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August 17, 2016
Philippine President Should Investigate Surging Police Killings
Duterte’s Change of Tone Needs to be Reflected in Practice
![Jennelyn Olaires, 26, weeps over the body of her partner, who was killed on a street by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug related killings in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines July 23, 2016. A sign on a cardboard found near th](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-philippines-asia-killing-drugs.jpg?itok=lcgubjSM)
August 17, 2016
Why Liberia Needs to Protect Land Rights
Enact Proposed Law to Protect Rural Communities
![Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) smiles during a meeting at City Hall in Monrovia, January 30, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-liberia-africa-sirleaf.jpg?itok=vlusF2ec)
August 17, 2016
Afghanistan: Rise in Military Use of Schools
Security Forces, Taliban Threaten Children’s Lives, Education
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August 16, 2016
Indonesia’s President Jokowi Silent on Human Rights
State of the Nation Address Omits Rights Commitments
![Indonesia's President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo delivers a speech in front of parliament members at the House of Representative building in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-indonesia-asia-jokowi-speech-address.jpg?itok=C9ji0kb5)
August 16, 2016
Don’t Ease the Pressure over Venezuela’s Abuses
![El presidente argentino Mauricio Macri participa en una reunión de jefes de estado del Mercosur y estados asociados en la 49 Cumbre del Consejo del Mercado Común en Luque, Paraguay, 21 de diciembre de 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/rtx1zmnh_layout_comp.jpg?itok=4j-JOnp6)
August 16, 2016
Colombia Peace Deal’s Unwelcome Critic
![Colombia's former president Alvaro Uribe walks surrounded by security personnel as he greets supporters during a protest march against Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and the Colombian peace process, in Medellin. © 2016 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/alvaro_uribe.jpg?itok=GMaMdby4)
August 16, 2016
The Forgotten Refugees: A Quarter Million Syrian Children Are Left Without an Education
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August 16, 2016
Jordan: Further Expand Education Access for Syrian Refugees
At Least 80,000 Syrian Children Out of School
![Syrian children attend class in a school in the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan, October 20, 2015. The school taught Syrian girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, but lacked electricity, heating, and running water.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/crd_jordan_1.jpg?itok=9ZA1XXme)
August 16, 2016
Syria/Russia: Incendiary Weapons Burn in Aleppo, Idlib
Increasing Attacks on Civilian Areas Since Joint Operation Began
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August 16, 2016
Thailand: Free Hunger-Striking Activist
Unjust Charges Against Constitution’s Critics
![Student activist Jatupat Boonphatthararaksa has been on a hunger strike since he was detained on August 6, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/1378367_616880245036342_46959594_n.jpg?itok=IA6WxR7z)
August 15, 2016
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Returns to China
Leaders Should Discuss Refugees, Imprisoned Nobel Laureate
![Aung San Suu Kyi attends an event in Rangoon, Burma on July 19, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-8-china-asia-assk.jpg?itok=l6owcpOg)
August 15, 2016
Indonesia President Jokowi’s Moment to Defy Impunity
Independence Day Speeches Need Clear Signal on Human Rights
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