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March 22, 2018
US Senate: Reject Pompeo for Secretary of State
Trump Nominee Supported Torture, Demeaned Muslims, Women, LGBT People
March 22, 2018
Kenya: Court Finds Forced Anal Exams Unconstitutional
Victory for LGBT Rights Activists
!["Adam," arrested in Kenya in February 2015 on homosexuality charges and subjected to a forced anal exam, sorts through police documents on his case. © 2015 Zoe Flood](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/hrw_mombasa_aug2015-0992_2_002.jpg?itok=EfhTfHIG)
March 22, 2018
Syria’s Kids Are Still Being Killed at School
Amid Ongoing Bombings, More Protection Needed for Education
![Children walk through the rubble of the Tamayuz (“Excellence”) kindergarten in the town of Hamouriyeh after it was hit by a Syrian-Russian airstrike on November 8, 2017. © 2017 Private](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801crd_eastern_gouta_.png?itok=5gN-d9x_)
March 22, 2018
Why Menstrual Hygiene is an Urgent Human Rights Issue
Women and Girls Still Suffer From Lack of Support in Managing Menstruation
![A woman fetches water from a partially submerged hand pump in a flood-affected village in Sonitpur district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, September 11, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803asia_india_womensrights_water_health.jpg?itok=VfyRwYNV)
March 22, 2018
Polish Parliament Must Protect Women’s Health and Rights
![201803wrd_poland_women](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803wrd_poland_women.jpg?itok=PwYbQFdE)
March 22, 2018
Poland: Reject Bill to Further Limit Abortion Rights
Proposed Bill Continues Roll Back on Reproductive Rights
![201803wrd_poland_women](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803wrd_poland_women.jpg?itok=PwYbQFdE)
March 22, 2018
How Reconciliation in Iraq Could Stop Collective Punishment
![Iraqi Security Forces stand guard at the gate of a camp holding families of men suspected of being ISIS affiliates in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq July 15, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710middleeast_iraq_security.jpg?itok=6RcRAfKj)
March 22, 2018
Cambodia Descending into Authoritarianism, UN Rights Body Failing to Act
Item 10 General Debate
![Supporters of Kem Sokha, leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), stand outside the appeals court during his bail hearing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_cambodia_human_rights.jpg?itok=dPZddwgM)
March 22, 2018
Lebanon: Schools Discriminate Against Children with Disabilities
Make Schools Inclusive, End Reliance on Institutions
![School-age children in Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803mena_lebanon_drd_main.jpg?itok=9Z8VcWVC)
March 22, 2018
Sri Lanka: continued Human Rights Council scrutiny needed until justice commitments met in full
Item 2 General Debate
![Demonstrators hold candles at a “Black January” vigil to commemorate killings and disappearances of Sri Lankan journalists, Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 24, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_srilanka_human_rights.jpg?itok=WcKl6f7O)
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March 21, 2018
Holding Killers to Account for Hate Crimes in India
Violent ‘Cow Protector’ Vigilantes Should Be Reined In
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March 21, 2018
As Trump cozies up to Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Congress must push back on human rights abuses
The president and the crown prince might not want to reckon with reality, but U.S. lawmakers must.
![The remains of a community hall in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, after Saudi-led coalition warplanes attacked a funeral ceremony there on October 8, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-10-mena-yemen-funeral-01.jpg?itok=FgJ9Gw9D)