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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.

August 11, 2017 Commentary

How Did Nepal Become a Global LGBT Rights Beacon?

Marchers in the 2013 Gai Jatra LGBTI pride parade fill the streets of Kathmandu.

August 11, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Israeli police check the identification card of a Palestinian woman at Damascus Gate in the Israeli occupied Old City of Jerusalem. © 2016 Ammar Awad/Reuters

August 9, 2017 Commentary

Why Brazil Should Ban Cluster Munitions

MENA Yemen cluster munitions 2016 Dec photo-3

August 9, 2017 Commentary

Jokowi’s Political Prisoner Problem

Filep Karma near the seaport of Nusa Kambangan.

August 7, 2017 Commentary

How LGBT Activists Are Marshaling Support From Singapore’s Private Sector

A woman wrapped in the rainbow flag is seen at the Pink Dot rally, Singapore's annual gay pride rally, at a park in Singapore July 1, 2017.

August 7, 2017 Commentary

Partisan Security Forces a Key Election Threat

Supporters of President Robert Mugabe cheer at a rally of his ruling ZANU (PF) in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe, July 29, 2017. © 2017 Reuters

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