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January 25, 2017 Commentary

Afghanistan: Donors Must Press the Government to Safeguard Education and Uphold Civilian Protection

An Afghan policeman stands guard at the entrance of a local school sponsored by Japan’s International Cooperation Agency in Kandahar City May 11, 2010. © 2010 Nikola Solic / Reuters

January 24, 2017 Commentary

Post-Truth and Alternative Facts: Welcome to Donald Trump’s La-La Land

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives for the inauguration ceremonies swearing him in as the 45th president of the United States on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.

January 20, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Jennelyn Olaires, 26, cradles the body of her partner, who was killed by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug-related killings in Pasay City in Metro Manila, July 23, 2016.

January 20, 2017 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Women's March, Washington DC

January 19, 2017 Commentary

The Tyranny of Majorities

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump argues with CNN's Jim Acosta during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 11, 2017.

January 19, 2017 Commentary

Chelsea Manning Commutation Doesn’t Erase Obama’s Awful Whistleblower Legacy

January 19, 2017 Commentary

EU Cannot Copy Australia's Offshore Asylum Model

2016-08-crd-nauru-child protest

January 18, 2017 Commentary

Brazil’s Correctional Houses of Horror

Recent Mass Killings Show the Need for Reform

Penitenciária Agro-Industrial São João

January 15, 2017 Commentary

Banning Killer Robots in 2017

As the debate about “killer robots” continues, the threat they pose looms large.

January 13, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 7, 2016.

January 13, 2017 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

2017 World Report

January 13, 2017 Commentary

Abe’s Shameful Silence on Duterte’s Abusive “War on Drugs”

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan on October 26, 2016.

January 12, 2017 Commentary

We Are on the Verge of Darkness

Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader, delivers a statement on U.S. election results at the party headquarters in Nanterre, France, November 9, 2016.

January 12, 2017 Commentary

The Dangerous Rise of Populism

Global Attacks on Human Rights Values

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 7, 2016.

January 11, 2017 Commentary

Meryl Streep Leads by Example on Dignity for People with Disabilities

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