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Chechnya's Gay Purge Should Spark International Action
A brutal campaign against gay men is sweeping Chechnya, with reports of abduction-style detention, enforced disappearances, torture and deaths.
Fleeing Woman Returned to Saudi Arabia Against Her Will
Saudi authorities should ensure that Dina Ali Lasloom, 24, is not subjected to violence from her family or prosecution for trying to flee.
The Philippines’ Cynical Apologists for Duterte’s Brutal ‘Drug War’
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ince Philippine President Duterte took office on June 30, 2016, police and unidentified gunmen have killed more than 7,000 suspected drug users and drug dealers.
Incendiary Weapons Burn Again in Syria
Videos and photographs taken last weekend in the city of Saraqeb, in northwestern Syria, show the unmistakably bright trails produced by incendiary weapons.
Tunisian Doctors Oppose ‘Anal Test’ for Homosexuality
The move is an important step toward ending degrading, discriminatory, and unscientific “testing” for evidence of homosexual conduct.

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