![A Peshmerga soldier on the outskirts of the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on January 2, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx2x9yq_layout_comp_1_0.jpg?itok=BHtFukEX)
![A Peshmerga soldier on the outskirts of the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on January 2, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx2x9yq_layout_comp_1_0.jpg?itok=BHtFukEX)
March 29, 2017
Venezuela Meets Regional Concern With Threats
Mounting Regional Pressure in Face of Abuse
![Venezuela's then Ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, addresses the Security Council at United Nations headquarters in New York, July 22, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtr3zqlv_layout_comp_002.jpg?itok=XHADUhUg)
March 29, 2017
Bangladesh Expands Efforts to Stifle Free Speech
Government Asks Facebook to Play a Direct Role
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March 29, 2017
China: Major Tibetan Buddhist Institution Faces Further Demolitions
Halt ‘Re-education,’ Humiliation of Monks, Nuns
![Tibet Monks 20170329](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/monks.jpg?itok=JEtIq3_A)
March 29, 2017
What the Trump Administration Needs to Tell the Kremlin
![U.S. President Donald Trump speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., January 28, 2017. © 2017 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtsxt2u_layout_comp.jpg?itok=8xcXnJUY)
March 29, 2017
Wrong Time for US to Leave UN Human Rights Council
Despite Difficulties, US Was Key Contributor to Recent Session
![Delegates arrive for the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rts10k8d_layout_comp.jpg?itok=5c-FiZo8)
March 29, 2017
Indonesian Death Penalty Moratorium Needs Presidential Push
Jokowi Should Show Political Will, Not Just Rhetorical Support
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March 29, 2017
Start of Brexit Reminds Us Rights are at Risk
UK Should Protect EU Residents and Secure Human Rights as it Exits
![Brexit letter UK](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/screen_shot_2017-03-29_at_14.57.22.png?itok=6IqdK7r7)
March 29, 2017
Damaging Myths on Domestic Violence Alive and Well in the UK
Man Who Attacked His Wife Spared Jail After Court Does Not Find Victim ‘Vulnerable’
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March 29, 2017
Côte d’Ivoire: Simone Gbagbo Acquitted After Flawed War Crimes Trial
First Lady’s Acquittal Highlights ICC Process As Critical Path for Victims
![Ivory Coast's former first lady Simone Gbagbo at the Palace of Justice in Abidjan on December 26, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/simone_gbagbo_2.jpg?itok=yhtO7q2h)
March 29, 2017
Ghana Ratifies Mercury Convention
Toxic Metal Used in Small-Scale Gold Mining Especially Harmful to Children
March 28, 2017
Cambodia: No Justice for Grenade Victims 20 Years On
FBI Should Reopen Inquiry; Donors Should Demand Accountability
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March 28, 2017
Iraq's New Marginalized Population
![Residents of Shahama camp speak with relatives through the camp fence.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/10.jpg?itok=8duBVwAG)