Russian Activist Targeted Under Abusive 'Undesirable Organization' Law
Repeal the Abusive Law, Stop Persecution of Activists
![Former coordinator of the Open Russia civic movement Andrey Pivovarov during after a search in his apartment.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202105russia_undesirable_criminal_case_pivovarov.jpg?h=6377f7ce&itok=5mw5l8nH)
Submission on the Challenges and Threats Facing Climate Defenders
To the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association
![Activists from mining communities protesting at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on August 24, 2018, KwaZulu-Natal © 2018 Rob Symons](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201904ehr_southafrica_mining_mainimage.jpg?itok=V7ABNNfC)
German Prosecutors Reportedly to Examine Wider Belarus Abuses
News Comes in Wake of Forced Downing of Plane, Activists Arrest
![Belarusian police block a street during opposition rally](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105belarus_germany_investigate_jurisdiction.jpg?h=50844e28&itok=lANufDtP)
Activists Detained in Kazakhstan 'For Their Own Safety'
Feminist Activists Attacked and Threatened
![Feminita Kazakstan Activist Arrested](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/06/202105kazakhstan_activists_feminita_arrested.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=ZJ_wWTfl)
China: Pervasive Discrimination Under Two-Child Policy
Companies Fire Pregnant Women; Only Seek ‘Married Women with Children’
![202105asia_china_two_child_policy](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105asia_china_two_child_policy.jpg?h=666ef3ed&itok=jW54kwzu)
Students are Doing the Hard Work – Governments Should Too
The Pandemic has Brought to the Fore Systemic Deficiencies Affecting Children’s Education
Egypt: President Should Act to Unshackle Freedoms
Urgent Action Needed to Address Serious Concerns Raised by UN Rights Bodies
![Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201907mena_egypt_sisi.jpg?itok=9HouHonJ)
Yemen: Houthis Risk Civilians’ Health in Covid-19
Stop Spreading Disinformation; Ensure Access to Testing, Health Care, Vaccines
![Medical workers attend to a Covid-19 patient in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, June 14, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105mena_yemen_sanaa_covid.jpeg?h=199d8c1f&itok=gGGOz722)
Japan: Global Firms Back LGBT Non-Discrimination Act
Supporters Include Coca Cola, Intel, EY, PwC, Salesforce, Deloitte, SegaSammy
![Supporters of Equality Act Japan gather in front of parliament before they submit a petition in Tokyo on March 25, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105asia_japan_equality.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=qz5pFfWC)
Brazil: Investigate Rio Police Command for Deadly Raid
Police Killed 27 People in Low-Income Neighborhood; 1 Officer Died
![Activists hold a sign that reads in Portuguese "Justice for Jacarezinho. End massacres in favelas" during a protest a day after police killed 27 people during an operation in Jacarezinho favela, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 7, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105Americas_Brazil_Jacarezinho.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=fyq66Zm7)
US Tulsa Centennial a Timely Reminder Reparations Cannot Wait
As City Marks 100 Years Since the Massacre, Black Communities Have Yet to See Justice
![Tulsa Race Massacre ruins](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105us_tulsa_massacre_centinel.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=UxxAhCF_)
Ex-Chad Dictator’s Victims Denied Reparations
5 Years on, No Action on Court Orders in Hissène Habré Case
![Rassemblement de soutien aux victimes du régime de l’ex-dictateur tchadien Hissène Habré, tenu à Dakar (Sénégal) en 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/201505africa_chad_victims_1.jpg?h=2226670d&itok=dLta8hpK)
Top Rights Tweets of the Week
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Safe Schools Declaration Protects Education for Millions
Africa Advances Wartime Protections for Students, Teachers, and Schools
![This file photo shows a sign reading "Education is a right for a girl child" at a refugee settlement of people from South Sudan in Imvepi, Uganda, 27 June 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/07/202007crd_school_ssudan.jpg?h=82f92a78&itok=dJLNqElH)