![A graphic piece by Brian Stauffer depicting an outstretched hand catching a rocket in its palm while shielding a mother and a young boy beneath it.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107arms_report_killerrobots_0.jpg?h=90a76ea9&itok=-gAmiF-S)
![A graphic piece by Brian Stauffer depicting an outstretched hand catching a rocket in its palm while shielding a mother and a young boy beneath it.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107arms_report_killerrobots_0.jpg?h=90a76ea9&itok=-gAmiF-S)
August 2, 2021
Migrant Workers and the Qatar World Cup
![202008mena_qatar_fifa_main](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/08/202008mena_qatar_fifa_main_2.jpg?h=44b879e5&itok=Uxdc_FOS)
August 2, 2021
Lebanon: Evidence Implicates Officials in Beirut Blast: Targeted Sanctions, International Investigation Only Path to Justice
![Smoke rising over the site of an explosion](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/08/202108mena_lebanon_beirutblast.jpg?h=955717ed&itok=p0ZxFtSy)
August 2, 2021
Cameroon: New Abuses by Both Sides
Protect Civilians in Anglophone Regions, Hold Attackers Accountable
![A Cameroonian elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) member patrols in the city of Buea in the anglophone South-West region, Cameroon, on October 4, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103africa_cameroon_separatistdispatch.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=nGmsOt0R)
August 2, 2021
Killer Robots: Urgent Need to Fast-Track Talks
Shared Vision Forms Sound Basis for Creating a New Ban Treaty
![A graphic piece by Brian Stauffer depicting an outstretched hand catching a rocket in its palm while shielding a mother and a young boy beneath it.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107arms_report_killerrobots.jpg?h=90a76ea9&itok=N5YAp1O9)
July 31, 2021
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Anti-coup protesters hold a banner that reads "What are these? We are Yangon residents!" as they march during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday April 27, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/04/202104asia_myanmar_protest_0.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=FX2xQvGZ)
July 31, 2021
Myanmar: Coup Leads to Crimes Against Humanity
6 Months After Takeover, Urgent Need for Targeted Sanctions, Arms Ban
![Women cry after seeing the body of their relative killed on March 14th by security forces during a peaceful protest in Yangon, Myanmar.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107asia_myanmar_killings.jpg?h=170ba4b8&itok=DbwdPSDU)
July 31, 2021
Egypt: Renewed Judicial Harassment of Rights Defenders
Close Case 173, Lift Arbitrary Restrictions
![Human rights activist Gamal Eid is seen at a court in Cairo, March 24, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911mena_egypt_gamaleid.jpg?itok=A5DFZnnV)
July 30, 2021
Mali: Girls’ Basketball Coach Indicted for Sexual Assault
Amid Olympics, Legal Action Highlights Need to End Abuse in Sport
![Former President of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hamane Niang attends the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 official mascot launch ceremony on April 18, 2018 in Beijing, China.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202106africa_Mali_basketball.jpg?h=fcaeada0&itok=ay08av51)
July 30, 2021
Afghanistan: Mounting Taliban Revenge Killings
Insurgents Beat, Execute Popular Comedian in Kandahar
July 30, 2021
New Australian Law Targets Activist Groups, Peaceful Protest
Senate Should Pass Motion Disallowing Regulation
![Two Jabiluka mine protesters sit chained to heavy drilling equipment installed at the proposed site of the Jabiluka Uranium mine in Jabiluka, Australia on March 24, 1998.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107australia_ngo_goverment.jpg?h=35795833&itok=jZEZm8Sn)
July 30, 2021
The Biden Administration Should Bolster Predatory Loan Protections
Restoring “Ability to Repay” Rule Would Help Protect Human Rights in the US
![A manager of a financial services counts cash being paid to a client as part of a loan in Ballwin, Missouri on August 9, 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107us_payday_loans_biden.jpg?h=2e3693f5&itok=_w0LJzFR)
July 30, 2021
Arrest of Afghan Journalists Highlights Larger Concerns
Failure to Investigate Attacks on Press Undermines Media Freedom
![Afghan journalists film at the site of a bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 9, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107afghanistan_journalist_arrested.jpg?h=61e22f7d&itok=JHYRDk1N)
July 30, 2021
The Latest on the Crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
![Tigrayans who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region stand on a hilltop overlooking Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, November 26, 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107ethiopia_tigray_crises_three.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=5ki3Sctq)
July 30, 2021
Unchecked Spyware Industry Enables Abuses
Governments Should Halt Trade in Surveillance Technology
![People march in Budapest, Hungary during a July 26, 2021 protest against the Hungarian government over reports that it has used Pegasus spyware.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/07/202107bhr_hungary_pegasusprotest.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=hy6mUnX-)