![Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-10-bahrain-mena-nabeel-rajab-activist.jpg?itok=prsKGLk-)
![Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-10-bahrain-mena-nabeel-rajab-activist.jpg?itok=prsKGLk-)
Afghanistan: Alleged Summary Executions by Special Forces
Investigate Civilian Deaths in Kandahar Village Raids
![An Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) police stands guard next to an Afghanistan flag at a guard post of a police camp in Now Zad district in Helmand province, southwestern Afghanistan November 6, 2012.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802asia_afghanistan_nds.jpg?itok=6BoWZ26C)
Unfair ISIS Trial in Iraq Hands Women Harshest Sentences
Foreign Defendants Receive Harsh Penalties for Non-Violent Acts
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Does Ethiopia’s New State of Emergency Dash Hopes for Reform?
Announcement Follows Prisoner Release, Prime Minister’s Resignation
![Ethiopia's police officers watch over a foot bridge as they patrol the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 21, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802africa_ethiopia_police_addis.jpg?itok=jWa0GPf7)
UK: Players of People’s Postcode Lottery Award Funding to Human Rights Watch
Fund Will Support Africa Investigations
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Kuwait Releases Protesters on Bail
Opportunity for Judiciary to Uphold Free Speech, Peaceful Assembly
![Kuwaitis protest outside the parliament building in Kuwait City November 16, 2011.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802middleeast_kuwait_parliament_protest.jpg?itok=INeLWVof)
Somalia: Detained Children Face Abuse
Emphasize Rehabilitation, Develop Child-Specific Procedures
![A prison warden at a prison in Garowe, Puntland state, in northeastern Somalia, December 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802africa_somalia_abuses_main.jpg?itok=0YfTTnKe)
Interview: How Security Forces in Somalia Fail to Protect Children
After recruitment by Al-Shabab, children face difficult conditions in detention
![Photo of Somali children blindfolded.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802afr_somalia_boys_arrests_yt_display_smaller.jpg?itok=c63oSYVI)
Cambodia: Reject Draft Amendments to the Constitution and Criminal Code
Joint CSO Statement on Legislative Assault on Rights
Kuwait/Philippines: Protect Filipino Migrant Workers
Migration Ban Increases Abuse Risk
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Tajikistan: Activist Forcibly Returned From Turkey
Faces Torture, Politically Motivated Prosecution
![IRPT activist Namunjon Sharipov in Istanbul, Turkey.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802eca_tajikistan_sharipov.jpg?itok=sEawKTgd)
Philippine Government Bans Journalist from Presidential Palace
Locking Out Rappler News Site Threatens Media Freedoms
![Journalists work at the Rappler office in Metro Manila, Philippines, January 15, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801asia_philippines_rappler.jpg?itok=Y3KrPEpC)
Indonesia’s anti-LGBT drive should concern all Asia
Panic over sexuality puts reputation for tolerance on the line
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What “Meaningful Progress” in Kazakhstan?
Group Misses Opportunity to Send Message on Government’s Rights Crackdown
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