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September 5, 2018 Commentary

California's New Money Bail Reform Won't Actually Reform an Unjust System

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September 4, 2018 Commentary

Who Should be Punished?

Those Behind a Massacre or the People Who Expose It?

Wa Lone arrives for a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, June 18, 2018.

September 4, 2018 Commentary

Before We Pay $250bn to ‘Rebuild Syria’, We Should Force Putin to Stop the Endless Death and Destruction

A woman walks with a child amid rubble at Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood in Aleppo, Syria July 16, 2017.

September 4, 2018 Commentary

The Future Is Not in Front of Us, It’s Inside of Us

Boris Dittrich after addressing the crowd on National Liberation Day in Haarlem, the Netherlands on May 5, 2018.

August 31, 2018 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Chinese police patrol a night market near Id Kah Mosque in Xinjiang, a day before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, June 25, 2017.

August 30, 2018 Commentary

The Chance to Urge Religious Freedom in Indonesia

A police officer stands guard during a protest by supporters of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, outside Cipinang Prison where he was taken following his conviction of blasphemy in Jakarta, Indonesia, 9 May 2017.

August 29, 2018 Commentary

Another Journalist Expelled – As China’s Abuses Grow, Who Will See Them?

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August 28, 2018 Commentary

We Have Two Months to Save Israa al-Ghomgham's Life

A photograph released by Israa al-Ghomgham’s supporters showing her as a young girl. This is the only photo available of her. Twitter

August 28, 2018 Commentary

Success to Savor but More Challenges for LGBT Rights in Lebanon

In this Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 picture, Lebanese police stand guard as protesters carry banners during a sit-in for gays and lesbians in Beirut.

August 27, 2018 Commentary

US Congress Should Raise Rights Issues during Kenyatta Visit

August 27, 2018 Commentary

South Africa: How Mining Damages Communities and the Environment

August 27, 2018 Commentary

How to Stop the Crackdown in Nicaragua

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks during an event to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the founding of the Nicaraguan Army in Managua, Nicaragua September 1, 2017.

August 27, 2018 Commentary

Families Beg for Answers on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Relatives hold portraits of disappeared family members at an event calling for the end of enforced disappearances, killings, and abductions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 30, 2014.

August 26, 2018 Commentary

Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Need More Help

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August 24, 2018 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech to the nation in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, September 19, 2017.

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