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April 20, 2018 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Venezuela’s Journalists Can’t be Silenced

April 20, 2018 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Venezuela protest

April 19, 2018 Commentary

Data Privacy Is a Human Right

Europe Is Moving Toward Recognizing That

A 3D-printed Facebook Like symbol is displayed in front of a U.S. flag in this illustration taken, March 18, 2018.

April 18, 2018 Commentary

Cambridge Analytica, Big Data and China

A man is pictured at the venue of China International Big Data Industry Expo in Guiyang, Guizhou province May 27, 2017.

April 16, 2018 Commentary

After a Grim Year for LGBT Rights, the Way Forward

Participants hold rainbow flags at LGBT Pride Parade in Taipei, Taiwan on October 28, 2017.

April 16, 2018 Commentary

Commonwealth Should Address LGBT Rights

Two Thirds of Member States Criminalize Consensual Same-Sex Acts

An unknown man on the Eastern Caribbean island of Barbados.

April 16, 2018 Commentary

A Backward Step for Reproductive Rights in Chile

April 14, 2018 Commentary

Soft-pedaling on Payday Debt Collectors Tramples Consumer Rights

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

April 13, 2018 Commentary

“Burundi’s National Human Rights Commission’s Critical Work Has Ended”

Policemen walk after they fire tear gas canisters at protesters during a protest against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 21, 2015.

April 13, 2018 Commentary

The Congolese Government Is at War with Its People

A girl stands in an Internally Displaced Camp in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 9, 2018.

April 12, 2018 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Ricardo Montaner and Human Rights Watch Campaign for Venezuela

April 12, 2018 Commentary

Kids Behind Bars in Venezuela

Los niños del SEBIN en Venezuela

April 12, 2018 Commentary

What US Generals Get Wrong About Afghanistan

A US army crew chief flying onboard a Chinook helicopter observes a test of flares during a training flight in Afghanistan, March 14, 2018.

April 12, 2018 Commentary

Closing Nalufenya Will Not End Torture in Uganda

A torture sufferer from Uganda is examined by a doctor at the headquarters of the Medical Foundation for the care of victims of torture in London June 7, 2007. Founded in 1985, the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture provides care and re

April 11, 2018 Commentary

‘I Won’t Torture’ is Not Enough: Question Pompeo on US Rendition Policy

Then-Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2018. © 2018 Reuters

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