![A road near the Israeli settlement of Dolev, where a gate blocks Palestinians from the nearby village of Ein Qinya from driving to the main road.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805mena_israelopt_main.jpg?itok=_-X8wfH2)
![A road near the Israeli settlement of Dolev, where a gate blocks Palestinians from the nearby village of Ein Qinya from driving to the main road.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805mena_israelopt_main.jpg?itok=_-X8wfH2)
May 28, 2018
A Minute of Silence for Victims of Nigeria’s Epidemic of Violence
Civil Society Groups Call on Government to End Violence
![Men march along a truck carrying the coffins of people killed in Makurdi, Nigeria January 11, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805africa_nigeria_makurdi_killings.jpg?itok=NtWRoFQ8)
May 27, 2018
International Effort to End ‘Me Too’ Abuses
Report Highlights Key Issues of Workplace Harassment, Violence
![Women workers in a garment factory in Cambodia](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805wrd_global_ilo_0.jpg?itok=wO_zKFKM)
May 27, 2018
Japan: Urge Vietnam to Respect Human Rights
President Tran Dai Quang Visits Japan As Rights Crackdown Worsens
![Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 16, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_vietnam_abe.jpg?itok=iXft2wj2)
May 26, 2018
Ireland Votes Overwhelmingly to Repeal Abortion Ban
‘Yes’ Vote Ends 35 Years of Shame and Secrecy for Irish Women and Girls
![Women celebrate the result of yesterday's referendum on liberalizing abortion law, in Dublin, Ireland, May 26, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805europe_ireland_womensrights_abortion_vote.jpg?itok=MwWSNtkC)
May 25, 2018
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![A house that the Egyptian army demolished in al-Arish city in 2018 without providing justification. © 2018 Private](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805mena_egypt_sinai_whatsapp.jpeg?itok=pIAtiGsr)
May 25, 2018
New Research Shows Forced Labor Still Rampant in Uzbekistan
World Bank President Jim Kim Should Press to Eliminate Labor Abuses
![A woman picks cotton during the 2015 cotton harvest, which runs from early September to late October or early November annually.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706business_uzbekistan_photo_presser.jpg?itok=bKWn0Dsb)
May 25, 2018
Qatar Joins Core Human Rights Treaties
But Rejects Major Protections for Women, Migrant Workers
![© 2018 United Nations](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805mena_qatar_accession.png?itok=MAjhFt6Q)
May 24, 2018
Canada Promotes Justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya
New Strategy Seeks to End Impunity for Atrocity Crimes
![Refugees are seen at the Cox's Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh, near Rakhine state, Myanmar, during a trip by United Nations envoys to the region April 29, 2018. Picture taken on April 29, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_burma_bangladesh_ronhingya_cox.jpg?itok=oe6r8uY9)
May 24, 2018
Are US Police Disclosing Use of Amazon’s Face-Recognition Technology?
Courts Need to Be Able to Rule on Legality of New Biometric, AI Technologies
![An Amazon.com Inc driver stands next to an Amazon delivery truck in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 21, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805us_business_amazon.jpg?itok=F1XVyXnl)
May 24, 2018
US: Reject Planned Arms Sales to Bahrain
Manama Should First Tackle Serious Human Rights Abuses
![Head of Protocol and representative of the King of Bahrain, Brigadier Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al Khalifa (C) inspects an armoured military ballistic helmet during inauguration of Bahrain International Defense Exhibition and Conference at the Bahrain Exhib](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_bahrain_human_rights.jpg?itok=w48sYypN)
May 24, 2018
Russia Should Free Oleg Sentsov Before FIFA World Cup
Pressure Mounts to Release Political Prisoners Before Sporting Extravaganza
![Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov gestures from a defendants' box as he attends a court hearing in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, July 21, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805europer_russia_ukraine_sentsov.jpg?itok=AkmE6ZB1)
May 24, 2018
Letter to Angolan President, H.E. João Lourenço
![Angola's MPLA main ruling party candidate and defence minister, Joao Lourenco, shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote in Luanda, Angola, Aug. 23, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_angola_human_rights.jpg?itok=FZ8g_ioS)