Iran: Crackdown on Dissent Ahead of Protest Anniversary
Year After Mahsa Jina Amini’s Death, Ramped-Up Repression
![Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212mena_iran_protest_0.jpg?h=54a83def&itok=fVYNRXwv)
UN: World Leaders Should Spotlight Global Crises
Annual General Assembly Debate a Stage for Issues Both Existential and Neglected
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Cluster Munitions: Gains in Stockpile Destruction, Clearance
Treaty Parties Condemn New Use of Widely Banned Weapon
![A land art painting called "All of us!" by the artist Saype in front of the United Nations headquarters in Geneva installed during a meeting of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, September 11, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/09/202309arms_saype_geneva.jpg?h=e4c183d8&itok=7yZNOuz_)
Bangladesh: Quash Conviction and Release Rights Defenders
Leaders of Prominent Rights Group Convicted on Trumped-Up Charges
![Adilur Rahman Khan arrested in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/09/202309asia_bangladesh_adilur_rahman_khan.jpg?h=b5ea2ea4&itok=DsxKk85p)
Human Rights and Security Coalition Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee Review of the United States of America
139th Session, September 2023
Algeria: Halt Assault on Fundamental Freedoms
UN Expert’s Visit Amid Unrelenting Crackdown on Dissent
![An Algerian demonstrator holds the Algerian national flag as he stage a protest against the government in Algiers, Algeria, Friday, Nov.29, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/202005mena_algeria_flag_demonstration.jpg?h=43ab3c3a&itok=o7_XL9qh)
Bangladesh: Social Audits Shortchange Workers
Shahidul Islam’s Killing Underscores Heightened Risks for Independent Unions
![Labor Day protest organized by the National Garment Workers Federation for a higher minimum wage and the right to organize, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 1, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/09/202309asia_bangladesh_labor_day_national_garment_workers.jpeg?h=8abcec71&itok=fl_GjUmb)
Poland: Abortion Witch Hunt Targets Women, Doctors
Criminalization, Pursuit of Alleged Offenders Violates Rights
![People demonstrate outside a police station during 'Solidarity with Joanna' protest in Krakow, Poland on July 25, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/09/202309eca_poland_abortion_rights_protest_police_station.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=Ty2bgex2)
UK: Children and Families Seeking Asylum Face Dire Conditions
Serious Impacts on Physical, Mental Health, Education Access
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Kenya: Ban Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Most Pesticides in Kenya are Harmful to Health, Environment, Study Finds
![A man sprays pesticides at a maize farm in Nakuru, Kenya, April 28, 2020. © 2020 Sipa via AP Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/09/202309afr_kenya_pesticide.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=m8ThZqBl)
Hong Kong Unleashes Courts against Children’s Sheep Fiction
Resident Prosecuted for Getting Pro-Democracy Books from Abroad
![Children’s books about a village of sheep that has come under the scrutiny of Hong Kong’s national security law, July 22, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/09/202309asia_china_village_of_sheep_books.jpg?h=30a79e1f&itok=RVcZLbkX)
Biden Is Letting Saudi Arabia Get Away With Murder, Again
Riyadh’s forces are killing defenseless Ethiopian migrants at its border, and Washington and its allies don’t seem to care.
Nicaragua: Bold Action Needed to Press for a Democratic Transition
HRW Oral Statement - ID on the High Commissioner Report on Nicaragua - HRC54
It Is Beyond Time for the UN Rights Council to Take Action on China, India and on Rights Violations at Borders
HRW Oral Statement - Item 2 General Debate - HRC54
![Delegates attend the opening day of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/11/202211asia_india_unhrc.jpg?h=9645026a&itok=P3e1CXuL)