US Justice Department Reverses Position on Transgender Discrimination
Sessions Rejects Interpretation that Protects Transgender Rights Under US Law
![People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, in Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710us_lgbt_trans_rights.jpg?itok=zb8L-EPA)
UN ‘Blacklists’ Saudi-led Coalition for Violations against Children
Houthis, AQAP, Government and Pro-Government Forces Again Listed
![Mother carrying son.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_yemen_blockade.jpg?itok=_uwpkj8G)
Key Finding on Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
Pattern of Use Requires Strong Reaction
![A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib province, Syria on April 5, 2017. © 2017 Abdussamed Dagul/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-emergencies-syria-main_0.jpg?itok=2YsjWMj2)
Land of the Free, But Only for a Few
It's time for Australia to bring all refugees and asylum seekers to safety.
![Asylum-seekers look through a fence at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea March 21, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-australia-png-asia-manus-island-asylum.jpg?itok=6NHkmO8e)
A Glimmer of Hope for US Criminal Justice Reform
Senate Bill Would Roll Back Some Harsh Sentences
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Suspected ISIS Ties? Some Aid Workers May be Shying Away
Families Paying the Price in Iraq
![Iraqi Security Forces stand guard at the gate of a camp holding families of men suspected of being ISIS affiliates in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq July 15, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710middleeast_iraq_security.jpg?itok=6RcRAfKj)
Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Must Include Both Front End and Back End Reform
Joint Letter to Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Conyers, and House Judiciary Committee Members
Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Must Include Both Front End and Back End Reform
Joint Letter to Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Senate Judiciary Committee Members
Far-reaching Consequences of Wartime Attacks on Education
![United Nations peacekeepers from Pakistan using a school building in Mourouba, Ouaka province, as their base in violation of UN guidelines and regulations. The forces left the school in January 2017 after Human Rights Watch informed UN authorities.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/car_occupied_schools-47_web.jpg?itok=Rb9YQxo2)
Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Turkmenistan
30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle
![People attend the opening ceremony of the new Belarussian-built potash plant in Garlyk, Turkmenistan March 31, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_turkmenistan_human_rights.jpg?itok=TfOdAs_u)
Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Colombia
30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle
![Hands of the bodyguard of Medellín’s human rights ombudsman, Jorge Ceballos. Ceballos was the target of numerous death threats by right-wing armed groups due to his work as a human rights defender.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803americans_colombia_mariagun.jpg?itok=WsU2wO2d)
Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Azerbaijan
30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle
![A protestor holds a sign calling for the release of unjustly imprisoned youth activists. Baku, September 18, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-10-eca-azajerbaijan-main.jpg?itok=XIbAJ87t)
Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh
30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle
![Abdul Kareem, a Rohingya Muslim, carries his mother, Alima Khatoon, to a refugee camp after crossing from Burma into Bangladesh on Sept. 16, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801world_report_coverimage.jpg?itok=iGl_TNDJ)
Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Russia
30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle
![Yulia Galyamina and Nikolai Tuzhilin on the ground with riot police officials next to them. Moscow, July 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707eca_russia_protests.jpg?itok=aVLNVJfo)