Chad: A Year On, Victims Await Justice
Impunity for "Black Thursday" as Political Space Closes
![A barricade is set on fire during anti- government barricades in N'Djamena, Chad, October 20, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/10/202211africa_chad_protests.jpg?h=c44fcfa1&itok=4SVp7rNs)
Kazakhstan: Abolish the ‘Foreign Funding’ Register
Nine organisations issue a Joint Statement on misguided government move
California’s Governor Should Raise Rights Along with Climate in China
Gavin Newsom Shouldn’t Ignore One Crisis for Another
![California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, California, September 26, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310usp_usa_governor_gavin_newsom.jpg?h=41f55a5b&itok=TvnerqGj)
Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Holding Hostages is a War Crime
Free Civilians Held in Gaza; Treat All Humanely; Don’t Use as Human Shields
![Photographs of Israelis taken as hostages during an October 7 attack by Hamas-led fighters, at a protest demanding their release, outside the HaKirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 17, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310mena_israel_posters_of_the_kidnapped.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=uhmKy4ff)
International Humanitarian Law Applies to All States
Violations of These Laws by One Side Do Not Justify Violations By Another
![NATO leaders meet on the first day of the 2023 NATO Summit on July 11, 2023 in Vilnius, Lithuania.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310eca_lithuania_nato_leaders.jpg?h=6acbff97&itok=wMNGnrrh)
Bangladesh Officials Risk Inciting Violence
Threats Against Opposition Leaders Undermine Election Integrity
![Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina speaks in Glasgow, Scotland on November 1, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310asia_bangladesh_sheikh_hasina.jpg?h=11b34633&itok=NuRM_PYD)
French High Court Recognizes Racial Profiling, But Fails to Order the State to Stop It
Government Should End Racist Policing
![Police officers check IDs of demonstrators near the Palais Vivienne event venue in Paris, France, April 6, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310eca_france_police_id_checks.jpg?h=b3d464d3&itok=3FneXkyP)
Israel: Unlawful Gaza Blockade Deadly for Children
Denial of Water, Fuel, Electricity Endangers Lives
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What Israel Can Learn From America’s Counterterrorism Missteps
The Strategic Case for Adhering to the Laws of War
Uzbekistan Should Investigate Claims of Ill-Treatment, Torture
Blogger’s Claims Highlight Ongoing Police Abuse, Coercive Tactics
![Abduqodir Muminov in the defendant's cage in a courtroom in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310eca_uzbekistan_abduqodir_muminov_courtroom.jpg?h=f094b181&itok=XwdhSI9O)
Israel/Palestine: Videos of Hamas-Led Attacks Verified
ICC Has Mandate to Probe Attacks as War Crimes
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Maldives: Environmental Protection Laws Bypassed
Reclamation Projects Harm Local Island Communities, Deny Climate Justice
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US: Congress must regulate artificial intelligence to protect rights
Groups urge for civil society and impacted communities to be consulted in regulation efforts