February 2, 2017
February 2, 2017
Philippine Education Department Says No to Condoms
Setback for Efforts to Curb Fast-Growing HIV Epidemic
![Students receive free condoms at an event organized by the United Nations Population Fund in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, July 11, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-01-philippines-asia-condoms-reproductive-health-hiv.jpg?itok=AdKum0au)
February 2, 2017
Lebanon Edges Closer to Decriminalizing Same-sex Conduct
Another Judge Questions Legal Basis of Prosecuting Homosexuality Under Lebanese Law
![People wave a Lebanese national flag during a protest in Central Beirut December 11, 2006.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-lebanon-mena-flag.jpg?itok=u7hyemFa)
February 2, 2017
Hundreds of Thousands of Constituents Will be Affected by Ban
Congress Should Put a Stop to Trump’s Executive Order
![U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to impose tighter vetting of travelers entering the United States, at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-us-united-states-trump-executive-order-immigration.jpg?itok=Cjlt4ylE)
February 2, 2017
Kazakhstan: The Labor Crackdown and Possible Unintended Consequences
February 2, 2017
Iraq: Men Fleeing Mosul Held in Secret
Incommunicado Screening Puts Detainees at Risk
![A member of the Iraqi security forces stands at a checkpoint near Hammam al-Alil, south of Mosul, Iraq, December 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/screening.jpg?itok=WY0kFPqf)
February 1, 2017
High-Level Visit to Azerbaijan Should Prompt Changes
Transparency Group Should Urge Civil Society Reforms
![2016-10-eca-azerbaijan-eiti](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/azerbaijan_.jpg?itok=Cb8aV1pF)
February 1, 2017
AU's 'ICC Withdrawal Strategy' Less than Meets the Eye
Opposition to Withdrawal by States
![A general view shows the headquarters of the African Union (AU) building in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-africa-african-union-au-headquarters.jpg?itok=fw6ajU6Z)
February 1, 2017
Abusive Philippine ‘Drug War’ Gets Military Reinforcements
Armed Forces to ‘Arrest Drug Personalities’
![Government troops stand atop of armoured personnel carriers during the celebration of the 77th founding anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) inside the Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon city, metro Manila December 21, 2012](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-philippines-asia-afp-military.jpg?itok=CbILxk5s)
February 1, 2017
China's Xi Is No Answer To Trump
![Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on January 17, 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/president-xi-jinping.jpg?itok=btjb4dyF)
February 1, 2017
The Border Wall Is a Dangerous Waste
February 1, 2017
South Dakota Lawmakers Withdraw Bill Targeting Transgender Youth
Other States Should Abandon Discriminatory Proposals
![The South Dakota State Capitol building in Pierre, South Dakota, February 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-02-us-lgbt-dakota.jpg?itok=b1M_T1HW)
February 1, 2017
Work or Breastfeed? Don’t Force US Women to Choose
Proposed Cuts to Affordable Care Act Will Make Breast Pumps Unaffordable
![A mother holds her baby while attending a rally to raise public awareness and support for breastfeeding by the steps of New York City Hall in Manhattan, August 8, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-us-united-states-womens-rights-health.jpg?itok=dvY0Rfbg)
February 1, 2017
Grad Rockets Return to Eastern Ukraine?
Laws of War Prohibit Use of Indiscriminate Weapons in Populated Areas
![One of the many unguided Grad rockets photographed by Human Watch researchers in eastern Ukraine in 2014-2015](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/photographs/Screen%20Shot%202015-01-24%20at%201.20.01%20PM.png?itok=5b2eheP_)