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June 29, 2016 Commentary

The Secret to Battling Homophobia in Japan's Schools: Manga

manga drawing by Taiji Utagawa of a transgender man with head down in the dark with three white spots leading into the distance

June 28, 2016 Commentary

Now More Than Ever the UK Needs the Compass of Human Rights

June 28, 2016 Commentary

Iran’s national volleyball team is a powerhouse – but female fans still can’t attend matches

Women in Iran are prevented from attending men's sports in stadiums

June 27, 2016 Commentary

Kazakhstan’s Security Council Bid and Its Troubling Rights Record

June 24, 2016 Commentary

Syrian Refugees Help Nab Suspected War Criminals in Europe

Refugees Assist Investigations in France, Germany and Sweden

Shelters burning in Iqdah displaced persons camp near the closed Turkish border north of Aleppo after ISIS took over the camp on April 14.

June 24, 2016 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

June 23, 2016 Commentary

International Widows’ Day: Little to Celebrate in Tanzania

June 23, 2016 Commentary

Draconian Law Rammed Through Russian Parliament

Outrageous Provisions to Curb Speech, Privacy, Freedom of Conscience

State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in session in Moscow, Russia on April 19, 2016.

June 22, 2016 Commentary

Lawsuit Reveals Challenges Facing Construction Firms

Migrant workers gather on “Bank Street,” in downtown Doha, where many workers wire remittance money to their families in their home countries.

June 22, 2016 Commentary

Breaking the Silence to Convict a Dictator

Khadidja Hassan Zidane testifies during the trial of the former dictator of Chad Hissène Habré in Senegal on October 19 and 20, 2015

June 22, 2016 Commentary

Defending Human Rights Values Under Attack

June 21, 2016 Commentary

UN Panel Reports on ISIS Crimes on Yezidis

“Unimaginable Horrors”

June 21, 2016 Commentary

Victims Bring a Dictator to Justice

June 21, 2016 Commentary

Responsible Business in Occupied Territories

June 20, 2016 Commentary

Why Brazil Should Welcome Syrian Refugees

An internally displaced Syrian girl who fled from Aleppo carries a red jacket in the village of Batabo, Syria on February 14, 2016.

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