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U.S. President Barack Obama sits alongside Myanmar's President Thein Sein in a US-Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali on November 18, 2011.

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Burma: New Doubts About Pace of Reforms

May 18, 2013

The United States should use the upcoming visit by Burma’s president to ask tough questions about the slowing pace of human rights reforms and insist on implementation of past commitments.

Burma: "All You Can Do is Pray"

Israel: Strengthen White Phosphorus Phase-Out

May 18, 2013
China: Revise Disability Regulations for Education

May 18, 2013
Thailand: Deliver Justice for 2010 Political Violence

May 17, 2013
Argentina: On the Death of Jorge Rafael Videla

May 17, 2013
Most Popular on Twitter - Top Tweets of the Week

May 17, 2013
Syria: Visit Reveals Torture Chambers

May 17, 2013
LGBT Rights: The 2013 ‘Hall of Shame’

May 17, 2013
Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth

May 17, 2013

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Abuses against Sex Workers in China
Raised on the Registry

The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US
Toxic Tanneries

The Health Repercussions of Bangladesh’s Hazaribagh Leather
Capitol Offense

Police Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases in the District of Columbia
Laws of Attrition

Crackdown on Russia’s Civil Society after Putin’s Return to the Presidency
"All You Can Do is Pray"

Crimes Against Humanity and Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Burma’s Arakan State
Losing Humanity

The Case against Killer Robots
Breaking the Silence

Child Sexual Abuse in India