August 31, 2021
US Congress: Sufficiently Fund Public Housing
Reinvestment Needed to Protect Residents’ Rights
![First Houses in Manhattan, one of the earliest public housing developments in the United States](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108bhr_unitedstates_nypublichousing_1.jpeg?h=302fb8ac&itok=iRIJpMnB)
August 31, 2021
Letter to US Senate Banking Committee and US House Financial Services Committee
Reinvest in Public Housing to Protect Residents’ Rights
August 31, 2021
Justice for Murder of Chechen Rights Defender Remains Elusive
Hollow Investigation Means State Evades Accountability
![Natalia Estemoriva in Chechnya, 2007.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108chechnya_eu_court_ruling_estermoriva.jpg?h=159b12a4&itok=L0k65ye9)
August 31, 2021
Saudi Arabia: Yemeni Workers at Risk of Mass Forced Returns
Face Possible Return to Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis, Loss of Critical Remittances
August 31, 2021
US Court Ruling Furthers South Dakota Tribe’s Right to Health
Tribal Treaty Requires US Government to Provide Competent Care
![The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs host a field hearing in Rapid City, South Dakota, on June 17, 2016, to discuss proposed legislation aimed at fixing shortcomings at the network of hospitals run by the Indian Health Service.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108us_healthcare_tribal_us_court.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=RqXJm_TP)
August 31, 2021
Malaysia: New Prime Minister Needs New Rights Agenda
End Harassment, Prosecutions of Critics
![202108asia_malaysia_protest](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108asia_malaysia_protest.jpg?h=5eee20a7&itok=2fUqPouZ)
August 31, 2021
No End to Chechnya’s Violent Anti-Gay Campaign
Kidnapping, Interrogation Exposes Brutal Intent
![Campaigners protest for LGBT rights in Chechnya outside the Russian embassy in London, Britain on June 2, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108chechnya_lgbt_rights_russia.jpg?h=c8e955ed&itok=qCERhLTZ)
August 30, 2021
Russia Jails Comedian, Then Expels Him
Idrak Mirzalizade Banned from Russia Over a Joke
![Idrak Mirzalizade Comedian Performing Stand-up](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108russia_comedian_arrested.jpg?h=ee55152a&itok=bkx8tByG)
August 30, 2021
Philippines Adopts ‘Drug War’ Measures Against Activists
‘Knock and Plead’ Strategy Puts Lives at Grave Risk
![A woman carries a slogan condemning government attacks on activists at a rally to mark International Women's Day, Manila, Philippines on March 8, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108Philippines_communist_drug_war_tactics.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=VySzl_ir)
August 30, 2021
Belarusian Authorities “Liquidate” Leading Media Freedom Organization
Belarusian Association of Journalists Continues its Work despite the Crackdown
![The door of the Belarusian Association of Journalists main office in Minsk, Belarus on June 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108belarus_baj_shuttered.jpg?h=01843c4d&itok=Aneh84Nb)
August 30, 2021
Preserve Evidence of Potential Rights Abuses in Afghanistan
![The YouTube video sharing application is seen on an iPhone with the symbol for unavailable content in the background in this photo illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/201712bhr_afghanistan_content_1.jpg?h=fee4874d&itok=fC8OhtjS)
August 30, 2021
Venezuela: Human Rights Agenda for Political Negotiation
End Repression, Overhaul Judiciary, Free Political Prisoners, Allow Humanitarian Aid
![Head of the Venezuelan opposition delegation Gerardo Blyde, Kingdom of Norway representative Dag Nylander, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, and Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard during the Inauguration of the Negotiation and Dialogue Process and Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding of Venezuela, at the National Museum of Anthropology on August 13, 2021, in Mexico City.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108Americas_Venezuela_Negotiations.jpg?h=3e43625b&itok=-Zl_KsaE)