Tunisia’s Electoral Commission Paves the Way for Kais Saied's Second Term
Commission Should Respect Court Ruling Reinstating Prospective Candidates
![A demonstration in front of the Independent High Authority for Elections building against their decision to accept the candidacy of the current president, Kais Saied, and two other candidates, Zouhair Maghzaoui and Ayachi Zammel, running in the presidential elections, Tunis, Tunisia, September 2, 2024.](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/09/202409mena_tunisia_protest.jpg?h=59f9d53c&itok=JMt2fXYZ)
Experts Urge End to Nonconsensual Intersex Surgeries
Surgeons’ Cosmetic Preferences for Appearance of Genitals Don’t Negate Informed Consent
![LGBT+ community-led march protests for intersex rights, London, United Kingdom, July 24, 2021.](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/09/202409lgbt_uk_intersex_rights.jpg?h=947d8e2e&itok=V6_72JGg)
Uzbekistan: Woman’s Sentence Upheld for Sharing Decades-Old Video
Quash Wrongful Conviction; Respect Freedom of Expression
![The Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Independence Square, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/09/202409eca_uzbekistan_Senate%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Uzbekistan.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=ZG2u_NJX)
Venezuela: Brutal Crackdown on Protesters, Voters
Killings, Mass Arrests Following Elections
![Police hurl a tear gas canister at protesters demonstrating against the announced election results declaring Nicolas Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024.](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/09/202409ame_dil_venezuela_police_protest.jpg?h=3f71060a&itok=L_LxtAeQ)
Lebanon/Cyprus: Refugees Pulled Back, Expelled, Then Forced Back to Syria
EU Needs to Review Border Control Funding, Increase Human Rights Monitoring
![Men on a military boat at sea](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/08/202408mena_lebanon_military_boat_migrants.jpg?h=3e084099&itok=hqAeDKuy)
Another Child Dies in Western Australian Youth Detention
Death of 17-year-old With Disability Highlights State Government Failings
![A prisoner lies in his solitary confinement cell in the safety unit at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, northern Queensland.](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801asia_australia_prisons_photo2.jpg?itok=6rRBbfkP)
Pope Francis Visits Indonesia Amid Rising Religious Intolerance
Roman Catholic Leader Should Call on Authorities to Protect Minority Rights
![The parish of St. Joannes Baptista in Parung, near Jakarta, Indonesia, using tents for their services. It has not secured a church permit after applying for more than two decades.](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/09/202409asia_indonesia_parish_St.%20Joannes%20Baptista.jpeg?h=71976bb4&itok=V1_n84e0)
Iran: Detainee Reportedly Tortured to Death
720 Australian and Brazilian Children Better Protected from AI Misuse
Child Data Protection Laws Urgently Needed to Protect All Children
![Two young girls are playing with their cameras in a garden, Osterode, Germany, January 8, 2016.](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/06/202406crd_brazil_germany_child_photographing.jpg?h=273a231d&itok=ec-Xj_bY)
Killings of Israeli Hostages in Gaza Spark Outrage, Protest
Intentionally Killing Hostages Is a War Crime
![Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip carry pictures of Hersh Goldberg-Polin (L), Almog Sarusi (C) and Alexander Lobanov and other hostages as they protest outside the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on September 1, 2024.](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/09/202409mena_israel_gaza_hostages_protest.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=5IxeWxyL)
Include Disability in Planned Relocation Processes
Equitable Adaptation to Rising Sea Levels Requires Consultations and Inclusion
Movie Based on Migrant Worker’s Life Faces Backlash in Saudi Arabia
Public Outcry Against ‘The Goat Life’ which Depicts Serious Rights Violations
![Goats walking in the desert in Al-Ula City, Saudi Arabia, February 12, 2024.](/https/www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/08/202408mena_saudi%20arabia_goats_desert.jpg?h=9fa2a850&itok=VghbVCBZ)
Joint Open Letter to Apple: Stop Censoring Runet
After Riots, UN Calls on UK to Tackle Systemic Racism, Colonial Legacies
Chagossians and Windrush Generation Still Waiting for Justice