August 3, 2018
Zimbabwe: At Least 6 Dead in Post-Election Violence
Promptly, Impartially Investigate Security Forces’ Use of Force
![Zimbabween soldiers stand guard as citizens run through the Harare's streets, on August 1, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808africa_zimbabwe_election_violence.png?itok=_L5_8yOy)
August 2, 2018
Thailand: Rights Activist Detained in Deep South
Use of Martial Law Raises Fears of Mistreatment
![Human rights activist Burhan Buraheng has been arbitrarily detained without charge in a military camp in Thailand’s Pattani province since August 1, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808asia_thailand_buraheng.jpg?itok=j-nNMYLj)
August 1, 2018
Greece: Children Blocked from Health Care
Confining Asylum Seekers to Islands Impedes Medical Treatment
![A child in the Moria “hotspot” camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, December 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808crd_greece_kid_0.jpg?itok=1fRAKY7G)
August 1, 2018
Malaysia: Drop Remaining Sedition Cases
Repeal Law Long Used to Punish Critical Speech
![Social activist Haris Ibrahim, left, opposition leader Tian Chua, center, and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party activist Tamrin Ghafar pose for photographers as they arrive at a court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Prosecutors have fi](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/180801asia_malaysia_tian_chua.jpg?itok=diG8s7eQ)
August 1, 2018
Nikki Haley Blames Rights Groups for Her Misguided ‘Reform’
![U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks in the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., February 28, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-03-us-un-security-council-nikki-haley.jpg?itok=jmvKyV3Q)
August 1, 2018
First Woman in Pakistan Nominated as High Court Chief Justice
Tahira Safdar’s Confirmation Would Be an Important Step for Equal Participation
![Judge Tahira Safdar sits in court in Quetta, Pakistan, November 23, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201807asia_pakistan_safdar.jpg?itok=_UwVRhX2)
August 1, 2018
Prominent Saudi Women Activists Arrested
Samar Badawi, Nassima al-Sadah Among Latest Crackdown Victims
![Former US First Lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pose with Samar Badawi of Saudi Arabia as she receives the 2012 International Women of Courage Award during a ceremony at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on March](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808mena_saudi_samar_badawi.jpg?itok=Dx0QK-_5)
August 1, 2018
US Family Detention Centers Not ‘Like Summer Camp’
Locked Gates, Yelling Guards, Frequent Roll Calls Not My Camp Experience
![The Karnes immigration detention center in Karnes City, Texas (left), used by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain migrant families, and (right) a child plays in a lake during summer camp.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201808us_immigration_karnes_summercamp.jpg?itok=LnRNtrFD)
August 1, 2018
Syria: Thousands of Displaced Confined to Camps
Areas Taken from ISIS Restricting Free Movement
![View from hill overlooking Ain Issa displacement camp in Syria, May 2018. © Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201807mena_syria_camps_0.jpg?itok=ow8HcY9S)
July 31, 2018
China’s Victims of Sexual Harassment Denied Justice
#MeToo Gains Momentum, But Little Public Confidence in Legal Remedies
![A vendor sells #MeToo badges a protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California U.S. November 12, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801us_global_womensrights_metoo.jpg?itok=ftoNLNN7)
July 31, 2018
Thai Commission Candidates Silent on Rights Crisis
Principled, Diverse, and Courageous Commissioners Essential
![Od Sayavong, a refugee from Laos and outspoken critic of the Lao government, was 'disappeared' in Bangkok on August 26, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909asia_thailand_od.jpg?itok=IILXmzvE)
July 31, 2018
Stint in Solitary Preceded Death in US Immigration Detention
Isolation for People with Mental Health Issues is Cruel, Inhuman
![An ICE detainee rests his hands on the window of his cell in the segregation wing at the Adelanto immigration detention center, which is run by the Geo Group Inc, in Adelanto, California, on April 13, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rts14nbi_resized.jpg?itok=fqrttQKT)
![Activists demonstrate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 19, 2018 in favor of abortion legalization.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201807americas_brazil_womensrights_abortion.jpg?itok=5FQ9JBnk)