January 19, 2018
January 19, 2018
Mr. Trudeau, Strong Words and Money Will Not Save the Rohingya – It’s Time for Canada to Act
![Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_burma_human_rights.jpg?itok=dOeyVHGY)
January 19, 2018
Chance for Kenya to Make Amends for Post-Election Sexual Violence
![201712_wrd_kenya_sv](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712wrd_kenya_sv_0.jpg?itok=lyHu08_v)
January 19, 2018
With Kazakhstan, US ignores rights at its peril
![U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801eca_kazakhstan_trumpnazarbayev.jpg?itok=WbdM8LWh)
![Human Rights Watch launched a public campaign on January 19, 2018, calling for an end to Lebanon’s waste crisis.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801mena_lebanon_billboards.jpg?itok=mKSR9_Ff)
January 19, 2018
DR Congo: Security Forces Fire on Catholic Churchgoers
End Crackdown, Allow Religious Services, Peaceful Protests
![Security forces pursue peaceful protesters in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 31, 2017. © 2017 John Bompengo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801africa_drc_nyeprotests.jpg?itok=90qwrXyL)
January 18, 2018
Prominent US Activist Joins Human Rights Watch
![Nicole Austin-Hillery.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801us_austin_hillery.jpg?itok=nr_yu8Ib)
January 18, 2018
Respect the Rights of Domestic Workers that Oman Depends On
![Employment visa from Oman in the passport of a former Tanzanian domestic worker. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711africa_tanzania_women09.jpg?itok=hPc5KB9-)
January 18, 2018
US: Trump’s First Year Sets Back Rights
Undermines Protection for Refugees, Women, Others
![united states world report 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801us_human_rights_wr_2.jpg?itok=CZlyCw5b)
January 18, 2018
Top 5 Reforms Middle East Governments Can Make in 2018
Respond to Youth Demands, Gain Respect in the World
![Demonstration outside Parliament on December 6, 2016, with women in white dresses and wrapped in bandages, calling for the repeal of article 522 of the penal code.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201212mena_lebanon_afp.jpg?itok=mTwGDv0J)
January 18, 2018
Middle East Conflicts Spur Disastrous New Trends for Region
![Smoke billows behind a building in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on December 3, 2017, during clashes between Houthi rebels and supporters of Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh. © 2017 Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801mena_yemen_sanaacapitalsmoke.jpg?itok=-5orxOkS)
January 18, 2018
India: Unchecked Attacks on Religious Minorities
Reform Laws Choking Freedom of Expression, Association
![Indian demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a rally in New Delhi on July 18, 2017, in protest over a spate of assaults against Muslims and low-caste Dalits by Hindu vigilantes in India. /](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_india_human_rights.jpg?itok=u1JnRPn_)
January 18, 2018
Southern Africa: Increased Repression of Peaceful Dissent
New Leaders Should Reject Past Abuses, Defend Rights
![A delegate attends the 37th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government in Pretoria, South Africa, August 19, 2017. © 2017 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801africa_southernafrica_sadc.jpg?itok=2p8twdi0)
January 18, 2018
Turkey: Media, Activists, Political Opposition Targeted
State of Emergency Prolonged as Presidential Powers Increase
![A demonstration outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey in solidarity with the staff of the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on trial over alleged support to terrorist groups, July 24, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_turkey_human_rights.jpg?itok=-e1H4VH2)
January 18, 2018
Ukraine: Failing Its Human Rights Commitments
Address Torture, Restrictions on Free Expression
![Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk arrive for a joint news conference following the EU-Ukraine summit in Kiev, Ukraine, July 13, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_ukraine_human_rights.jpg?itok=ddgfSuoV)