![The Russian flag flies on a courthouse building in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/06/202006europe_russia_court.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=q58NxBF4)
![The Russian flag flies on a courthouse building in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/06/202006europe_russia_court.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=q58NxBF4)
September 27, 2021
This Is What Impunity Looks Like
Myanmar’s Coup Built on Years of Failed Accountability
![Anti-coup protesters run from teargas deployed by the police during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, March 1, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105asia_myanmar_ptt.jpg?h=79583b4d&itok=o_Je7O-U)
![A masked Egyptian policeman watches Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202109mena_egypt_report_executions.jpeg?h=903dff9f&itok=mf1nOLa2)
September 27, 2021
Rwanda: Round Ups-Linked to Commonwealth Meeting
Detention, Ill-Treatment of Poor, Gay, and Transgender People
![UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), then Foreign Secretary, and Paul Kagame (right), President of Rwanda, meet during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, April 17, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202009africa_rwanda_commonwealth.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=1zHwKHBv)
September 27, 2021
Kenya Censors Another Gay-Themed Film
Struggle for LGBT People’s Rights Will Not Be Silenced
![“I Am Samuel” documentary, 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109kenya_lgbtq_film_banned.jpg?h=0680a603&itok=mBSkBVaO)
September 26, 2021
Guinea: Coup Further Complicates Massacre Justice
Efficient, Fair Trial Should Hold 2009 Stadium Abusers Accountable
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September 26, 2021
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September 24, 2021
Venezuela: Joint Statement from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch at the UN Human Rights Council
International Justice Required in the Face of Persistent Impunity
![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)
September 24, 2021
Nigerian States Should Protect Girls by Ending Child Marriage
![A woman protests against child marriage in Lagos, Nigeria.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109wrd_nigeria_childmarriageoped.jpg?h=9eb0d413&itok=DLMTBph3)
September 24, 2021
DHS Rights Violations in Del Rio, Texas
Formal Complaint Submitted to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
![Two Customs and Border Protection agents on horseback approach three Haitian migrants standing in the river. The migrants are holding bags and shoes.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109us_CBPagents_haitians.jpg?h=e4272402&itok=fjdNBOEY)
September 24, 2021
Black Football Fans Shouldn’t Be Worrying About Whether They Will Get Home Safely
![England’s Bukayo Saka (left) is consoled by England's manager Gareth Southgate (right) after the Euro 2020 soccer final match between England and Italy at Wembley stadium in London on July 11, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109uk_soccer_saka.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=_ZsuzkF6)
September 24, 2021
Afghan Women Fleeing Violence Lose Vital Protection
For Survivors of Abuse, Shelters Offered Lifeline
![Afghan women sew in their bedroom at a women's shelter in Kabul, March 20, 2017. A non-descript building tucked away in a residential neighborhood is one of the few hidden sanctuaries where battered women can seek support.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109afghanistan_women_shelter_closing.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=Wg9eEWrG)
September 24, 2021
International Scrutiny of Rights Situation in Burundi Should Continue
Item 4 Interactive Dialogue with United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
![The seat of Burundi delegation is pictured before a special session of the Human Rights Council on the situation in Burundi in Geneva, Switzerland December 17, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-burundi-africa-hrc-un.jpg?itok=hP_0lEBx)
September 23, 2021
Japan’s Next Premier Should Endorse a Sanctions Law
Global Magnitsky-Style Act Would Help Curb Rights Abuses Abroad
![Myanmar residents in Japan stage a protest rally in Tokyo on August 1, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109japan_magnitsky_president_election.jpg?h=2a216b11&itok=2Rclgc9_)