![Ahmed Samir Santawy, an anthropology master’s student at Central European University (CEU) detained in February 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103mena_egypt_ahmed.jpeg?h=a9dffc91&itok=QtEcKNUw)
![Ahmed Samir Santawy, an anthropology master’s student at Central European University (CEU) detained in February 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103mena_egypt_ahmed.jpeg?h=a9dffc91&itok=QtEcKNUw)
The EU Should Stop Blocking Efforts to Increase Global Vaccine Access
European Lawmakers Join Push for Waiving Intellectual Property Rules for Covid-19 Response
![A person in Soweto, South Africa receives an injection as they participate in a clinical trial for a Covid-19 vaccine in June 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202010africa_southafrica_vaccine.jpg?h=ae306bc7&itok=CZUXhl82)
‘Crip Camp’ Brings the Inclusion Revolution to the Oscars
Academy Should Ensure Accessible Entrance to Awards Stage
![Still from the film Crip Camp.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003us_cripcamp_disabilities_filmfest.jpg?itok=n3sRgfBb)
The Need for a US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region
Joint Letter to the US Secretary of State
![Congolese soldiers stand in a field camp in Paida, near Beni, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 7, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201908africa_drc_kivu.jpg?itok=qGGiSbg-)
Uzbekistan: Gay Men Face Abuse, Prison
Ensure Rights to Personal Security, Privacy, Nondiscrimination
![The Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Independence Square, Mustakillik Maydoni, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103eca_uzbekistan_senate.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=LV2onMLO)
UN Rights Body Should Stay the Course in South Sudan
HRW Statement - Item 10 General Debate
![Victims of ethnic violence in Jonglei, state, South Sudan, wait in line at the World Food Program distribution center in Pibor to receive emergency food rations, January 12, 2012.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003africa_southsudan_ethnicviolence.jpg?itok=norXU1Wl)
Thousands of Foreigners Unlawfully Held in NE Syria
Countries should bring Citizens Home; Ensure Due Process for ISIS Suspects
![A boy flies a home-made kite in the foreigners’ section of al-Hol camp in northeast Syria on March 15, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103ccd_NESyria_repatriation.jpg?h=aa6c0f32&itok=Adx_MYYL)
Yemen: Houthis Attacking Displaced People’s Camps
Unlawful Shelling in Marib Spurs Displacement, Humanitarian Crisis
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Bolivia Should End Revenge Justice
![De pie tras las rejas, la expresidenta interina de Bolivia, Jeanine Añez, habla con una mujer no identificada en la cárcel de una estación de policía, en La Paz, Bolivia, el 13 de marzo de 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103Americas_Bolivia_Anez.jpg?h=4c3f0dd3&itok=sRKmpmp9)
Afghanistan: Women’s Full Participation Needed in Talks
Near Exclusion at Moscow Summit Highlights Threat to Rights
![Former President Hamid Karzai, left, and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, second right, attend an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia, March 18, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103wrd_afghanistan_peacetalks.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=dcoZ_tdU)
End Pakistan’s Enforced Disappearances
Prime Minister Imran Khan Should Back Promises with Accountability
![People hold placards and portraits of their missing family members during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 20, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103asia_pakistan_disappearances.jpg?h=a16de168&itok=FqASGymA)
When Will There be Justice for Mali Massacre?
Two Years Since Over 150 Civilians Killed in Ogossagou Village
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Canada Should Strive for More on World Water Day
Marking Five Years of Ongoing First Nations Water Crisis
![Water jugs in the community water center in Grassy Narrows, Canada. April 13, 2016. © 2016 Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/20160601_canada_water_rights_photo1.jpg?itok=sQAgQARn)
Syria: Bread Crisis Exposes Government Failure
Bakeries Destroyed; Discriminatory Policies Exacerbate Wheat Shortage
![Syrian authorities distribute food to residents in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria, April 16, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103mena_syria_bread.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=XsokVfBa)
Immigration Detainees Hunger Strike Again As Canada Fails To Listen
Conditions in Quebec Detention Facility Even More Dire Because of Covid-19
![Entrance to the Canadian Border Security Agency's (CBSA) Laval Immigration Holding Centre in Quebec, Canada, showing a the entrance sign with the Canadian flag and the detention center in the background..](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103americas_canada_immigration_detention.jpg?h=50a51cc0&itok=zTU2s0vl)