US: Drug Plan Deserves Support

China's Growing Intolerance of Peaceful Dissent Must Be Challenged

Supporters in China of the Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo have been harassed, interrogated or detained

There Must Be An Authoritative Sri Lankan War Crimes Enquiry

The current government-led inquiry lacks independence and accountability. A whitewash won't do

Liu Xiaobo’s Freedom Is as Worthy as Aung San Suu Kyi’s Liberty

Philippines: One Year After the Massacre

The perpetrators are being prosecuted, but the Philippines' larger problem of feudal "private armies" remains unaddressed.

Argentina's Slow Tango With Women's Lives

Burma’s Elections: Towards Realistic Hope

Ethiopia: the Aid-Politics Trap

The Ethiopian government’s political use of international humanitarian aid is a test of donors’ commitment to human-rights principles.

Ignoring Rights in Turkey, and Its Cost to Everyone

The Beginning of the End for the War on Drugs?

Burma: Does Suu Kyi Still Matter?

The Nobel Peace Prize winner is just one woman—but Burma is much more.

Post Ghailani Verdict, Federal Trials Still Make Sense

Remembering Ian Gorvin

EU should press Croatia on disability rights