![Member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, Françoise Hampson (L), and chairman Doudou Diène (C), give a press conference to present a report on rights violations in the country on September 5, 2018 in Geneva.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809africa_burundi_coi.jpg?itok=RW3Dqio4)
![Member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, Françoise Hampson (L), and chairman Doudou Diène (C), give a press conference to present a report on rights violations in the country on September 5, 2018 in Geneva.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809africa_burundi_coi.jpg?itok=RW3Dqio4)
September 17, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Abusive Crackdowns on 'Extremist' Material
Mandatory Prison for Possessing Banned Pamphlets, Videos
![Counterterrorism police carry out a search in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on October 16, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809eca_kyrgyzstan_main.jpg?itok=jyl5e0ca)
September 17, 2018
Interview: How Not to Fight Terrorism in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s Crackdown on ‘Extremist Material’
![An airplane trace is seen behind a Kyrgyzstan national flag fluttering in a central square in Bishkek March 11, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712centralasia_kyrgyzstan_flag.jpg?itok=FUwjhXc8)
September 17, 2018
Philippine Court Convicts General in Infamous ‘Disappearance’ Case
Three in Army Get Life Sentences in Important Step for Justice
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September 17, 2018
US Medical Association Stands Against Unnecessary Intersex Surgeries
Policy is Part of Growing Momentum to Respect Bodily Diversity
![Main image for Intersex Report](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710lgbt_us_main_0.png?itok=Y0tFajFx)
September 17, 2018
The US Has a Stake in Poland’s Democracy
![President Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda hold a joint news conference in Warsaw, Poland July 6, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707europe_poland_trump_duda.jpg?itok=gjKPr4AB)
September 17, 2018
Is #MeToo Changing China?
![Ren Liping, a graduate student, has spent the past year filing lawsuits and attempting to protest authorities in the coastal city of Qingdao for what she says was their mishandling of her rape allegation.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809asia_china_metoo_0.jpg?itok=Z1CCAy-I)
September 17, 2018
About the Mediterranean, Start with Saving Lives
![Migrants are seen onboard the charity ship Lifeline at Boiler Wharf in Senglea, in Valletta's Grand Harbour, Malta June 27, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201807europe_eu_malta_migrants_refugees.jpg?itok=qtMfROK4)
September 17, 2018
Vietnam’s Rights Violations Put Trade Deal with EU at Risk
European MPs Launch Warning Ahead of Possible Vote
![201809europe_eu_parliament_mep](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809europe_eu_parliament_mep.jpg?itok=jri7ZlEL)
September 17, 2018
UN Human Rights Body: Renew Mandate of Burundi Investigation
Item 4 interactive dialogue with the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
![The seat of Burundi delegation is pictured before a special session of the Human Rights Council on the situation in Burundi in Geneva, Switzerland December 17, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-burundi-africa-hrc-un.jpg?itok=hP_0lEBx)
September 17, 2018
Nigeria: Flawed Trials of Boko Haram Suspects
Ensure Due Process, Victim Participation
![Police officers outline handcuffed suspected Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri, northest Nigeria, on July 18, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809africa_nigeria_bokoharam_trials.png?itok=4C_Sy0Ih)
September 16, 2018
Demolition of Palestinian Community Imminent
Israeli High Court Green Lights Razing of Khan al-Ahmar
![201809middleeast_israel_palestine_khan_school](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809middleeast_israel_palestine_khan_school.jpg?itok=7sB4ypSm)
September 15, 2018
US Reaches Agreement in Family Separation Cases
Families Would Be Able to Try Again to Seek Asylum in the US
![201809us_immigration_child_separation](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201809us_immigration_child_separation.jpg?itok=nKGu3heg)
September 14, 2018
Civilians Are Losing the War in Afghanistan
Unprecedented Violence and Failed Reforms Signal Dangerous Political Crisis
![Medical workers transport an injured man on a stretcher to an ambulance near the site of a truck bomb in Kabul, May 31, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_afghanistan_bomb1.jpeg?itok=P-eAfqlT)
September 14, 2018
Thailand: Election Countdown Begins
Lift Restrictions on Fundamental Rights to Enable Free and Fair Elections
![201706asia_thailand_prayuth](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706asia_thailand_prayuth.jpg?itok=uZ-HBAkh)