January 28, 2018
Australia: Espionage Bill Threatens Democratic Values
Amend Draft to Protect Whistleblowers, Journalists, Activists
![201801asia_australia_espionage](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801asia_australia_espionage_0.jpg?itok=V3lZSCvF)
January 26, 2018
Zimbabwe’s Post-Coup President Heads to African Union Summit
African Union Should Press Zimbabwe for Credible, Free and Fair Elections
![Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801africa_zimbabwe_mnangagwa.jpg?itok=mMWDEzWs)
January 26, 2018
Letter from Human Rights Watch to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Re: Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh
January 26, 2018
Bangladesh: Investigate Fate of ‘Disappeared’
Secret Detentions, Enforced Disappearances
![Relatives hold portraits of disappeared family members at an event calling for the end of enforced disappearances, killings, and abductions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 30, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707asia_bangladesh_disappearances_mainpresser.jpg?itok=jtOF5_JG)
January 26, 2018
Why Children are Dying of Measles in Papua, Indonesia
Lack of Vaccinations, Medical Services Fuel Epidemic
![A sick child walks after getting medical treatment at Agats village in Asmat district, after the government dispatched military and medical personnel to the remote region of Papua to combat malnutrition and measles, Indonesia, January 22, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801asia_indonesia_papua_health_measles.jpg?itok=kazECpSy)
January 26, 2018
The Rights Weekender
![Open burning of waste in Majadel, south Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_lebanon_wrchapter.jpg?itok=cl3ZFj2H)
January 26, 2018
Duterte Threatens to Ban Labor Migration to the Middle East
Philippines Should Demand Stronger Protections for Overseas Filipino Workers
![](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/photographs/2010_Kuwait_MDW.jpg?itok=jl4P427i)
January 26, 2018
Ukraine’s Misguided Curbs on Freedom of Expression
Banning History Book Latest Example
![Cover of Stalingrad by Antony Beevor.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801europe_russia_stalingrad_book.jpg?itok=FZpzxzQy)
January 26, 2018
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Thousands of people participate in the Second Annual Women's March in Washington DC.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wrd_womens_march_dc.jpg?itok=6urOPP6o)
January 26, 2018
ISIS Trials are Robbing Victims of Their Rights
![An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_iraq_justice_main.jpg?itok=m-K-LgMa)
January 26, 2018
Will Iran’s Parliamentary Visit to Evin Prison Bear Fruit?
Visit Could Become First Step to Investigate Torture, Mistreatment in Prisons
![Exterior view of Evin prison](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707middle_east_iran_evin_prison.jpg?itok=-_R6z2JZ)
January 25, 2018
Indonesia: New Military Chief Should Tackle Abuses
Hold Violators to Account, Abolish 'Virginity Tests'
![Indonesian President Joko Widodo attaches the rank to the new Armed Forces Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto during an inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 8, 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801asia_indonesia_tjahjanto.jpg?itok=kxOi1sy8)