March 13, 2018
Trump Nominees’ Troubling History on Torture
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February 13, 2018
Ensure Fair Trials of Syria ISIS Suspects
Foreign ISIS Detainees Raise Due Process, Victim Participation Issues
![A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces removes an Islamic State flag in the town of Tabqa, west of Raqqa city, Syria, April 30, 2017. © 2017 Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802mena_isis_flag.jpg?itok=I8shwdNw)
February 8, 2018
Kurdistan Regional Government: Allegations of Mass Executions
Mass Grave Located Near Bardiya Village
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January 29, 2018
Sri Lanka: Repeal Draconian Security Law
Failure to Meet Pledges on Accountability, Counterterrorism Reforms
![Sri Lankan police stand guard at a protest calling for the release of Tamil activists being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 14, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712asia_srilanka_main.jpg?itok=BQG3gJBC)
![People walk near a puddle of water mixed with blood at the site of twin car bombs near a mosque in the Salmani neighborhood of Benghazi that resulted in scores of deaths and injuries, Libya, January 24, 2018. © 2018 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801mena_libya_benghazi_attacks.jpg?itok=V-SUO5E2)
January 18, 2018
Middle East Conflicts Spur Disastrous New Trends for Region
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January 18, 2018
Top 5 Reforms Middle East Governments Can Make in 2018
Respond to Youth Demands, Gain Respect in the World
![Demonstration outside Parliament on December 6, 2016, with women in white dresses and wrapped in bandages, calling for the repeal of article 522 of the penal code.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201212mena_lebanon_afp.jpg?itok=mTwGDv0J)
January 17, 2018
To US VP Pence: Defend the Rights of Christians and all Egyptians
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January 10, 2018
After 16 Years, End Injustice at Guantanamo
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December 21, 2017
Kurdistan Region of Iraq: 350 Prisoners ‘Disappeared’
Families Seek Whereabouts After Iraqi Takeover of Kirkuk
![Vehicles of Kurdish Peshmarga Forces are seen near Altun Kupri between Kirkuk and Erbil, Iraq October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Azad LashkariVehicles of Kurdistan Regional Government’s Peshmerga military forces on the road between Kirkuk and Erbil, Iraq October 2](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_iraqkrg_vehicles_of_kurdish_peshmarga_forces.jpg?itok=W1akuH4L)
December 13, 2017
West Africa: G5 Sahel Force Should Prioritize Rights
Rule of Law, Governance Crucial to Counterterrorism Strategy
![Malian soldiers, part of the five-nation G5 Sahel military force, patrol in central Mali in November 2017. The 5,000-member force will comprise two battalions each from Mali and Niger and one each from Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712africa_mali_g5sahel.jpg?itok=tCHbMc7C)