Northern Ireland Rape Trial Highlights Rough Deal for Victims
Rugby Clubs Set Good Example, But Legal Reform Needed
![A rally held in support of the woman at the centre of the Belfast rape trial in which all four defendants including Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding were acquitted of all charges, Belfast, March 31, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804europe_uk_belfast_northernireland_women_protest_copy.png?itok=0S6GnRJX)
Folk Singer’s Arrest Shows India’s Free Speech Problem
Laws on Sedition, Defamation Used Against Critics
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Yemen: Detained African Migrants Tortured, Raped
Grant Access to Asylum Procedures; Hold Abusers Accountable
![Buraika detention facility for migrants in Aden governorate, Yemen. © 2018 VICE News Tonight on HBO](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804mena_yemen_african_migrants1.png?itok=FTsX2lbE)
Philippines’ Retiring Police Chief Should Answer for Deaths
Dela Rosa Led Duterte Campaign That’s Killed Thousands
![Philippine National Police chief Ronaldo dela Rosa testifies during a senate hearing on the killing of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines September 5, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804asia_philippines_delarosa_pnp.jpg?itok=bEKmJTP9)
Syrian City’s Devastation Forgotten
UN Security Council Meeting Should Address Plight of Raqqa’s Residents
![Rescue workers search for bodies still trapped under mounds of debris in Raqqa, Syria April 9, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804middleeast_syria_raqqa.jpg?itok=7frdJ8Tz)
A Chance to Curb Abuse in Mineral Supply Chains
Monitoring of Companies’ Sourcing Practices Should Be Prioritized
![A girl works in an artisanal diamond mine in Sosso Nakombo, Central African Republic, near the border with Cameroon, in August 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802crd_jewelry_main.jpg?itok=XkzqFRj4)
Lebanon: Positive Step for Refugee Children
Legal Status Would Help Teens Enroll in School
![A General Security officer stands by as a Syrian bus driver carries the passports and departure cards of Syrians arriving in Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/leb._syr._refugees.jpg?itok=JJezopwa)
Burundi: Repression Linked to Presidential-Term Vote
Opponents Killed, Imprisoned, and Threatened
![Simon Bizimana (left) died in March 2018, possibly from beatings inflicted on him while he was detained for refusing to register to vote in Burundi. Members of the ruling party’s youth league killed Dismas Sinzinkayo (right) in February 2018 after he fail](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804africa_burundi_simondismas.jpg?itok=XvkUqqH4)
Don’t Compromise on Rights Protections in Poland
EU Commission Should Stick to Principles to Tackle Poland’s Rule of Law Crisis
![People gather in front of the Supreme Court during a protest against the Supreme Court legislation in Warsaw, Poland, July 2, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804europe_poland_court_protest_2.jpg?itok=mKTgofuP)
Protests Surge in Armenia
Authorities Should Refrain From Interfering in Peaceful Assembly
![Protest against Armenia's ruling Republican party's nomination of former President Serzh Sarksyan as its candidate for prime minister, in Yerevan, Armenia April 13, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804europe_armenia_yerevan_sarksyan_protest.png?itok=WaYUZMa8)
‘Windrush’ Scandal Highlights Heartless UK Immigration Policies
Immigrants Living Legally in UK Being Deported, Denied Health Care and Housing
![A man sits on a bench next to a sign on Windrush Square in the Brixton district of London, Britain April 16, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804europe_uk_windrush.jpg?itok=HM4WYeJ7)
After a Grim Year for LGBT Rights, the Way Forward
![Participants hold rainbow flags at LGBT Pride Parade in Taipei, Taiwan on October 28, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804lgbt_taiwain_larb.jpg?itok=OaMFHAHH)
Rape Puts Myanmar Army on UN ‘List of Shame’
Secretary-General Report Details Sexual Violence as Weapon of War
![Rohingya refugees walk across a bamboo bridge in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh, February 11, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804asia_myanmar_refugees.jpg?itok=uUdNa3lt)
Commonwealth Should Address LGBT Rights
Two Thirds of Member States Criminalize Consensual Same-Sex Acts
![An unknown man on the Eastern Caribbean island of Barbados.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803americas_barbados_lgbt2.jpg?itok=-7WigdMW)