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September 1, 2017 Commentary

How Chile Ended Its Draconian Ban on Abortion

Demonstrators raise their thumbs in approval during a rally inside congress in favor of a draft law that would ease the country's strict abortion ban, in Valparaiso, March 17, 2016.

August 31, 2017 Commentary

Why Clinging to Cluster Munitions is Fatal to Public Acceptance

Two men collect the remains of 12-year-old Rami ‘Ali Hassan Shebli, who was killed on October 22, 2006 by a submunition leftover from a cluster munition attack on Halta in Lebanon. Rami unwittingly picked up the submunition while playing with his brother.

August 30, 2017 Commentary

Gay-Bashing in Jordan—by the Government

My.Kali May/June 2016 magazine cover. In July 2017, the Jordanian Media Commission opened an inquiry into the queer-inclusive online magazine and blocked access to its website for allegedly violating the Press and Publication Law.

August 28, 2017 Commentary

Outsourcing Border Control to Morocco a Recipe for Abuse

migrants sitting outside tent by morocco border

August 28, 2017 Commentary

The Women We Love

Domestic Violence in Brazil

Demonstrators attend a protest against rape and violence against women in Brasilia, Brazil, May 29, 2016.

August 25, 2017 Commentary

The Cambodia Conundrum: What Is Wrong With Hun Sen?

Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a campaign rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 2, 2017.

August 25, 2017 Commentary

The Justice Question After ISIS

Time for Judicial Triage

Author interviewing local Tabqa residents after ISIS had been pushed out of city (July 2017).

August 25, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Anti-same-sex marriage poster in Australia.

August 25, 2017 Commentary

Japan’s Vision for a Revolution in Child Care

August 24, 2017 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Peace activists rally outside of a Donald Trump campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, August 22, 2017.

August 24, 2017 Commentary

Anti-Shia Bias Driving Saudi Arabia Unrest

Remains of cars and buildings are seen following a security campaign against Shi'ite Muslim gunmen in the town of Awamiya, in the eastern governorate of Qatif, August 9, 2017.

August 24, 2017 Commentary

Why Saudi Arabia Must Halt the Deportation of Half a Million Ethiopians

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth in the country at Meskel Square in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016.

August 24, 2017 Commentary

Middle East on a Roll to Repeal 'Marry the Rapist' Laws

Rape-marriage exoneration laws are relics of the colonial past. It's time to leave them there.

Demonstration outside Parliament on December 6, 2016, with women in white dresses and wrapped in bandages, calling for the repeal of article 522 of the penal code.

August 23, 2017 Commentary

Duterte’s ‘Drug War’ Migrates to Indonesia

An officer from the police mobile brigade patrols in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 30, 2017.

August 23, 2017 Commentary

The Power of a Question

People dance in front of the Victory column as they participate in the annual Gay Pride parade, also called Christopher Street Day parade (CSD), in Berlin, Germany July 23, 2016.

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