![Police confront garment industry workers on the streets as they protest for a wage increase, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 12, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_bangladesh_garmet_workers_protest.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=obCu5P0s)
![Police confront garment industry workers on the streets as they protest for a wage increase, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 12, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_bangladesh_garmet_workers_protest.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=obCu5P0s)
Bangladesh: UN Rights Review Amid Violent Crackdown
Government should Heed Member State Recommendations
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World Court Rules Against Syria in Torture Case
Urgent Measures Ordered to Stop Abuses
![Photos of Syrians who have been detained or disappeared set up by their relatives, as part of a protest in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 10, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310eca_netherlands_ICJsyriansphotos.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=ZEHt2CKz)
Yemen: Aden Electricity, Water Cuts Threaten Rights
Government, Southern Transitional Council Failures Leading to Multiple Violations
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Belgium Overcomes EU Struggles to Send Strong Message on Gaza
EU States Do Not Need Consensus to Support Sanctions, Accountability
![Minister for Development Cooperation and Metropolitan Policy Caroline Gennez and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo during a plenary session of the Chamber at the Federal Parliament in Brussels, October 19, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311eca_belgium__caroline_gennez_and_alexander_de_croo.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=g5uAwXM1)
Gaza: Communications Blackout Imminent Due to Fuel Shortage
Israel Should End Blockade, Restore Services
![Palestinians in Khan Yunis, Gaza, use car batteries to charge their mobile phones, October 23, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311mena_gaza_electricity.jpg?h=f1dccc9b&itok=HAoK34Zz)
UK Supreme Court Finds UK-Rwanda Asylum Scheme Unlawful
Rwanda Not A Safe Country to Send Asylum Seekers
![Protesters hold placards outside the UK’s Supreme Court as it rules that the UK Government's Rwanda asylum plan is unlawful, London, United Kingdom, November 15, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311eca_united_kingdom_protestors_rwanda_asylum_plan.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=nr4mUYnh)
Keep Rights at Center of Turkey/Germany Meeting
Agenda for Erdogan’s Visit Should Include Protection of Civilians in Conflict
![Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, March 14, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311eca_germany_turkey_olaf_scholz_and_recep_tayyip_erdogan.jpg?h=27d5c145&itok=91XHeSN_)
When Biden Meets Xi
Human rights need to be on the agenda when Biden meets Chinese president Xi — despite Biden's own woefully mixed record.
![Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and US President Joe Biden in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_china_usa_xi_jinping_and_joe_biden.jpg?h=cfdbcccc&itok=wHK_jCkz)
In the Israel-Palestine Crisis, Preventing Mass Atrocities is Key
![Palestinian women walk by buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, October 16, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311mena_palestine_gaza_israeli_airstrikes_nuseirat_camp.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=elS7iF_o)
Mental Health Crisis Support Rooted in Community
Governments Should Invest in Rights-Respecting Alternatives to Punitive, Involuntary Treatment
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EU Corporate Sustainability Law Should Safeguard Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Indigenous Peoples’ Traditional Systems Should be Respected in Western Legal Systems
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Uzbekistan: Take Action on Rights Abuses Raised at UN Review
Address Restrictions on Independent Media, Civil Society, LGBT Rights
![Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/09/202109Americas_Venezuela_HRC.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=is8vJVBl)
US National Climate Report Highlights Climate Harms to Pregnancy, Newborns
Phasing out Fossil Fuels and Targeting Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Urgently Needed
![A doctor examines a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus, Jackson, Mississippi, US, December 17, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311wrd_usa_pregnancy_exam.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=CV8R2k6K)