![A satellite photograph of Scorpion Prison taken in September 2016. Inmates suffer abuses in secret and are denied most access to the outside world. Satellite imagery](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/egypt0916_prison-01.jpg?itok=4aMz2KuV)
![A satellite photograph of Scorpion Prison taken in September 2016. Inmates suffer abuses in secret and are denied most access to the outside world. Satellite imagery](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/egypt0916_prison-01.jpg?itok=4aMz2KuV)
October 22, 2020
Lebanon: Flawed Domestic Blast Investigation
International Probe Needed for Transparency, Accountability
![Aftermath of the explosion in Beirut’s port that devastated the city, killing more than 200 people, injuring more than 6,000, and leaving 300,000 people without shelter.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010mena_lebanon_explosion_investigation.jpg?h=58e3b025&itok=zPGjKwOe)
October 21, 2020
Saudi Arabia Hosts Women’s Rights Summit? Yes, It's A Whitewash
![Prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul had been on hunger strike for six days before Saudi authorities finally allowed her parents to visit on August 31, according to family members. Al-Hathloul had spent almost three months before that in incommunicado detention.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/09/202009mena_saudi%20arabia_loujain.jpg?h=c33107fd&itok=ZABV8hy7)
![Voice TV](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010asia_thailand_voicetv_0.jpg?h=1e66e246&itok=k5OA2qDb)
October 21, 2020
Pope Francis Supports Same-Sex Civil Unions
Remarks Bolster Movements to Recognize LGBT Families
![Pope Francis attends a inter-religious ceremony for peace in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, in Rome, October 20, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010italy_pope_francis.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=NCBlOiap)
October 21, 2020
US, Australia Hit New Lows on Refugee Resettlement
Declining Numbers Leave Most Vulnerable at Risk
![Abdisellam Hassen Ahmed, a Somali refugee who had been stuck in limbo after President Donald Trump temporarily banned refugee entries, walks with his wife Nimo Hashi, and his 2-year-old daughter, Taslim, who he met for the first time after arriving at Salt Lake City International Airport, February 10, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010us_refugee_somalia_resettlement.jpg?h=86b139f9&itok=pDTr9cbU)
October 21, 2020
Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Morocco
79th Pre-Session
October 21, 2020
Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on Brazil
79th CEDAW Pre-Session
October 21, 2020
Canada: Climate Crisis Toll on First Nations’ Food Supply
Government Response Inadequate as Emissions Rise
![A man stands in a snowy landscape](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010americas_canada_climate%20change_main.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=inRxkxvS)
October 21, 2020
Turkey: Justice for Rights Lawyer’s Killing
Trial of Police Begins for Fatal Shooting of Tahir Elçi
![Tahir Elçi, the president of Diyarbakir Bar Association and human rights lawyer, speaks to the media shortly before being shot dead in Diyarbakir, Turkey November 28, 2015 (IHA agency via AP)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/AP_298386497898.jpg?h=1a0ddc1e&itok=-AZI-dhG)
October 21, 2020
Interview: Climate Crisis Hurts Harvest for First Nations
Canada Is Failing Indigenous Peoples Facing Threats to Food, Health, and Land
![Weenusk First Nations members packing their sleds ahead of a hunt near Peawanuck, Ontario, December 14, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010americas_canada_winisk.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=jn6Nl_Rs)
October 21, 2020
US: Protect Peaceful Assemblies; Limit Use of Force
City, State Officials Should Comply with International Standards
![Federal officers run after dispersing protesters in Portland, Oregon, July 22, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/07/202007us_portland_dhs.jpg?h=b18d43d9&itok=kg8T2McP)
October 20, 2020
A Domestic Violence Case Goes to Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court
Self-Defence Against Domestic Violence Should Count at Trial
![Cartoon about Domestic Violence by Tatiana Zelenskaya](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004eca_kyrgyzstan_domesticviolence.jpg?itok=LFD49EgG)