May 21, 2021
![LGBT activists outside ruling LDP protesting](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105japan_lgbt_rights.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=ul-oYVlx)
May 21, 2021
How to Make the US Asylum System Efficient and Fair
![Migrants seeking asylum wait in line with their case paperwork to meet with an attorney on Oct. 5, 2019, during a weekly trip by volunteers, lawyers, paralegals and interpreters to the migrant campsite outside El Puente Nuevo in Matamoros, Mexico.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/01/202101usp_unitedstates_asylumseekers.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=__Cr8evW)
May 21, 2021
Indonesia: Suspend, Revise New Internet Regulation
Privacy, Free Expression, Access to Information at Risk
![202105asia_indonesia_minister_plate](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105asia_indonesia_minister_plate.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=auYL2pxC)
May 21, 2021
ICC: First Major Hearings on Darfur Crimes
Sudan Should Transfer al-Bashir, Other Suspects to International Criminal Court
![Displaced people living in Ardamata camp in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, welcoming the start of proceedings in the case against “Janjaweed” militia leader Ali Kosheib at the International Criminal Court. Photos courtesy of Radio Dabanga www.dabangasudan.org.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/06/202001ij_sudan_ICC.jpg?h=dec22bcf&itok=FnRHUDKA)
May 21, 2021
US: Failed Justice 100 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre
Commission Alienates Survivors; State, City Should Urgently Ensure Reparations
![Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, testifies at a hearing before the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105us_tulsa_race_massacre.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=_unFgOIa)
May 21, 2021
Ukraine: International Crimes Bill Adopted
Law Could Strengthen Effective Prosecution of War Crimes
![Lawmakers attend a parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine December 21, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201701europe_ukraine_parliament.jpg?itok=56RiJIoq)
May 20, 2021
Canada Bans Use of Toxic Pesticide
One of Many Countries Waking Up to the Dangers of Chlorpyrifos
![Works plant strawberries farming quebec](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105canada_pesticides_ban.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=PQGhHty1)
May 20, 2021
Bangladesh: Arrest of Journalist Investigating Corruption
Detention of Rozina Islam a Major Strike Against Media Freedom
![A protester holds a placard reading "Free Rozina Islam " during a demonstration in PLACE on DATE. © 2021 Md Manik/SOPA Images/Sipa USA](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105asia_bangladesh_islam.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=Uld8WOO-)
May 20, 2021
Gaza Hostilities Underscore ICC’s Role
Member Countries Should Extend Prosecutor Full Support
![ICC permanent premises](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201903ij_hague_icc8.jpg?itok=1PHTo9tZ)
May 20, 2021
Abandoned Corpses in Rural India Indicate Surge in Covid-19 Deaths
Authorities Should Focus on Solutions, Not Misguided, Abusive Policies
![Policeman stand bodies Ganges River India Covid](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105india_covid_ganges_river_rural.jpg?h=d17d278b&itok=CDNq_2_1)