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US Justice Department Looks to Curtail LGBT Protections
Recent Positions Help Legitimize Discrimination
![A wedding cake at a reception for same sex couples is seen at The Abbey in West Hollywood, California, July 1, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709us_lgbt_cake.jpg?itok=lfQ6TPNH)
Will the US Weaken its Disability Laws?
House to Vote on Bill Protecting Businesses Over Persons with Disabilities
![Protesters with ADAPT, a disabled people's rights organization, stage a demonstration at the gates of the White House in Washington, April 20, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-us-health-disabilities_.jpg?itok=KFdREquV)
Italy Returns Ambassador to Egypt Despite Unresolved Regeni Case
Lack of Justice All Too Familiar for Victims of Torture in Egypt
![Giulio Regeni](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709eca_italy_regeni.jpg?itok=tN_mKrwv)
US Congress Can Help Curb Saudi War Crimes in Yemen
Coalition’s Empty Promises Should Prompt Suspension of Arms Sales
![Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_yemen_attan2.jpg?itok=_G-xxCtm)
Pakistan Should Back Rohingya Rights Abroad and at Home
Longtime Refugees from Burma Denied Citizenship, ID Cards
![Rohingya immigrants living in Pakistan, react during an interview with Reuters at their residence in Arkanabad neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan September 7, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_pakistan_burma_rohingya.jpg?itok=BSmt_Kdg)
US State Department’s First Steps at Reorganization Downgrade Human Rights
Tillerson’s Plan Includes Cuts to Special Envoys
![People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709us_state_department_building.jpg?itok=lKQ8kIGg)
Taiwanese Activist Not Spared China’s Wrath
Fair Trial Rights Ignored in Prosecution of Lee Ming-che and Chinese Activist
![Pro-democracy protesters carry a photo of detained Taiwanese rights activist Lee Ming-Che (L) and other activists during a demonstration in Hong Kong, China September 11, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_china_lee_ming_che.jpg?itok=G7_o0doc)
Wrist-Slap for Indonesian Police Killing in Papua
Panel Rejects Criminal Prosecution for Deadly Shooting
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Where is the World Bank While Burma is Burning?
Violence against Rohingya Risks Country’s Development
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![A poster advertising the exhibition, "Queer British Art: 1861-1967" at the Tate Britain museum in London, United Kingdom, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709europe_uk_lgbt_art_0.jpg?itok=MlgQNcLv)
European Union Court Endorses Collective Action to Help Refugees
Court ruling should encourage EU countries to relocate more asylum seekers
![The entrance of the European Court of Justice is pictured in Luxembourg, January 26, 2017. Picture taken January 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709europe_luxembourg_court_justice.jpg?itok=ixxXYDZh)
Belarus Police Stop a Chechen Woman En Route To Safety in Norway
![The national coat of arms is seen at the terminal of Minsk International Airport near the village of Sloboda, Belarus May 19, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709europe_belarus_minsk_airport.jpg?itok=QAWpikWz)
Burma’s Rohingya Need the World’s Attention
UN Security Council Should Break Its Silence
![Rohingya refugees walk on a muddy path as others travel on a boat after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 6, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_burma_rohingya_bangladesh.jpg?itok=yv1dqOf3)
Why Britain is Still Getting it Wrong on Burma
UK Government Should Stop Deferring to Aung San Suu Kyi
![Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May greets the Burmese leader and State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in N10 Downing street in London, Britain 13 September 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_burma_europe_uk_may_suu_kyi.jpg?itok=3ePJlgpB)