![The mother of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta, who was raped and murdered in Kanchanpur district, speaks at a mass rally calling for justice, Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_nepal_human_rights.jpg?itok=yYnM2l18)
![The mother of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta, who was raped and murdered in Kanchanpur district, speaks at a mass rally calling for justice, Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_nepal_human_rights.jpg?itok=yYnM2l18)
![The Royal Palace, in Bafut, Cameroon](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201919africa_bafut_palace.jpeg?itok=RqrJ1ck1)
October 11, 2019
Tanzania Needs a Zero Tolerance Approach to Corporal Punishment
Video Showing Caning of High School Students Reignites Debate
![Cartoon for Tanzania Education Report](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/7.jpg?itok=sZTu6kKK)
October 11, 2019
Turkey’s ‘Safe Zone’ Would Be Anything But
Plan Increases Risks for Returned Refugees
![A Turkish soldier stands at the border with Syria in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910mena_turkey_safezone.jpg?itok=H_X49-EC)
October 11, 2019
Turkey/Syria: Civilians at Risk in Syria Operation
Key Concerns Include Unlawful Attacks, Treatment of Displaced People, Arbitrary Arrests
![In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from targets inside Syria during bombardment by Turkish forces Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910mena_syria_turkey_offensive.jpg?itok=gBUkb3yN)
October 10, 2019
Indonesia: Investigate Environmental Lawyer’s Death
Golfrid Siregar Helped to Protect Sumatra’s Rainforests, Villagers
![Golfrid Siregar (left), an environmental lawyer, died on October 6, 2019 three days after his unconscious body was found in Medan, North Sumatra.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910asia_indonesia_siregar.jpg?itok=QscQicaB)
October 10, 2019
Germany Synagogue Attack Brings Home Europe’s Antisemitism Threat
Need Better Protection for Holy Sites and Comprehensive Efforts to Combat Rising Hate
![People mourn in front of a synagogue in Halle, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910eca_germany_halle_synagogue2.jpg?itok=mUaR1nqF)
October 10, 2019
UN: Venezuela Unfit for Rights Council Seat
54 Groups Highlight Its Abysmal Human Rights Record
![Members the National Police Action Force, or FAES, an elite commando unit created for anti-gang operations, patrol the Antimano neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909americas_venezuela_faes.jpg?itok=DFjm5VdF)
October 10, 2019
Bangladesh Ruling Party Activists Kill Student after Facebook Post
Abrar Fahad’s Brutal Murder Highlights Impunity for Abuses
![Bangladesh Student Union stage a torch light procession rally to protest the murder of Abrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), who was allegedly beaten to death by Bangladesh Chhatra League men.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910asia_bangladesh_facebook.jpg?itok=otaW1Zgv)
October 10, 2019
Pakistan Could Make Torture A Crime
Proposed Law First Step to Curb Impunity, Reform Police
![201905asia_pakistan_police](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201905asia_pakistan_police.jpg?itok=RfS8IIwX)
October 10, 2019
Iraq: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters
Attacks on Fleeing Demonstrators, Ambulances, Media
![Mourners carry the flag-draped coffin of a protester killed during a demonstration in Najaf, October 8, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910mena_iraq_protests.jpg?itok=dQLUxyBh)
October 10, 2019
French Leader Should Press Hungary’s Orban on Rule of Law
Macron Should Call Hungary Out on Common Values and Human Rights
![Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive at an EU summit in Salzburg, Austria on September 20, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910europe_france_hungary_macron_orban.jpg?itok=LS7826uA)
October 10, 2019
A Groundbreaking Advance to Support People with Mental Health Conditions in Belgium
"She’s My Ally In My Battle."
![A woman entering a door](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910drd_brussels_tandemplus20.jpg?itok=sv9fCZFE)
October 10, 2019
Brussels: Innovative Mental Health Support
Mobile Unit Helps Keep People Out of the Hospital
![A young woman riding a bike](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910drd_brussels_tandemplus15.jpg?itok=jPJmRBoR)