3 Years Since Myanmar’s Coup, Stronger Global Action Is Needed
![Coffins lined up beside graves at a mass funeral for victims of a Myanmar military strike on a village near Laiza, Myanmar, October 10, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310asia_myanmar_mass_funeral_laiza.jpg?h=1fc54d43&itok=tkBFmZxT)
Gaza: Suspending UNRWA Aid Risks Hastening Famine
Continue Funding as UN Agency Staff Is Investigated
![People line up for bread at a partially collapsed but still operational bakehouse in Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al Balah, Gaza, November 4, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312mena_palestine_gaza_deir_al_balah_bread_line.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=6FuuYEOP)
Sudan Conflict Fuels World’s Largest Internal Displacement
Devastating Human Toll of Conflict Should Prompt Action
![People displaced by conflict walk with their belongings in Wad Madani, the capital of al-Jazirah state, Sudan, December 16, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202401afr_sudan_displacement_conflict.jpg?h=dd677c95&itok=Xhi-L5QZ)
Proposed US Law Would Protect Human Rights Defenders
Bill Would Provide Robust Protections for Activists Abroad
![A view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005CRD_us_earnit.jpg?h=28121b77&itok=ONgdqEA9)
China: Religious Regulations Tighten for Uyghurs
New Laws Aim to ‘Sinicize’ Places of Worship, Practice in Largely Muslim Xinjiang
![Over 5000 students pledge loyalty to the “Motherland” in a July mass ceremony in Hotan, Xinjiang.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809asia_china_photo9.jpg?itok=ClSCQ8qu)
Japan Again Calls Out Chinese Government’s Rights Abuses
Tokyo Should Impose Targeted Sanctions, Advance Accountability for Xinjiang
![Chen Xu, China’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 23, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202401asia_china_Chen_Xu.jpg?h=3df015b7&itok=1xkVea5x)
Could World Court Address Women’s Rights in Afghanistan?
International Court of Justice Possible Venue to Challenge Systematic Taliban Abuses
![Women gather to demand their rights under Taliban rule during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 3, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_afghanistan_womens_rights_protest.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=nTXV7IP_)
Longing for Justice in Kazakhstan
![Demonstrators attend a rally in memory of victims of the January 2022 country-wide unrest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, February 13, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/05/202205eca_kazakhstan_protest.jpg?h=9dd951d5&itok=QDg6wX3V)
India: Violence Marks Ram Temple Inauguration
Hindu Processions Spark Communal Clashes, Attacks on Religious Minorities
![A man waves a flag with the Hindu god Ram to celebrate the opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya city, India, January 16, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202401asia_india_ram_temple_ayodhya.jpg?h=40034f90&itok=xvUupQ0_)
Cambodia: Court Ruling Keeps Opposition Leader in Custody
New Prime Minister Should Open Up Democratic Space
![Kem Sokha, the imprisoned former president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 3, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202401asia_cambodia_Kem_Sokha.jpg?h=21d6c0f0&itok=hxCZwSW6)
Myanmar: Military Abuses Against Civilians Intensify
UN Security Council Should Impose Global Arms Embargo, Jet Fuel Sanctions
Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Freed After 595 Days Behind Bars
Prolonged, Abusive Detention Underscores Justice System Concerns
![Zimbabwean opposition politician Job Sikhala enters the holding cells at the magistrates court in Harare, Zimbabwe](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202401africa_zimbabwe_sikhala.jpg?h=d197ee95&itok=fg-M8bQd)
Playing Politics with the Right to Seek Asylum in the US
Both Sides Willing to Bargain Away Long-Established Rights
![Demonstrators gather near the White House in Washington, DC for a protest](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202401us_border_asylum_demonstrators.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=QW_vrlWd)