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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.

August 21, 2017 Commentary

What Brazil could teach US about Zika

August 20, 2017 Commentary

Getting Away With Torture in India

Ill-treatment of Prisoners Continues Unabated

Police officers in New Delhi, India in January 2016. Police in India are often accused of protecting colleagues from accountability for abuses.

August 20, 2017 Commentary

In Gaza, We Get Four Hours of Electricity a Day — If We’re Lucky

Palestinians sit outside their houses to escape from the heat during a power cut in the Shati refugee camp, Gaza City.

August 18, 2017 Commentary

Political Prisoners in Hong Kong

Student leaders Nathan Law and Joshua Wong walk into the high court in Hong Kong, August 17, 2017.

August 18, 2017 Commentary

China’s Dystopian Push to Revolutionize Surveillance

People check their phones during the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, November 17, 2016.

August 18, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

The above image is a screenshot from a video posted on July 24, 2017 showing the apparent summary execution by LNA fighters of 20 prisoners, whom the commander, believed to be ICC suspect Mahmoud Al-Werfalli (wearing cap), accuses of “terrorism.”

August 18, 2017 Commentary

“If You’re Not Outraged, You’re Not Paying Attention” - Heather Heyer's Last Facebook Post

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

A photograph of Heather Heyer is seen amongst flowers left at the scene of the car attack on a group of counter-protesters on August 12, 2017 that took her life in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 14, 2017.

August 18, 2017 Commentary

Duterte Expands ‘Drug War’ to a War on Accountability

President Rodrigo Duterte salutes the honor guards at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila, Philippines, May 24, 2017.

August 18, 2017 Commentary

A Simple Move to Save Thousands of Lives From Overdose

The “Stay Safe Kit,” distributed by the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, includes clean needles, naloxone, condoms, and information on area resources for people who use drugs and other vulnerable populations in Wilmington, North Carolina.

August 16, 2017 Commentary

Trump’s Cruel Deportations

A man, who was deported from the U.S. seven months ago, touches the fingertips of his nephew across a fence separating Mexico and US.

August 16, 2017 Commentary

Seventy Years On, India and Pakistan Need a Course Correction

Pakistani rangers (wearing black uniforms) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officers lower their national flags during a daily parade at the Pakistan-India joint check-post at Wagah border, near Lahore November 3, 2014.

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