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The funeral of Shirin Abu Akleh in Jerusalem

Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against civilians as the conflict there intensifies and widens, Human Rights Watch said on May 16, 2022. The Burkina Faso government, which took power in a January 2022 coup, should better protect civilians from attack and ensure that government forces respect human rights.

Tai Ji Men Protest in near the White House

The Tai Ji Men Case Comes from Taiwan to Belgium, by Massimo Introvigne

On May 11, in the fourth cluster of Review Meeting of the ROC’s Third Report under the ICCPR and ICESCR, the review committee is concerned about the current human rights situation such as freedom of domestic relocation, prohibited exiting the country due to taxation issues, called administrative enforcement, expulsions of foreigners, refugee act, the principle of recusal of judges, and procedural rights in judicial proceedings.

Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

The Hong Kong police should drop their baseless criminal investigations against five prominent pro-democracy advocates, Human Rights Watch said on May 13, 2022. The cases highlight the Hong Kong government's broadening crackdown on human rights.

Lawmakers and other public officials at the federal, state, and municipal levels in Brazil have used pernicious legal and political tactics to undermine and even prohibit gender and sexuality education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on May 12, 2022.

The uncertainty and crowding in temporary housing is causing growing tensions for Afghan evacuees in the United Kingdom, especially women.

Quito, Ecuador's capital.