![A man breathes through an oxygen mask at a medical center in Douma, Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria January 22, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802middleeast_syria_douma_chemical.jpg?itok=VpEZeo-O)
![A man breathes through an oxygen mask at a medical center in Douma, Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria January 22, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802middleeast_syria_douma_chemical.jpg?itok=VpEZeo-O)
February 2, 2018
Time is Ripe for a UN Arms Embargo on South Sudan
US Sends Strong Signal By Imposing Unilateral Sanctions
![People walk inside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Protection of Civilians site (PoC), near Bentiu, northern South Sudan, February 9, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802africa_southsudan_idp_un.jpg?itok=pbGvVwV6)
February 2, 2018
The Rights Weekender
![People gather for the Women's March in Washington U.S., January 21, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-01-us-united-states-womens-rights-march-dc.jpg?itok=iEVFKK52)
February 2, 2018
Thailand: 39 Democracy Activists Charged
Sedition, Illegal Assembly Charges Stifle Free Speech, Peaceful Assembly
![Pro-democracy activists face sedition and illegal assembly charges for peacefully protesting against military rule in Thailand.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802asia_thailand_sedition.jpeg?itok=6BcnjQ2T)
February 2, 2018
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Memorial’s car torched in Dagestan on January 22, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801europe_russia_memorial_car.jpg?itok=DUnItPzN)
February 2, 2018
The Deafening Silence on China's Human Rights Abuses
![French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping review the guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China on January 9, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802asia_china_ximacron.jpg?itok=Mw1UJZay)
February 2, 2018
Trump Administration Threatens ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Attorney General Sessions Threatens to Take Funding from Cities Protecting Immigrant Communities
![U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions stands during a news conference to discuss "efforts to reduce violent crime" at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802us_sessions_criminal_justice.jpg?itok=SsAFKpE_)
February 2, 2018
Azerbaijan: Human rights concerns over EIB loan to TANAP and TAP
February 2, 2018
‘You’ve Been Warned’ – Protesting in Russia
Police Use Social Media to Track Potential Protesters in One Russian City
![Police presence at the peaceful “Voter’s Strike” rally in Tula, Russia on January 28, 2018. At time of photo, approximately 25 people were participating, although the rally had not been given official permission from authorities.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802europe_russia_police_strike.jpg?itok=FgIL9Jxp)
February 1, 2018
Philippines: Endorse UN Inquiry into ‘Drug War’ Killings
Independent Investigation Needed to Clarify Death Toll, Promote Accountability
![Protesters hold placards and lit candles at the wake of Kian delos Santos, a 17-year-old high school student, who was among the people shot dead last week in an escalation of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philip](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801asia_philippines_kian.jpg?itok=P-I8qTSN)
February 1, 2018
New UNAIDS Philippines Chief Makes Condoms a Priority
Reversing Government Policy Failures on HIV/AIDS
![New UNAIDS country director Dr. Louie Ocampo (in red and white shirt) joins HIV advocates in the Philippines.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802asia_philippines_health_aids_ocampo.jpg?itok=qq3GFd_2)
![Relatives of victims of the guerrilla conflict in the 1980s and 1990s protest outside a court before a hearing on former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's pending trials, Lima, Peru, January 25, 2018. The banner reads: "Fujimori to prison, justice for](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802americas_peru_fujimori.jpg?itok=jx3tfW16)
February 1, 2018
Human Rights Watch amicus curiae on Fujimori’s release
February 1, 2018
Turkey: Amnesty Chair Detained Again
Court Reverses Decision to Release Taner Kılıç
![Taner Kilic, head of Amnesty International Turkey, speaks at a conference.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-06-turkey-eca-tanerkilic.jpg?itok=fZO97jng)
![Tunisian and rainbow flags were raised at a march against terrorism during the World Social Forum in Tunis, March 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/lgbt_march_28.jpg?itok=1kcqz2HD)