![Riot police walk in front of the closed congress building in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/201901wr_peru_human_rights.jpg?itok=PIIwGxCu)
May 12, 2020
Afghanistan: Attack on Hospital a War Crime
Assault on Kabul Maternity Clinic Shows Cruel Disregard for Civilians
![Security forces patrol as smokes rises from a maternity hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, after gunmen attacked leading to shootout with the police and killing several people, May 12, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005asia_afghanistan_hospital_attack_0.jpg?h=d456976e&itok=7abUwFRi)
May 12, 2020
Lockdown Should Not Discriminate Against Migrants, Refugees
Greece Extends Covid-19 Lockdown at Refugee Camps
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May 12, 2020
Israel: Discriminatory Land Policies Hem in Palestinians
Palestinian Towns Squeezed While Jewish Towns Grow
![Jisr al-Zarqa, the only Palestinian town in Israel on the Mediterranean.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005mena_ip_jisr_comparative.jpeg%20.jpeg?h=597177de&itok=fKylgQzU)
May 11, 2020
Lebanon: People with Disabilities Overlooked in Covid-19
Ensure Accessible Health Care, Information
![School-age children in Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/201803mena_lebanon_drd_main.jpg?h=20e03892&itok=Yosw8fDB)
May 11, 2020
No Justice 10 Years After Thailand’s ‘Red Shirt’ Crackdown
Policymakers, Officers Escape Accountability for Nearly 100 Deaths
![Thai activists use laser projectors to display the message “Searching for the Truth,” in remembrance of the 2010 military crackdown on the “Red Shirts” protest, May 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005asia_thailand_redshirts.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=GcVn9NiI)
May 11, 2020
Colombia Should Protect Displaced People During Covid-19
Afro, Indigenous Communities Especially at Risk
![A photograph sent to Human Rights Watch showing the living conditions of a displaced indigenous community in Buenaventura, Colombia. Their limited access to water and health services means that Covid-19 could spread quickly through the community.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005americas_colombia_covid.jpeg?h=29234840&itok=LsbtzcCq)
May 11, 2020
Joint Letter Re: End Violent Threats and Anti-Rohingya Campaign
Violent Threats and ‘Hate Speech’ against Rohingya Community in Malaysia
May 11, 2020
Uganda: Drop Charges Against 19 Homeless Youth
Gay and Transgender People Still Detained Under Bogus Covid-19 Pretext
![Ugandan police and other security forces chase people off the streets, after police cleared a stand of motorcycle taxis which are no longer permitted to operate after all public transport was banned for two weeks to halt the spread of the new coronavirus,](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202004africa_uganda_covid_enforcement.jpg?itok=e1dsEFIe)
May 11, 2020
Kyrgyzstan Should Grant Rights Defender His Freedom
Azimjon Askarov’s Final Appeal to Be Heard May 13
![Ethnic Uzbek journalist Azimzhan Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial and jailed for life looks through metal bars during hearings at the Bishkek regional court, Kyrgyzstan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202002eca_kyrgyzstan_askarov.jpg?itok=jEMWmJMm)
May 9, 2020
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
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