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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

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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

August 7, 2017 Commentary

The Toxic Impact of Indonesia’s Abusive Blasphemy Law

A Strain of Intolerance is Fueling the Recent Spate of Blasphemy Prosecutions

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August 5, 2017 Commentary

Criminal justice reformers are hooked on drug courts, they should kick the habit

August 4, 2017 Commentary

Rex Tillerson and the Thai Regime

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a press conference after talks with Chinese diplomatic and defense chiefs at the State Department in Washington, U.S. June 21, 2017.

August 4, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

A woman picks cotton during the 2015 cotton harvest, which runs from early September to late October or early November annually.

August 4, 2017 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C), his wife Cilia Flores and Diosdado Cabello, deputy of Venezuela's United Socialist Party, attend the closing campaign ceremony for the upcoming Constituent Assembly election in Caracas, Venezuela July 27, 2017.

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