February 15, 2023
Congo (Brazzaville): Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
95th Pre-Session
February 15, 2023
China’s Charm Offensive Shouldn’t Deflect Europe on Rights
![Protesters hold up blank papers and chant slogans as they march in protest in Beijing](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/01/202301asia_china_whitepapers_0.jpg?h=2a67ccce&itok=M-akE8yw)
February 15, 2023
The UAE Plans For a Fossil Fuel Friendly COP28
![UAE Minister of State and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber talks during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week's opening ceremony, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 16, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302mena_UAE_cop28.jpeg?h=31a53609&itok=nnDnchQn)
February 15, 2023
Thailand: Law on Torture, ‘Disappearance’ Delayed
Reverse Key Provisions Unjustifiably Put on Hold
![Somchai Neelapaijit](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909asia_thailand_somchaineelapaijit.jpg?itok=mE3bJTr5)
February 15, 2023
Despite Beijing's pleas, now is not time to lift China sanctions
![Chinese security personnel patrol near the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar in China's Xinjiang region, November 4, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110china_xinjiang_muslims_UN.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=idKeZho1)
February 15, 2023
Submission on the General Comment on Children’s Rights and the Environment with a Special Focus on Climate Change
February 2023
![Two children wade through mud near their flood-hit home in Charsadda, Pakistan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302crd_pakistan_children_flood.jpg?h=0a572f9c&itok=jSzjfiHG)
February 15, 2023
UK, US Expelled Islanders 50 Years Ago, a Crime Against Humanity
Expulsion of Chagos Islands’ Indigenous People an Ongoing Colonial Crime
![An archival photo of a boat at sea](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302afr_chagos_Nordvaer.jpg?h=15c62b1b&itok=vtkNTblA)
February 15, 2023
Northwest Syria: Aid Delays Deadly for Quake Survivors
UN Security Council-Mandated Cross Border Aid Mechanism Inadequate
![Destruction left by the deadly earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey in Jindires, northwestern Syria on February 11, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302mena_syria_jindires.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=4zxo04nj)
February 15, 2023
Interview: UK, US Treatment of Chagossians a Continuing Colonial Crime
How Building a US Military Base Resulted in Crimes Against Humanity
![An archival photo of a boat at sea](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302afr_chagos_Nordvaer.jpg?h=15c62b1b&itok=vtkNTblA)
February 15, 2023
Uganda Threatens to Close UN Human Rights Office
Decision to End Mandate Comes Amid Broader Crackdown on Rights Groups
![The flag of Uganda.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/07/202007africa_uganda_flag.jpg?h=2e636948&itok=3_2kLcjy)
February 14, 2023
The Snail’s Pace of Military Justice in Cameroon
Ngarbuh Victims Await Trial Three Years After Massacre
![Memorial ceremony held on February 21, 2020 at the Saint Theresia Cathedral l in Kumbo, North-West region, Cameroon, for victims of the Ngarbuh massacre.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202002africa_cameroon_memorial1.jpg?itok=LgWS1RSk)
February 14, 2023
China and Russia Fail to Defund UN Human Rights Work
UN General Assembly Achieves Funding Breakthrough
![Dai Bing (on screen), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks during the opening of the main session of the Fifth Committee of the 77th UN General Assembly.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302un_usa_fifth_committee_hearing_china_budget.jpg?h=fcf25457&itok=8-WzccVr)
February 14, 2023
Myanmar: Political Parties Law Shackles Opposition
Harsh New Measures Would Crush Party Participation in Politics
![Myanmar Diaries screengrab of protester holding up three-finger salute in front of security forces](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/02/202202filmfest_thumbnail_myanmardiaries.jpg?h=8cd12008&itok=MC3LHXCs)
February 14, 2023
Cambodia: Hun Sen Extinguishes Media Freedom
Shuttered ‘Voice of Democracy’ Among Last Independent News Outlets
![Voice of Democracy staff inside their office](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302asia_cambodia_ccim.jpeg?h=2394737d&itok=f5FOuKDq)