June 20, 2024
China: UN Should Act on Crimes Against Humanity
Rights Groups Urge UN Rights Chief to Follow up on Xinjiang Report
![United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk speaks at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, November 16, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403un_switzerland_volker_turk.jpg?h=b8aa45f6&itok=Oew3CuUi)
June 20, 2024
Attacks on Education in War Surge Globally
Palestine, Other Major Conflicts Drive Much of the Increase
![A 14-year-old girl looks at her old school, which was damaged by conflict, in Dara’a Albalad, Syria, on February 7, 2022. © UNICEF/UN0635253/Shahan](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406crd_syria_gcpea.jpeg?h=ada05aa9&itok=-zmzLhYi)
June 20, 2024
Ukraine: Forced Russified Education Under Occupation
Imposition of Russian Curriculum; Anti-Ukrainian Propaganda
June 20, 2024
A Teacher’s Ordeal in Ukraine
During Occupation, He Was Tortured for Refusing to Hand Over School Documents
![Vitaliy in his home](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406eca_Ukraine_witness.jpg?h=3dca27dc&itok=syfVe70e)
June 19, 2024
International Campaign to Ban Landmines Presentation for Mine Ban Treaty Panel on Strengthening Norms
Delivered by Steve Goose, Arms Campaigns Director
![Use of banned antipersonnel landmines by both Russian and Ukrainian forces. Russian forces have used at least eight types of antipersonnel landmines, while Ukrainian forces apparently used rocket-launched PFM antipersonnel landmines in Izium, while it was under Russian occupation, from April to early September. The mines injured dozens of civilians, many of whom had to have limbs amputated.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202301ccd_ukraine_KPFM1S_SK_v2.jpeg?h=0f4230fa&itok=XOFoHnl2)
June 19, 2024
Sudan: Unlawful Attacks on Civilians, Infrastructure
UN, AU Should Immediately Act to Ensure Protection in Darfur, Elsewhere
![Houses on fire, southwest of Abu Shouk camp.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406africa_sudan_abu_shouk_camp.jpeg?h=943238f6&itok=l54wsy7A)
June 19, 2024
US: Florida School Laws Discriminate against Black, LGBTQ People
Censorship Spurs National Education Crisis; Federal Government Should Act
June 18, 2024
China: Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names Change
Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang
![A signboard reads "Welcome to Hotan Unity New Village" in Hotan, Xinjiang, September 21, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406asia_china_Hotan_Xinjiang.jpg?h=27de668d&itok=6NyZRGdh)
June 18, 2024
Tunisia: Joint Statement Calling for End to Crackdown
June 18, 2024
Victory for Same-Sex Marriage in Thailand
Other Asia-Pacific Governments Should Follow Example of LGBT Rights Progress
June 18, 2024
UN: Strengthen Rights in ‘Pact for the Future’ Talks
Member Countries Should Act on Global Poverty, Inequality, Climate
![UN Headquarters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/01/202201bhr_un_cyber_building_0.jpg?h=fee4874d&itok=7JyZhkkL)