![Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109Americas_Venezuela_HRC.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=is8vJVBl)
![Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109Americas_Venezuela_HRC.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=is8vJVBl)
June 29, 2022
Iran: Rights Defenders Sentenced for Questioning Covid Policies
Arbitrary Arrest and Unfair Prosecution
![Paramedics work in a laboratory that tests samples taken from patients suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, March, 10, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003iran_coronavirus_prison.jpg?itok=ZvK37kOg)
June 29, 2022
Morocco/Spain: Horrific Migrant Deaths at Melilla Border
Investigate Fully, Preserve Evidence, Ensure Dignified Treatment of the Dead
![Migrants hold placards during an anti-racism demonstration](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206eca_mena_spain_morocco_migrant_protest.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=DV0hZQwE)
June 28, 2022
Pakistan Court Holds State Responsible for Enforced Disappearances
Political Will Needed to Protect People from Abuse in Detention
![People hold placards and portraits of their missing family members during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 20, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103asia_pakistan_disappearances.jpg?h=a16de168&itok=FqASGymA)
June 28, 2022
India: Free, Drop Charges Against Teesta Setalvad
Stop Harassing Activists for Defending Human Rights
![Protestors demand the release of activist Teesta Setalvad after she was arrested in Mumbai, India.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206asia_india_teestasetalvad_protest.jpg?h=5489678f&itok=-Zox11WI)
June 28, 2022
Sudan: Voices of Protesters Should Be Heard, Not Sidelined
“We are determined in our peacefulness despite the repression that we are confronting.”
![Sudan protesters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202205AFR_Sudan_Voices.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=boCfYela)
June 27, 2022
Maldives Arrests Suspects in Cases of Murdered Activists
Integrity of Prosecution, Court Crucial for Justice
![202206asia_maldives_yameen_rilwan](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206asia_maldives_yameen_rilwan.jpg?h=b69e0e0e&itok=aNL29h95)
June 27, 2022
Polish Court Rules Pushback of Asylum Seekers Unlawful
Amend Act on Foreigners, Halt Summary Returns
![Two women and a child huddle in sleeping bags on the forest floor after crossing the Polish-Belarusian border near Michalowo on October 6, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/11/202111eca_belarus_poland_border_migrant.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=UMULrcTE)
June 27, 2022
Honduras Needs to Protect Indigenous Land, Leaders
![Supporters of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist, Berta Cáceres, hold signs with her name and likeness during the trial of Roberto David Castillo, who was charged with her murder, outside of the Supreme Court building in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on April 6, 2021. The trial began five years after the prize-winning activist's murder.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112americas_honduras_wr.jpg?h=182f6f05&itok=NjBzUTso)
June 27, 2022
The Americas Should Unify in a Marriage Equality Bloc
![Chileans celebrate after lawmakers passed legislation legalizing marriage for same-sex couples, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix).](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206lgbt_marriage_equality.jpg?h=9fe24eb1&itok=ahJ2RohK)
June 27, 2022
Cameroon: Separatist Abuses in Anglophone Regions
Prosecute, Sanction Fighters for Crimes Against Civilians
![A burned-out classroom in the government primary school in Molyko, Buea, South-West Cameroon, destroyed by suspected separatist fighters on February 7, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/06/202206africa_Cameroon_pparmedsep4.jpg?h=e5b7995a&itok=SjFWeXPd)
June 27, 2022
Lebanon: Commitment Needed to Tackle Torture
Allocate Funds for Anti-Torture Unit; Strengthen Law, Investigations
![Ziad Itani, a Lebanese actor, who was exonerated of spying for Israel, is carried after he was released by Lebanese authorities. Itani has accused security officials of torturing him and has called on authorities to investigate.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903mena_lebanon_ziad.jpg?itok=TsfNh81j)