July 20, 2022
UN Reports on Taliban Repression, Abuse in Afghanistan
Continued Monitoring, Documentation is Crucial
![A Taliban special forces soldier stands guard in Kabul](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202207asia_afghanistan_taliban_soldier.jpg?h=26d15d9c&itok=iS5jhAA-)
July 20, 2022
China: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
27th Session
July 20, 2022
European Commission Lacks Tenacity on the Rule of Law
Rule of Law Report Lacks Consequences for Law Breaking
![European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 28, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-03-eu-flag-brussels-eca.jpg?itok=2OnNne7e)
July 19, 2022
Ecuador: Gang Control of Prisons Enabled Massacres
![Soldiers walk carrying riot gear, while civilians look in behind barricades](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202207americas_ecuador_soldiers_prison.jpg?h=8d715888&itok=UH4kAesI)
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July 19, 2022
Belarusian Journalist’s Sentencing Indicates New Levels of Repression
Katsiaryna Andreyeva’s Long Sentence Is a Reprisal for Independent Journalism
![Journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva is seen holding a microphone reporting for television](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202207europe_belarus_katsiaryna.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=X-M_3SjS)
July 19, 2022
Nicaragua: Government Dismantles Civil Society
Arbitrary Closures of Groups Impede Rights, Humanitarian Work
![On May 31, 2022, Nicaragua's parliament canceled the registration of 82 non-governmental organizations as well as the country's language academy, accusing them of having violated a law on "foreign agents," and forcing them to shut down their operations in the country.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202207Americas_Nicaragua_Asamblea.jpg?h=28e02e06&itok=2F1SUkS8)
July 19, 2022
Joint Letter to Key US Government Leadership
Protect the Rights of People with Disabilities and Older People in Ukraine
July 19, 2022
Thailand: Free Detained Critics of Monarchy
Activists on Hunger Strike, Facing Lengthy Pretrial Detention
![Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom and Nutthanit “Bai Por” Duangmusit, Thai pro-democracy activists, have been on a hunger strike since June 2, 2022 to protest their pre-trial detention on lese majeste charges.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202207asia_thailand_activists.jpeg?h=d6078784&itok=_FsMV-rn)
July 19, 2022
Myanmar: TotalEnergies Withdraws; Junta Gains
US Sanctions Urgently Needed on Billions in Oil and Gas Revenue
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July 19, 2022
The Hand at the Helm of Frontex
EU Border Agency Needs an Executive Director Committed to Human Rights
![A Portuguese vessel in a Frontex operation in Lesbos, Greece, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202106eca_EU_Frontex_Coverr.jpg?h=c4e300e7&itok=QIKqEQ2N)
July 18, 2022
Sedition law: Why India should break from Britain’s abusive legacy
The colonial-era statute is clear violation of right to free expression.
![The Parliament building in New Delhi.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202207asia_india_parliament.jpg?h=ec041e41&itok=NQq5bQYS)
July 18, 2022
Bangladesh: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
27th Session
July 18, 2022
El Salvador: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights
Heed Supreme Court Ruling; Create Legal Gender Recognition Procedure
![202207lgbt_americas_elsalvador_id](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/07/202207lgbt_americas_elsalvador_id.jpg?h=49ab6177&itok=pOdADUFx)