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February 17, 2021 Commentary

Biden's Next Steps on Human Rights: Multilateral Institutions

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.

February 13, 2021 Commentary

More Action is Needed to End Family Separations and Protect Children at the Border

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February 12, 2021 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Medical staff in Myanmar wearing face masks and red ribbons raise the three finger salutes in protest against the military coup.

February 11, 2021 Commentary

As 2022 Olympics host, China escalated human rights abuses. Will IOC look the other way?

February 11, 2021 Commentary

What Biden Needs to Do to Restore Rights at the Border

Asylum seeker Yareni, age five, flips through the pages of a book in an encampment where she lives near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.

February 11, 2021 Commentary

In Ukraine, taking three pro-Russia channels off the air raises complex issues

An advertising banner for ZIK TV channel stands in front of the building in which the channel is located, in central Kyiv, Ukraine on 03 February 2021.

February 9, 2021 Commentary

Litany of Horrors by LRA Leader: Ongwen Was No ‘Puppet on A String’

Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army, waits for the judge to arrive as he made his first appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.

February 8, 2021 Commentary

Mass Grave Discovery Highlights Iraq’s Impunity Gap for Grave Crimes

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February 5, 2021 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Medical staff in Myanmar wearing face masks and red ribbons raise the three finger salutes in protest against the military coup.

February 5, 2021 Commentary

Canada’s Leadership on Sri Lanka Urgently Needed Once Again at the UN

February 5, 2021 Commentary

A Human Rights Review of Biden's Foreign Policy Speech

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021.

February 5, 2021 Commentary

Complicated Legacies: The Human Genome at 20

Risks of Genomic Surveillance and How to Stop It

A Chinese national flag flutters near surveillance cameras mounted on a lamp post in Beijing, March 15, 2019.

February 4, 2021 Commentary

No Better Time for EU to Press for Human Rights in Russia

Borrell Should Raise Navalny’s Arrest, Crackdown on Dissent and Independent Groups

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, next to now-High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell after a meeting at the foreign ministry in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

February 3, 2021 Commentary

Olympics as Game Changer for Japan’s LGBT Rights

A staff member adjusts a banner for a press conference to launch international signature campaign for the enactment of the "LGBT Equality Law" as a legacy of the Tokyo Olympics Thursday on October 15, 2020, in Tokyo.

February 3, 2021 Commentary

Sri Lanka’s UN Efforts to Stave Off Justice for War Crimes

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