![A Shariah law official uses a rattan cane to whip one of two men convicted of gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, January 28, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/202101asia_indonesia_lgbt_flogging.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=IfdH7Al4)
![A Shariah law official uses a rattan cane to whip one of two men convicted of gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, January 28, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/202101asia_indonesia_lgbt_flogging.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=IfdH7Al4)
China Signals Roll-Back on Minority Languages
Growing Constraints on Mother-Tongue Education
![202003Asia_Tibet_main](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003asia_tibet_main.jpg?itok=LAoqOWYn)
Proposed Pakistan Law Seeks Greater Control of Media
Government Should Protect Journalists, Not Suppress Free Speech
![Pakistani journalists hold nationwide protests to denounce rampant censorship, and hold a banner that reads: "black day," in Karachi, Pakistan, July 16, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/202101asia_pakistan_media.jpg?h=1205af70&itok=CR4zNdmm)
Time to Stop Ethnic Profiling in France
Organizations Initiate Procedure to Push for Reforms to End Widespread Abuses
![Police officers perform an identity check and body pat-down of a young man in Paris, France.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/france0112_coverimage.jpg?itok=5hIOjKmp)
New York City Should Support Street Vending for a More Just Recovery
Lifting the Permit Cap Would Make Thousands Eligible for Financial Assistance
![Street vendors and supporters march across Brooklyn Bridge during a rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, November 12, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/202101us_bhr_newyork_vendors.jpg?h=d5c62dad&itok=-U7PwXn4)
Oklahoma Wants to Make Gender-Affirming Care a Crime
Across the US, State Lawmakers Renew Attacks on Transgender Kids
![The transgender pride flag.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201911lgbt_global_transflag.jpg?itok=Z5wDszC0)
An Innovative Approach to Justice for New York Police Violence
Mott Haven Community Seeks Reparations as Alternative to Costly, Protracted Litigation
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Thailand Should Fully Decriminalize All Abortion
Draft Law Falls Short of 2020 Constitutional Court ruling
![Protesters led by the Woman Help Woman group, the Free Feminist and other women's rights groups march to Parliament to protest Thailand's abortion law, Bangkok, December 23, 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/202101WRD_Thailand_abortion_law.jpg?h=9a5e299e&itok=eaQk15uc)
Covid-19 School Closures, Inaction Fuel Children’s Loss of Education
Governments Should Avoid Further Disruptions to Schools and Formal Teaching
Russian Activist Spends Two Years Under House Arrest
Authorities Use Politically Motivated Criminal Prosecutions to Silence Opponents
![Anastasiya Shevchenko.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/202101eca_russia_shevchenko.jpg?h=476eb1cb&itok=1x8FQkL-)
How to Help US Families Hit Hardest by Covid-19
Biden’s Proposed Child Tax Credit Would Help Millions, But Has Limits
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Deadly Darfur Attack Just Days After Last Peacekeepers Leave
Sudan’s Government Still Failing to Protect Darfuri Civilians
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Sri Lanka Seeks Diversion, Not Justice, Over Wartime Abuses
Announced Domestic Inquiry Seeks to Deflect UN Human Rights Council
![Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, sings the national anthem during an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial rule in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003asia_srilanka_rajapaksa_0.jpg?itok=SeDlVoeW)
Where’s the Accountability for the Beirut Blast?
Nearly Six Months Later, Victims Still Await Answers
![Aftermath of the explosion in Beirut’s port that devastated the city, killing more than 200 people, injuring more than 6,000, and leaving 300,000 people without shelter.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/10/202010mena_lebanon_explosion_investigation.jpg?h=58e3b025&itok=zPGjKwOe)
Ukraine Police Break up Peaceful Protest Against Far-Right Violence
13 Protesters Detained, Face Fines
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