![Ali Feruz at Basmanny district court in Moscow waiting for his hearing in the evening of August 1, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708eca_russia_ali_feruz.jpg?itok=hSmv_w2a)
![Ali Feruz at Basmanny district court in Moscow waiting for his hearing in the evening of August 1, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708eca_russia_ali_feruz.jpg?itok=hSmv_w2a)
August 2, 2017
Afghanistan’s Child Sexual Abuse Complicity Problem
Afghan Military’s Sexual Exploitation of Boys Persists
![An Afghan military honor guard waits to greet U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis upon his arrival to meet Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan April 24, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708asia_afghanistan_military.jpg?itok=qkFoLxYd)
August 2, 2017
Italy: Navy Support for Libya May Endanger Migrants
Help for Libyan Coast Guard Risks Complicity in Abuse
![Migrants on a boat that they tried to take to Italy, after being detained at a Libyan Navy base in Tripoli on September 20, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rts1z3rsized.jpg?itok=GmLK95tX)
August 2, 2017
‘I Only Wish I Could Exchange My Life for Another’
Russia Slow to Recognize ‘Hate’ as Motive for Targeting Victims of Crime
![Anti-gay rights activists stand on a rainbow flag during a protest by gay rights activists demonstrating against a proposed new law termed by the State Duma, the lower house of Parliament, as "against advocating the rejection of traditional family values"](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708europe_russia_lgbt_rainbow_flag.jpg?itok=_5pRkl8C)
August 2, 2017
Greece: Huge Rise in Detention of Migrant Children
Move Unaccompanied Kids from Cells to Open Facilities
![Unaccompanied children line up for an evening meal at a detention facility run by the Greek police.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-eca-greece-main.jpg?itok=z3HX44Mm)
August 2, 2017
Iran: Opposition Figures Denied Health Care
‘Green Movement’ Leaders Karroubi and Mousavi Still Under House Arrest
![Caption: Presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi (R) and his his wife Zahra Rahnavard cast their ballots during the Iranian presidential election in southern Tehran June 12, 2009. © 2009 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708mena_iran_house_arrest.jpg?itok=xtERURYW)
August 1, 2017
Philippines HIV Epidemic Declared a 'National Emergency'
Official Foot-Dragging on Urgent Prevention Measures
![Campaign supporters hold a banner during a commemoration event on International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 14, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708asia_philippines_hiv.jpg?itok=OsPix5oR)
August 1, 2017
Laos/Thailand: Investigate Abduction of Exiled Red Shirt Activist
Armed Men Kidnap Wuthipong Kachathamakul in Vientiane
![201707Asia_Thailand_Laos](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707asia_thailand_laos.jpg?itok=_EIR4MfG)
August 1, 2017
Intersex Infant Surgery Settlement Highlights Regulatory Gaps
Such Surgeries Should be Banned for Children
![A father plays with his daughter, who was born with atypical sex characteristics. Despite pressure from doctors, the parents chose not to elect medically unnecessary surgeries on their child.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707lgbt_unitedstates_intersex_presser.jpg?itok=4dClagOk)
August 1, 2017
Russia: New Legislation Attacks Internet Anonymity
Repeal Laws Threatening Freedom of Expression Online
![A photo illustration interweaving the Russian flag with the Facebook and Twitter logos taken in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 22, 2015. Russia's media watchdog has warned that Google, Twitter and Facebook could be blocked if they do not comply with](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707eca_russia_facebook_logo.jpg?itok=XEr1ogLh)
August 1, 2017
A Peek Behind the World Bank’s Mask
![A school-age boy hides under direction from a teacher who feared he would be seen by a monitor during the 2016 cotton harvest, Beruni district, Karakalpakstan](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706business_uzbekistan_photo_cotton_18.jpg?itok=1yQ-Dc7b)
August 1, 2017
Caught in South Sudan’s War
Civilians face abuses in government attacks in the Equatorias
![A young woman in zone 2 of the sprawling Bidibidi settlement in the West Nile region of Uganda, May 3, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708africa_southsudan_refugees_photo_07.jpg?itok=74nmztYZ)
August 1, 2017
Jordan: Seize Opportunity to End Impunity for Rape
Parliament to Vote on Controversial Penal Code Article
![A Jordanian police officer stands guard in front of the parliament in Amman, Jordan May 29, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_jordan_parliament.jpg?itok=QATTw7pV)