Refugees and asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Manus Island have suffered repeated violent attacks and robberies by locals, with inadequate hospital care on the island and no action by police.

The Zambian government is failing to protect the rights of rural residents displaced by large commercial farms in Serenje district.

Tanzanians who are most at risk of HIV face widespread police abuse and often can't get help when they are victims of crime.

Thousands of Rohingya refugees continued to flee into Bangladesh on Monday, as captured in aerial drone footage from UNHCR.

The head of Ghana’s Mental Health Authority announced that as of October 10, World Mental Health Day, the country’s ban on shackling – in place since 2012 – will finally be properly enforced.

Kenyan police killed at least 33 people, possibly as many as 50, and injured hundreds more in some parts of Nairobi, the capital, in response to protests following the August 8, 2017 elections.

Spanish police engaged in excessive force when confronting demonstrators in Catalonia during a disputed referendum, using batons to hit non-threatening protestors and causing multiple injuries.

Teamsters union members just voted to become the nation’s first “sanctuary union” after one of their own was deported after 25 years of work. With ICE launching raids across the country this is the type of bold action we need to protect immigrants and their families.

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