May 17, 2018
New York City Easing Off Pot Arrests
But Long Way to Go to Reverse Discriminatory Drug Policies
![illustration of many people in hand cuffs](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/us0916_main_illustration_web.jpg?itok=L22aaBlC)
May 17, 2018
Ecuadorian Court Acquits Amazonian Leader
Attorney General’s Office Should Investigate Decision to Prosecute
![Agustín Wachapá, a Shuar indigenous leader.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805americas_ecuador_environment_wachapa.jpg?itok=KqwL1iK_)
![Demonstrators gather outside City Hall to protest the police shooting of Stephon Clark, in Sacramento, California, U.S., March 30, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805us_police_criminaljustice.jpg?itok=X8-8dayF)
May 17, 2018
Central African Republic: Crucial Court For Victims
Special Criminal Court Makes Progress, Needs International Support
![Congolese Special Prosecutor Toussaint Muntazini (R) and the five other judges of the Special Criminal Court (SCC)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805ij_car_sccfront.jpg?itok=LKY0iWpa)
May 16, 2018
Afghanistan: Weak Investigations of Civilian Airstrike Deaths
US, Afghan Forces Need to Visit Sites, Obtain Witness Accounts
![An Afghan woman receives medical treatment after being injured during an airstrike in Herat province, Afghanistan, August 29, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_afghanistan_airstrike.jpg?itok=56DfuFYB)
May 16, 2018
Bangladesh: Skirting the Issues at the UN
Periodic Rights Review Response Ignored Main Concerns
![Tear gas is seen while police takes their position in the street Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_bangladesh_upr.jpg?itok=gdn3L0Y-)
May 16, 2018
Singapore: Drop Charges for Criticizing Judiciary
Amend Contempt Law to Permit Discussion of Courts
![Activist Jolovan Wham (center) leaves the State Court after a hearing in Singapore, November 29, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Edgar Su](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_singapore_judiciary_charges.jpg?itok=BEXW7cCV)
May 16, 2018
The World Bank Should Stop Dodging Accountability
US Supreme Court Challenge Calls Legal Immunity Into Question
![Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804us_justice_supremecourt.jpg?itok=joZtgHTO)
May 16, 2018
Arrest, Don’t Execute Burundi Killers
Massacre of 26 Ahead of Referendum on President’s Term
![Mass funeral held on May 15, 2018 for 26 people killed in Ruhagarika, Burundi, on May 11.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805africa_burundi_ruhagarika_funeral.jpg?itok=cbAfExb9)
May 16, 2018
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Finally Freed
New Government Should Promptly Abolish Repressive Laws
![Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim, who was granted a royal pardon, arrives to speak to supporters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 16, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805asia_malaysia_anwaribrahim.jpg?itok=knEVScqw)
May 16, 2018
Russia Press Freedom Reversal Shows FIFA Has Leverage and Should Use It
German Sports Journalist Gets Visa After All
![Journalist Hajo Seppelt.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805europe_germany_hajoseppelt.jpg?itok=vKwafki2)
![German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the start of the first working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/052018eca_putin_merkel_hamburg.jpg?itok=jTITrqqE)
May 16, 2018
Ukraine: Radical Groups Disrupt LGBTI Event
Police Should Hold Those Responsible to Account
![Kyiv police waiting outside the venue where an Amnesty International event was disrupted by members of radical groups.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805eca_ukraine_aievent2res.jpeg?itok=sa9T4pvb)