![Grade school students are reflected in the water as they walk home after attending classes in Mogpog, Marinduque, the Philippines, on August 14, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706lgbt_philippines_oped.jpg?itok=s8yr5yGl)
![Grade school students are reflected in the water as they walk home after attending classes in Mogpog, Marinduque, the Philippines, on August 14, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706lgbt_philippines_oped.jpg?itok=s8yr5yGl)
June 23, 2017
Hungary is Taking European Values for a Ride
European People’s Party Should Reassess Fidesz Membership
![Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban takes part in a European People Party (EPP) summit in St Julian's, Malta, March 30, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706europe_hungary_epp_orban.jpg?itok=qvvyyGEI)
June 22, 2017
Free Speech Under Fire in Bangladesh
Offended groups threaten at will while state fails to act
![Bangladesh Supreme Court statue](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706asia_bangladesh_supreme_court.png?itok=Bs0iTEu5)
June 22, 2017
Rebel Attack on Philippine School Endangers Students
Armed Islamists, Government Forces Undermine Right to Education
![201706Asia_Philippines_Pigcawayan](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706asia_philippines_pigcawayan.jpg?itok=GDCFvsgd)
June 22, 2017
US Ignores Allies’ Torture in Yemen
Evidence of US Complicity in Abuses by UAE and Yemeni Forces
![An Emirati and South Yemen flag painted in Yemen’s port city of Aden. By 2017, Emirati and South Yemen flags flew in many parts of Aden, which President Hadi declared the temporary capital of Yemen after Houthi-Saleh forces took over Sanaa in 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706mena_yemen_uae_complicity_2.jpg?itok=9fk6QcTU)
June 22, 2017
Why International Justice Still Faces Roadblocks
June 22, 2017
France needs political courage to protect rights while countering terrorism
Normalizing emergency measures will undermine human rights
June 22, 2017
Pakistan: Investigate Assault on Lawyers
Prominent Human Rights Defender Asma Jahangir Threatened
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June 22, 2017
Japan Can Do More On Refugee Resettlement
Assisting the Most Vulnerable Would Be Significant Progress
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June 22, 2017
Yemen: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces
Resolve ‘Disappearances’, Grant Access to Detention Sites
![Hadrami elite forces guard Mukalla from Al-Qaeda by creating check-points.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706mena_yemen_uae_complicity_1.jpg?itok=Mu9Ig0bl)
June 22, 2017
European Court Condemns Russia’s Gay Propaganda Law
Ban on ‘Propaganda of Nontraditional Sexual Relations’ Ruled Discriminatory
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June 22, 2017
Morocco: Protest Leader Alleges Police Beat Him
Possible State Security Charges for Charismatic Figure in Rif
![Moroccan activist Nasser Zefzafi gives a speech during a demonstration against injustice and corruption in the northern town of al-Hoceima, Morocco, May 18, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706mena_morocco_sefzafi.jpg?itok=MjUSPFit)