Yemen: Warring Parties Deepen Water Crisis
Government, Houthi Abuses in Taizz Have Led to Severe Lack of Water
![A girl walks with a donkey carrying water containers](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312mena_yemen_taizz_NajdQoussaim_water_girl.jpg?h=60a7cfdc&itok=IZJytY_Q)
To End Cruel Migration Policies, Humanize Those They Impact
75 Years since Universal Declaration, UN Still Failing Older People
International Convention Needed to Combat Ageism
Kenya’s Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey
![Four men sit chained in a room at the Coptic Church Mamboleo, in Kisumu city, western Kenya, where over 60 men, women, and children with real or perceived mental health conditions are detained. Staff at the church say residents are naked or partially clothed so that they do not run away or escape.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312drd_kenya_shackling.jpeg?h=08b866d1&itok=9BSCVitd)
US Lawmakers Threaten the Right to Seek Asylum
Republicans Try to Dismantle US Asylum Law as Part of Spending Package
![Asylum seekers wait at the US-Mexico border](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312us_mexico_asylum_seekers.jpg?h=9f905ea9&itok=TET395Tp)
Champions of Change: Activists Leading the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence at Work
Spotlighting Courageous Advocates During the 16 Days of Activism
![Dur e Sharwar, second from left, vice president of the Pakistan Workders Federation during an International Women’s Day cycle rally in Lahore, Pakistan, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312asia_wrd_pakistan_Dur_e_sharwar_group.jpeg?h=cb20ee06&itok=hB98j-Qf)
Pakistan Denies Voting Rights to Religious Community
Repeal Discriminatory Laws Against Ahmadis
![Pakistani security personnel at a roadblock outside an Ahmadiyya place of worship in Rabwah, Punjab province, Pakistan, September 15, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312asia_pakistan_ahmadiyya_roadblocks.jpg?h=1fc54d43&itok=4BHjxlQf)
The UK Can’t Legislate Away Rwanda’s Rights Record
Government Pushes Ahead with Plan despite Supreme Court Ruling and Known Abuses
![Britain's Home Secretary James Cleverly, left, and Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta shake hands after signing a new treaty in Kigali, Rwanda, December 5, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312afr_eca_rwanda_uk_Cleverly_and_Biruta_sign_treaty.jpg?h=90d10537&itok=1zODuC6O)
New Partners, Category for Asia Press Awards
Thailand, Taiwan Press Clubs Join Arizona State U, Human Rights Watch as Sponsors
![Logos of ASU, TFFC, FCCT, and HRW](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312asia_thailand_press_freedom_awards.jpeg?h=60607051&itok=o-fSh_OK)
Congolese Opposition Member Freed After Months in Prison
Lens Omelonga Jailed 7 Months for a Social Media Post
![Opposition member Lens Omelonga in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 9, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312afr_drc_Lens.jpg?h=4de69ae3&itok=5xwxCVDA)
Escalate Efforts for Release of Swedish Citizen in Iran
Iranian Authorities Have Detained Johan Floderus for 600 Days
![Johan Floderus, Sweden.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312mena_eca_iran_sweden_johan_floderus.jpg?h=6b949069&itok=UmHlprZc)
Human Rights Watch Statement for the General Debate of the International Criminal Court’s Twenty-Second Assembly of States Parties
December 7, 2023
![ASp 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911ij_netherlands_asp.jpg?itok=HFUxurzx)
Phasing Out Fossil Fuels at COP28
Governments Should Stand up for Human Rights to Ensure Ambitious Outcome
![Vanessa Nakate, of Uganda, center, takes part in a protest against fossil fuels at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 5, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312mena_ehr_uae_climate_activists_end_fossil_fuels.jpg?h=ac55c5bf&itok=t2Zoz1-b)
Bringing Justice to Child Victims of War
ICC Prosecutor Pledges to Better Address International Crimes against Children
![The overgrown playground of a residential institution for children in Kherson, Ukraine, where Russian forces allegedly took 46 children from, as seen on November 27, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304eca_ukraine_residential_home_for_children_kherson.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=7AoRE8ez)