![Demonstrators gather during a rally in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Ramallah April 17, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-palestine-israel-prisoners-protest.jpg?itok=Ve7l86On)
![Demonstrators gather during a rally in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Ramallah April 17, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-palestine-israel-prisoners-protest.jpg?itok=Ve7l86On)
October 26, 2023
Niger: Authorities Putting Rights at Risk
Release Those Arbitrarily Held, Ensure Free Expression, Curtail Violence
![Police officers on the sidelines of a march in support of the coup plotters in Niger’s capital, Niamey, July 30, 2023. © 2023 Djibo Issifou/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310afr_niger_police.jpg?h=790be497&itok=l5kojI5U)
September 25, 2023
Iraq: Torture Survivors Await US Redress, Accountability
No Clear Path to Compensation for Iraqis Abused in Detention by US Forces
![Taleb Al Majli, an Iraqi who described being tortured by US forces after his detention at Abu Ghraib prison in November 2003, at his home in Baghdad in 2023. The US released him without charge in March 2005.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/09/202309mena_iraq_abughraib.jpg?h=a5a65eb8&itok=w_QBqrIB)
August 21, 2023
Russia’s Deportation, Imprisonment of Ukrainian Rights Activist
Russia should free Iryna Danylovych
![The courthouse at the new Badr Prison in Badr city, 65 kms east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, during a government-guided tour for the media.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305mena_egypt_courthouse_badr_prison.jpg?h=0a8b6f8b&itok=EPrVigbR)
April 13, 2023
Ukraine: Russian Torture Center in Kherson
Unlawful Detention, Torture of Civilians During 8-Month Occupation
![Exterior of a building](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/04/202304eca_ukraine_kherson_detentioncentre.jpg?h=ae83b434&itok=pQDnHkGz)
March 20, 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Free the 22 ‘Kempir-Abad’ Protest Detainees
Protesters’ Due Process Rights Violated; Ensure Effective Investigation
![Demonstrators protest against a controversial border demarcation deal… and demand to free detained opposition politicians and activists, in Bishkek on October 24, 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/03/202303eca_Kyrgyzstan_KemperAbad.jpg?h=b6769d01&itok=IXppK54y)
March 8, 2023
Egypt: Harsh Sentences Against Rights Activists
Up to Life in Prison for 29 Members of Independent Group
![Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201907mena_egypt_sisi.jpg?itok=9HouHonJ)
March 3, 2023
Cambodia: Opposition Leader Convicted on Bogus Charges
Quash ‘Treason’ Case Against Kem Sokha
![Cambodia’s opposition leader Kem Sokha talks to the media at his home before leaving for a court hearing in Phnom Penh.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/03/202303asia_cambodia_kensokha.jpg?h=dea24ba8&itok=NDD3l5Wo)
January 20, 2023
Thailand: Free Detained Critics of Monarchy
Activists on Hunger Strike Face Lengthy Pretrial Detention, Long Sentences
![Orawan Phuphong and Tantawan Tuatulanon protest in front of the Bangkok Criminal Court by pouring red paint on themselves.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/01/202301asia_thailand_lesemajeste.jpeg?h=eddf64cf&itok=mGIP6Oox)
November 11, 2022
Malaysia: Rights Agenda for Next Government
Before Elections, Commit to Ending Detention Without Trial, Free Speech Restrictions
![Motorcyclists ride past political party flags in Kuala Lumpur.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/11/202211asia_malaysia_party_flags_general_election.jpg?h=63547f2c&itok=LaPo2tuB)
October 26, 2022
Xi’s grip may have tightened, but he still has China’s long history of democratic protest to contend with
![Xi Jinping, pictured on Oct. 23, has begun an unprecedented third term as the Chinese Communist Party’s General Secretary. He originally came to power in 2012.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/10/202210asia_china_xi_0.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=f_waALZK)
October 17, 2022
Sri Lanka: Draft ‘Rehabilitation’ Law Would Spur Abuse
Proposes Detention Without Judicial Review at Military-Run Centers
![Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe visits the Army Headquarters in Colombo, August 9, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/10/202210asia_srilanka_wickremesinghe.jpg?h=b2774bcf&itok=EkWeyWyO)