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January 24, 2018 Commentary

For LGBT Rights, 2018 Will Be the Year of the Courts

The Indian Supreme Court building in New Delhi, India.

January 23, 2018 Commentary

Venezuelan Authorities Should Pay for their Crimes

Members of the Lima Group nations attend a meeting in Santiago, Chile, January 23, 2018.

January 23, 2018 Commentary

Shining a Spotlight on Hate Speech in Saudi Textbooks

Illustration of a sword made out of writing © 2017 Adam Maida for Human Rights Watch

January 19, 2018 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Demonstrators carrying banners and placards take part in the Women's March next to the Eiffel Tower on the Parvis des Droits de l'Homme on January 21, 2017 in Paris, France.

January 19, 2018 Commentary

The right way for the US to promote human rights in Iran

January 19, 2018 Commentary

Mr. Trudeau, Strong Words and Money Will Not Save the Rohingya – It’s Time for Canada to Act

Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.

January 19, 2018 Commentary

Chance for Kenya to Make Amends for Post-Election Sexual Violence

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January 19, 2018 Commentary

With Kazakhstan, US ignores rights at its peril

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2018.

January 18, 2018 Commentary

Respect the Rights of Domestic Workers that Oman Depends On

Employment visa from Oman in the passport of a former Tanzanian domestic worker. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

January 18, 2018 Commentary

America Treats Illegal Immigration Worse Than Most Crimes. Why?

Border residents and members of the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) protest to reject border militarization and the deportation of children, outside a detention center in Montana, Texas August 24, 2014.

January 17, 2018 Commentary

Expanding Understanding of Human Rights in Lebanon

Garbage is piled near a highway in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2016. © 2017 Reuters

January 17, 2018 Commentary

To US VP Pence: Defend the Rights of Christians and all Egyptians

Relatives of victims react next to coffins arriving to the Coptic church that was bombed on Sunday in Tanta, Egypt, April 9, 2017. © 2017 Reuters

January 12, 2018 Commentary

Freedom of Expression Under Threat

January 12, 2018 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

January 12, 2018 Commentary

Macron Preserves China Contracts, Ignoring the Persecuted

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shake hands during a press conference in Beijing, China, January 9, 2018.

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