June 18, 2018
June 18, 2018
Joint NGO Letter on Belarus: UN Human Rights Body Should Renew the Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
![Riot police detain a man during a rally in Minsk on March 25.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_belarus_human_rights.jpg?itok=Lg7WZDRL)
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June 18, 2018
‘Whatever’ – What Happens to Kids Taken from Families at US Border
CBP Has No Childcare Facilities in Detention Centers
![A two-year-old Honduran asylum seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the US-Mexico border on June 12, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is executing the Trump administration's 'zero tolerance' policy towards u](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806us_family_separation.jpg?itok=TBbkUTMz)
June 18, 2018
Thailand: UK, France Should Urge End to Military Rule
Press Visiting Junta Leader to Fulfill Promises on Rights, Democracy
![A Pro-democracy activist holds a fan during protest against junta near Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand February 10, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_thailand_uk.jpg?itok=DvHyKjLz)
![A girl holds a placard during a protest held by migrants and refugees to call for the reopening of the borders at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806eca_greece_wearehumans.jpg?itok=myBlNAL1)
June 18, 2018
EU: Summit Leadership Needed on Migration
Principled Approach Can Safeguard Rights, Secure Borders
![A girl holds a placard during a protest held by migrants and refugees to call for the reopening of the borders at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806eca_greece_wearehumans.jpg?itok=myBlNAL1)
![Police Forces at the scene of the clashes, Tehran, Iran February 19, 2018. © 2018 Majzooban-e-Noor](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803mena_iran_dervish.jpg?itok=GgGHrBmB)
![Pro-democracy lawmakers react after Legislative Council passed a controversial bill to introduce mainland Chinese laws inside an upcoming high-speed rail station, in Hong Kong, China June 14, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_china_hongkong_lawmakers.jpg?itok=6SdPZ6iR)
June 16, 2018
Watching as US Officials Take Children from Their Parents
The Horror of Sessions’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy
![People hold signs to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to detain children crossing the southern U.S. border and separating families outside of City Hall in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 7, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806us_immigration_familyseparation.jpg?itok=knXjVbhh)
June 15, 2018
Bringing Justice for Franco-Era Crimes in Spain
“The Silence of Others” Explores Stories Repressed for Decades
![Photo 6 for Silence of Others film](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806europe_spain_silence6.jpg?itok=Xfgy2ZaP)
June 15, 2018
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![The Russian and Brazilian football teams play a pre-World Cup international friendly match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia on March 23, 2018. The FIFA World Cup final will be played at this stadium on July 15 2018. (c) 2018 Ashley Kowalski](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804eca_stadium_russia.jpg?itok=Bb-PT8OL)
June 15, 2018
Maldives’ Slide Toward One Party Rule
Former President, Judges Convicted in Politically Motivated Case
![Abdulla Yameen takes his oath as the President of Maldives during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Male November 17, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806asia_maldives_yameen.jpg?itok=jkiaffhk)