Thai Youth Activist Dies in Custody
End Arbitrary Arrest, Pretrial Detention of Monarchy Critics
![Pro-democracy protesters during a mourning ceremony for Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom, a Thai political activist, outside the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court on May 14, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405asia_thailand_Netiporn_Sanesangkhom.jpg?h=41f55a5b&itok=6UWUT0sa)
15 Years Since Sri Lanka’s Conflict Ended, No Justice for War Crimes
The Unaddressed Legacy of the War has Bequeathed the Country Practices of Abuse, Impunity and Misgovernance that Directly Contribute to the Economic Crisis
![Women hold portraits of family members who went missing during Sri Lanka’s civil war that ended in 2009, during a demonstration in Colombo.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/03/202303asia_sri_lanka_missing_family_civil_war_demonstration.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=pqdi8dYB)
![People light candles during a vigil on May 8, 2024, in front of the house where three lesbian women were killed following an attack in Buenos Aires.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405lgbt_argentina_murder.jpg?h=1dfc45c8&itok=Jl21ze-2)
Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations
End Unlawful Attacks, Ensure Accountability
![On April 1, 2024, an Israeli attack in Deir Al-Balah in Gaza on a convoy of three World Central Kitchen vehicles killed seven aid workers.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405mena_palestine_world_central_kitchen_attack.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=yP0vVkxD)
Guilty Verdict in High-Profile Kazakhstan Domestic Violence and Murder Case
Government Should Ensure Justice for All Women Who Suffer Domestic Violence
![Demonstrators hold protest signs](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405eca_kazakhstan_saltanat_protest.jpg?h=615cc0af&itok=Q4z3zk7l)
Chad: Political Transition Ends with Déby’s Election
Ex-President’s Son Declared Winner; Opponent Killed in Lead Up to the Vote
![Deby waiving at the crowd](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405afr_chad_electionsdeby.jpg?h=ff0303fb&itok=I4l2u8B1)
Philippines’ Marcos Forms Toothless Rights ‘Super Body’
Real Improvements Need Strong Action, Commitment to Reform
![Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon City, December 21, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405asia_philippines_Ferdinand_Marcos_Jr.jpg?h=1bafba40&itok=b3K-ho9D)
An Avenue to Justice for Afghan Women
![Afghan women protest in Kabul on August 13, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/08/202308wrd_afghanistan_protest.jpg?h=0775493e&itok=EU6hNCmZ)
Iraq: Looming Camp Closures in Kurdistan
Displaced Sinjar Residents Imperiled as Compensation, Reconstruction Stalls
![Chamishko refugee camp in Iraq received many Yazidis who fled the town of Sinjar, August 3, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405mena_iraq_Chamishko_refugee_camp.jpg?h=9eb0d413&itok=JZdqePUh)
UK Football Regulator Should Not Give Abusers Blank Check
Time for UK to Show State-Sponsored “Sportswashing” the Red Card
With Pause, US Joins Other States Stopping Arms Transfers to Israel
Countries Providing Weapons Risk Complicity in Grave Abuses
![moke rises after an Israeli air strike on the city of Khan Yunis, Gaza, January 8, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405mena_paletine_khan_yunis_israel_airstrike.jpg?h=7e3ba798&itok=q2Z0hu8A)
Germany: British-Palestinian Doctor Denied Schengen Entry
Reported Ban Risks Undermining German Commitment to Free Expression, Assembly
![Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, a Palestinian-British plastic surgeon specializing in conflict medicine, speaks during an interview at the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut, Lebanon, December 9, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Hussein Malla](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405advocacy_UK_Ghassan.jpg?h=51dbb703&itok=EOwecaJJ)