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January 29, 2018 Commentary

Beware the #MeToo Backlash—It Masks Ugly Lies About Women

People gather for the Women's March in Washington U.S., January 21, 2017.

January 29, 2018 Commentary

Macron’s Mixed Message in Calais

Migrants in Calais gather in the rain for a clothing distribution in an industrial zone on the outskirts of Calais, France. © Futuro Berg/Help Refugees, October 2017

January 26, 2018 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Open burning of waste in Majadel, south Lebanon.

January 26, 2018 Commentary

The US Should Not Be Rehabilitating Indonesia’s Abusive Special Forces

Flick via AK Rockefeller

January 26, 2018 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Thousands of people participate in the Second Annual Women's March in Washington DC.

January 26, 2018 Commentary

ISIS Trials are Robbing Victims of Their Rights

An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.

January 25, 2018 Commentary

Finding Common Ground on Long-Overdue LGBT Laws After 'Masterpiece Cakeshop'

Demonstrators protest during oral arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorodo Civil Rights Commission case at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2017.

January 25, 2018 Commentary

As Perverse as it Gets in Venezuela

Evidence of Extrajudicial Executions, Government Cover-up

A girl wears a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelan security forces block access to opposition supporters and mourners of rogue ex-policeman Oscar Perez to the main morgue of the city, in Caracas, Venezuela January 20, 2018.

January 24, 2018 Commentary

Pope Francis Missed His Chance to Speak Up on Rights in the Americas

Pope Francis addresses the audience outside the presidential palace in Lima, Peru January 19, 2018.

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.

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