Warring Parties in Yemen Silent Amid Reports of Migrant Abuse
Grave UN Allegations Underscore Need for Monitoring, Investigations
![Ethiopian migrants climb on a pickup truck in Dhale province in Yemen.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212mena_yemen_migrants_dhale_province.jpg?h=e5565190&itok=uUIuI9re)
Toward Free Education for All Children
Momentum Building to Expand the Right to Millions
![Students in a pre-primary school classroom in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212crd_uzbekistan_children_school.jpg?h=6c4b085b&itok=Dnc5dmIl)
Northeast Syria: Turkish Strikes Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis
Critical Infrastructure Targeted; Basic Rights Endangered
![A fighter of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army take part in a military parade in the countryside of Aleppo Governorate on June 9, 2022, as part of the forces' preparations for military actions on the areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/08/202208mena_syria_sna2.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=rBwo-ms1)
Japan Highlights Chinese Government Rights Abuses
Tokyo Should Support Crimes Against Humanity Investigation
![China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212asia_japan_jinping_kishida_meeting.jpg?h=7d781892&itok=PQ2QzTai)
At UN Talks, Countries Divided on Approach to Plastics Agreement
Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Crucial in Ending Plastic Pollution
![Greenpeace projects messages and plastic waste imagery on a billboard in Uruguay.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212ehr_uruguay_fossil_fuels_plastics_treaty_sign_0.jpg?h=6f3285a6&itok=_RMo8aaI)
Guinea: Ensure Respect for Rights in Massive Iron Ore Project
Simandou Project Threatens Land, Water, Climate
El Salvador: Widespread Abuses Under State of Emergency
Enforced Disappearances, Torture, Deaths in Custody, Hundreds of Arbitrary Arrests
![202212americas_elsalvador_policepatrol_bus](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212americas_elsalvador_policepatrol_bus.jpg?h=790be497&itok=bytv57Sk)
Proposed Japanese Fertility Law Discriminates Against Lesbians, Single Women
Bill Would Restrict Fertility Services to Heterosexual Married Couples
![Human rights activists Mamiko Moda and Satoko Nagamura with their son, who they had in Japan using a donor.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212lgbt_japan_fertility_treatment_lesbian_family.jpg?h=c755b78f&itok=J8-w7YGT)
UN Member Countries Should Accredit Blocked Human Rights Groups
India, Bahrain, China, Other Governments Paralyze UN Committee
![The United Nations logo is pictured in front of the United Nations Headquarters building during the 71st United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803un_headquarters_building_logo.jpg?itok=ypEXwNb6)
Iraq: Activist Imprisoned for Peaceful Criticism of Security Forces
Alarming Escalation of Legal Threats against Civil Society
![Hayder Finjan al-Zaidi](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212mena_iraq_haydar.jpg?h=7e059404&itok=u6Y1y-3x)
The Child Welfare System Needs an Overhaul
I worked for an agency in New York City’s foster care system. What I saw there was a system that was quick to separate children from their parents because they were living in poverty.
![A woman holds her childs face](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/11/202211crd_us_welfare_main.jpg?h=8f3ceee9&itok=36rHWkLV)
Car Industry Linked to Forced Labor in Xinjiang
New Evidence Shows Car Makers Should Exit Uyghur Region in China
![A worker moves aluminum auto parts in central China's Anhui province.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212asia_china_aluminum_factory_exports.jpg?h=a130fd67&itok=5tNUlVni)
Ukraine: Russian Attacks on Energy Grid Threaten Civilians
Leveraging Civilian Harm as a Tactic of War; Millions Without Electricity, Water, Heat
![Doctors operate with phone flashlights during a power outage in Kyiv. Numerous missile and drone attacks in October and November have deprived millions of Ukrainians of at least temporary access to electricity, water, heat, and related vital services. Kyiv, November 30, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_Ukraine_hospital.jpg?h=40fd0755&itok=7ON1_TbV)