Boston Human Rights

Issues

ISSUES

The themes that run through our coverage of Iran, the United States and Africa.

Each issue links to the sourced sections where we cover it. Explainers and reports are collected under News.

Iran’s execution campaign against protesters, and secrecy and shrinking numbers in the US death penalty.

Journalists jailed, disappeared and silenced in Iran and Africa.

Compulsory hijab enforcement and women facing death sentences in Iran.

Deaths in ICE custody in the US, and refugee protection under funding pressure in Africa.

The Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling and new congressional maps; a contested election in Ethiopia.

New and proposed anti-LGBTQ laws in West Africa, with status as of 30 September 2026.

El Fasher, eastern Congo, the Sahel and Tigray; Iran’s January crackdown.

Iran’s 88-day internet blackout.

UN findings, ICC cases and the demand for independent investigations.