![Revolutionary graffiti adorns a wall of the Prime Minister's office in Tunis, January 22, 2011.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901mena_tunisia_free_speech.jpg?itok=Qc2Kh0iu)
![Revolutionary graffiti adorns a wall of the Prime Minister's office in Tunis, January 22, 2011.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901mena_tunisia_free_speech.jpg?itok=Qc2Kh0iu)
October 15, 2019
Kenya: Film Festival Features Activists’ Struggles
African Films, Universal Themes at Human Rights Watch Events
![Image for HRW Film Festival, Nairobi 2019’s Opening Night Film Everything Must Fall by Rehad Desai © Daylin Paul](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910africa_kenya_nairobifilmfestival.jpg?itok=ZkNUjC1w)
October 15, 2019
Uganda: Brutal Killing of Gay Activist
Amid Attacks, Officials Threaten Death Penalty for LGBT People
![Relatives of Brian Wasswa carry his coffin during his funeral on October 6, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910lgbt_uganda_violence_cropped.jpg?itok=VdRnaUev)
October 15, 2019
Mauritania: Take Key Steps for Women’s Rights
Take Decisive Steps to Improve Women’s Rights
![Aminetou Mint Ely [center, holding phone], president of the Association of Women Heads of Family and staff of a support center for survivors of gender-based violence, run by the association, Rosso, Mauritania, February 7, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809mena_mauritania_photo4.jpg?itok=4UwBCZcC)
October 15, 2019
Letter to President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
October 14, 2019
Don’t Let Venezuela Join the United Nations Human Rights Council
![The Exiles: A Trip to the Border Highlights Venezuela’s Devastating Humanitarian Crisis](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201811americas_exiles_venezuela.jpg?itok=LccTeRro)
October 14, 2019
Russia Is Still Penalizing Peaceful Protesters
Four-Year Prison Term Upheld; Two Others Under Criminal Prosecution
![Konstantin Kotov and his lawyer, Maria Eismont, wait for the verdict in his case at Moscow's Tverskoi district court, September 5, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910eca_russia_kotov.jpg?itok=Jy-UFOtA)
October 14, 2019
The #MeToo Movement’s Powerful New Tool
![201906wrd_ilo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906wrd_ilo_geneva.jpg?itok=ePOVUN8N)
October 14, 2019
Insecurity in Mozambique Leaves Thousands Unable to Vote
Authorities Fail to Ensure All Voters Can Cast Ballots
![Residents of Naunde, in Macomia, Cabo Delgado, flee their village following an attack on June 5, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910africa_mozambique_cabo_delgado_0.jpg?itok=S8Qj3sMU)
October 14, 2019
US Columbus Day Holiday Celebrates a Shameful Past
It’s My Day Off, But Let’s Not Forget Why
![Signs calling for the abolition of Columbus Day stating Genocide is Nothing to Celebrate](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910usp_columbus_day.jpg?itok=UgoZgZDR)
October 14, 2019
Uganda Tightens Clampdown on Media
Authorities Also Repressing Political Opposition Events
![Media and members of Uganda's Human Rights Network for Journalists struggle with police as they protest outside the Daily Monitor newspaper head office](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910africa_uganda_pressfreedom.jpg?itok=9L73y_JM)
October 14, 2019
#MeToo Movement’s Second Anniversary
Activists from Around the Globe Reflect on Successes, Challenges
![201906wrd_ilo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906wrd_ilo_geneva.jpg?itok=ePOVUN8N)
October 14, 2019
Making Movies Accessible for Everyone
Nairobi Leg of Human Rights Watch Film Festival Has Options for People with Disabilities
![Image for HRW Film Festival, Nairobi 2019’s Opening Night Film Everything Must Fall by Rehad Desai © Daylin Paul](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910africa_kenya_nairobifilmfestival.jpg?itok=ZkNUjC1w)
October 13, 2019
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Female Iranian spectators cheer as they wave their country's flag during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Bolivia, at the Azadi (Freedom) stadium, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910mena_iran_stadiumcap.jpg?itok=j-rQXI5W)
October 12, 2019
Internally displaced Kachin battle to return home
![People displaced in the conflict between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Myanmar military for the control of an amber mine pass their time at a Christian church in Tanai township, Kachin state, Myanmar June 16, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802asia_burma_kachin.jpg?itok=91b7qKYz)