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September 21, 2022 Commentary

Finally, a Better U.S. War Crimes Bill. Now What?

Justice is having a moment.

A view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020.

September 19, 2022 Commentary

It's Time for the U.S. to Ban Cluster Munitions

A remnant of an Uragan cluster munition rocket that on May 12, 2022 punched through the roof and several floors of Derhachi’s cultural center, which was filled with volunteers distributing aid to civilians, May 12, 2022.

September 16, 2022 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Migrants aboard on a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea.

September 13, 2022 Commentary

The US Record on Protecting Our Children Is Abysmal

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September 13, 2022 Commentary

Living Without Rights Feels Normal in El Salvador. It Shouldn’t Be.

People participate in a protest to demand the release of their relatives who were detained during the government's state of emergency, in San Salvador, El Salvador August 9, 2022.

September 12, 2022 Commentary

UN still needs to scrutinize the Philippines

September 9, 2022 Commentary

Do we give India a free pass on human rights?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Quad leaders summit meeting

September 9, 2022 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

People put flowers outside a school the day after a deadly attack

September 8, 2022 Commentary

A UN Report Implicates the Chinese Government in Crimes Against Humanity. What Comes Next?

Uyghurs hold pictures of their relatives detained in China

September 8, 2022 Commentary

China's Cruelty Is Laid Bare

Xiniang camp

September 7, 2022 Commentary

Air Pollution Kills Millions Every Year: Action Needed

The World Health Organization calls air pollution the “single biggest environmental threat to human health" and estimates that 99 percent of the world’s population live in locations that are above WHO thresholds designed to protect human health.

September 6, 2022 Commentary

How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Are Part of the Authoritarian Playbook

Flags of the LGTBIQ community raise and wave as people gather to protest and celebrate the International Pride Day celebrations in Cali, Colombia, July 4, 2021.

September 2, 2022 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

A displaced family wades through a flooded area in Jaffarabad

September 1, 2022 Commentary

President Saied Derides the Economic and Social Rights of Tunisian Women

A Tunisian protester holds up a sign that reads, “No going back, women's rights are under attack,” during a protest against president Saied on Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis, on July 22, 2022.

August 31, 2022 Commentary

Confronting Ethiopia's Abusive Siege

Tigray crisis

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