action Critical to Avoid Another Lost Year of Education
![Lebanese teachers protest outside the Education Ministry, Beirut, Lebanon, March 6, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306mena_lebanon_education_crisis_teachers_protest.jpg?h=002c9884&itok=pRbMImHC)
Uzbekistan: Ensure Fair Appeal In ‘Extremism’ Case
University Student Challenges 3-year Conviction for Sharing Religious Song
![Jahongir Ulugmurodov, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_uzbekistan_ulugmurodov.jpg?h=1edea86a&itok=cSeuzvoR)
DR Congo: Mass Graves Tied to Rwanda-Backed M23
Evidence of Apparent War Crimes in Kishishe Should Be Preserved
![Deux hommes indiquent l’emplacement d’une fosse commune parmi des bananiers près de l’église adventiste, le 5 avril 2023. Plusieurs personnes ont été exécutées à proximité de l’église par le M23 en novembre 2022 à Kishishe, dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306africa_drc_menmassgrave.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=VvCz2DAs)
India: Internet Shutdowns Hurt Vulnerable Communities
Arbitrary Restrictions Incompatible with ‘Digital India’ Mission
Interview: How Flawed Policies Lead to Flawed Technology
People Fall Through the Cracks of Jordan’s Automated Cash Assistance Program
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Landmine Use in Ukraine
![Ukrainian military personnel search for land mines at a burial site in a forest on the outskirts of Izium, eastern Ukraine, September 16, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306arms_ukraine_landmines.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=tsFvJ_S5)
Guinea, Donors Should Find Way to Resume Stadium Massacre Trial
Landmark Proceedings Suspended Over Payments for Legal Assistance
![Defendants in Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre trial appear before the judges on the first day of the trial, in Conakry, September 28, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306afr_guinea_massacre_trial.jpg?h=3ebb19bb&itok=mQiI0LAV)
Another Trial for Human Rights Work Starts in Minsk
Rights Defender Anastasia Loika Tried on Politically Motivated Charges
![Anastasia Loika, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/06/202306eca_belarus_anastasia_loika.jpg?h=db656dba&itok=HJCL-_wN)
Statement in occasion of the 16th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD
By Benafsha Yaqoobi, 2022 Marca Bristo Fellow
![Benafsha Yaqoobi](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/09/202209drd_afghanistan_benafshayaqoobi.jpg?h=dd2ac6c8&itok=-DcvmmDt)
Kyrgyzstan: Reject Law to Curb Civil Society
Governments at Bonn Climate Talks Should Press UAE on Rights
Detaining Ahmed Mansoor Sends Chilling Message
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