August 3, 2021
Indonesia Army Chief to Terminate Unscientific ‘Virginity Test’
Female Recruits Subjected to Abusive, Discriminatory Practice for Decades
![Female national army officers and police officers escort hundreds of women who packed the area in front of the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 8, 2020, in commemoration of International Women's Day.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108indonesia_virginity_test_army.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=K4_DyIf_)
August 3, 2021
Afghanistan: Advancing Taliban Execute Detainees
Police, Civil Servants Detained Incommunicado in Ghazni, Malistan, Kandahar
![202108asia_afghanistan_taliban_summary_exectuions](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108asia_afghanistan_taliban_summary_executions.jpg?h=82049c27&itok=yCiLL6KF)
August 3, 2021
Social Media Harassment of Iran Researchers, Activists
August 3, 2021
International Pressure can Help Stop Abuses in Nicaragua and Allow a Fair Election
A wave of arrests of President Daniel Ortega’s critics threatens Nicaragua’s democracy
![In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108Americas_Nicaragua_OrtegaMurillo.jpg?h=3ea87d9f&itok=XfEVm_DY)
August 3, 2021
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August 3, 2021
Kyrgyzstan: “False Information” Law Threatens Free Speech
President Should Veto Legislation, Protect Media Freedom
August 3, 2021
Lebanon: Evidence Implicates Officials in Beirut Blast
![Graffiti on a wall that reads "My Government Did This"](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108mena_lebanon_beirutblast_main.jpg?h=5657362f&itok=_OvSW3gv)
August 2, 2021
Croatia/EU: Strengthen Border Monitoring System
Effective Mechanism Needed: Independent, Broad Mandate, Adequate Resources
![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)
August 2, 2021
Belarus Athlete’s Plight Spotlights Olympic Failure
International Olympic Committee Should Adopt Human Rights Policy
![A female athlete sprinting in a race](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108eca_belarus_timanovskaya.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=a8atmNOr)
August 2, 2021
Intimidation, Threats Against Congolese Whistleblower
Exiled Activist Jean-Jacques Lumumba Targeted in Europe and Kinshasa
![Congolese whistleblower Jean-Jacques Lumumba near Paris, France, October 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202107drc_whistleblower_threatened.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=IOxzqdwm)
August 2, 2021
Still No Justice for Zimbabwe’s 2018 Post-Election Violence
Implement Motlanthe Commission’s Recommendations; Investigate Security Forces
![Zimbabween soldiers stand guard as citizens run through the Harare's streets, on August 1, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808africa_zimbabwe_election_violence.png?itok=_L5_8yOy)
August 2, 2021
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh at Risk During Monsoon
Crowded Camp Conditions, Lack of Permanent Shelters
![Rohingya refugees repair a shelter damaged following heavy rains at the refugee camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh on July 28, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107Rohingya_refugee_camp_flooding.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=C2f4znQ0)