![Intruders disrupting film screening at Memorial and yelling “get out of here” and “fascists. Moscow, October 14, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110russia_human_rights_group_attacked_harassed_0.jpg?h=4b0df1ac&itok=9D70SR6X)
![Intruders disrupting film screening at Memorial and yelling “get out of here” and “fascists. Moscow, October 14, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110russia_human_rights_group_attacked_harassed_0.jpg?h=4b0df1ac&itok=9D70SR6X)
October 15, 2021
Russian Activist Imprisoned for Peaceful Environmental Protests
Yegorov Protested Moscow’s Trash Pouring into His Community
![Vyacheslav Yegorov at Kolomna court, 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110europe_russia_yegorov.jpg?h=e2938bcd&itok=CbrmPkDW)
October 15, 2021
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Women gather to demand their rights under Taliban rule during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 3, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109afghanistan_women_protest_rights.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=4TGikKKE)
October 15, 2021
US Should Invest in Home and Community-Based Services
Lawmakers Have Opportunity to Get Services to Hundreds of Thousands on Waitlists
![Disability rights activists and caregiving advocates hold a vigil in front of the US Capitol to urge Congress to include full federal funding for home and community-based care services in the budget reconciliation package on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110us_home_caregivers.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=1bqQPfuS)
October 15, 2021
Lebanon’s Tragic Cycle of Violence Has a Cause
Reverse Culture of Impunity and Support Investigation into Beirut Blast
![Lebanese army soldiers are seen through the bullet-riddled window of a car after deadly clashes erupted in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110lebanon_civil_war_fighting.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=sWrDWTtM)
October 15, 2021
Turkey: Soldiers Beat, Push Afghan Asylum Seekers Back to Iran
Authorities Deny Afghans Right to Seek Asylum
![A Turkish soldier stands at the Turkish border with Iran](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110ccd_Turkey_Afghan_pushbacks.jpg?h=37cb5a59&itok=quhOD_Kh)
October 15, 2021
New Vetting Process in International Criminal Court Deputy Prosecutor Elections
Member Countries Should Ensure Publicity of Process
![ICC permanent premises](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903ij_hague_icc8.jpg?itok=1PHTo9tZ)
October 14, 2021
Sweden Should Press China to Release Swedish Book Publisher
Fresh Action Needed Six Years After Gui Minhai’s Kidnapping
![Protesters stick photos of Gui Minhai, left, and other missing booksellers outside the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong on January 3, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110china_publisher_jailed.jpg?h=78aab1d8&itok=JPCPwHTM)
October 14, 2021
Canada: Stop Incarcerating Immigration Detainees in Provincial Jails
National Campaign Urges Provinces to Cancel Contracts Enabling Abuses
![Red and black illustration of people in detention](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202106drd_canada_detention_main.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=BkJrCYVX)
October 14, 2021
French Minister’s Denial of Police Abuses Against Migrants Flies in the Face of the Facts
French Government Should Renounce Its Inhumane Approach to Migration
![Gerald Darmanin addresses police about their work in the area of irregular immigration on October 9, 2021 near Calais, France.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110france_refugees_migrant.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=lExiSMjA)
October 14, 2021
Kuwait: Quash Conviction Against Transgender Woman
Free Expression, Privacy Rights Violated
![Maha al-Mutairi, a 40-year-old Kuwaiti transgender woman. © 2021 Maha al-Mutairi.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110lgbt_maha_kuwait.jpeg?h=197109ae&itok=FAaFi16s)
October 13, 2021
As Australia Reopens, Vaccine Equity Should Be a Priority
Disparities in Vaccination Rates Leaves Communities at Risk
![People wait outside a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in the Bankstown suburb during a lockdown in Sydney, Australia, August 25, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110australia_vaccine_equality.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=6StifwEw)
October 13, 2021
Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference Bill
Broad Law Threatens Freedom of Expression, Association
![Reporters record a speech by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as it is streamed on Facebook live during vote counting in the general election in Singapore, July 11, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110asia_singapore_press.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=ljJnG3v1)