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March 8, 2018
Money Welcome But No Panacea for Iraq’s Yezidi Victims
Freed Yezidi Captives Need Truth and Justice, Too
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March 8, 2018
Colombia Should Celebrate its Women Activists
On International Women’s Day, Remember the Dangers Women Activists Face
![Ruth Alicia López Guisao.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803america_colombia_guisao.jpg?itok=EyFmsyLE)
March 8, 2018
Lebanon: 5 Steps to Improve Women’s Rights
Parliament Candidates Should Commit to Reforms
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March 7, 2018
Ukraine Should Drop Law That Hampers Activists’ Work
EU Diplomat Should Raise Issue with Ukraine’s President
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March 7, 2018
Pakistani Film Examines Mindset of a Dictator
General Pervez Musharraf Should Be Held Accountable for Rights Abuses
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March 7, 2018
UN Security Council Should Protect Eastern Ghouta
Time for Arms Embargo on Syria, Individual Sanctions for Violators
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March 7, 2018
Equatorial Guinea: Artist Freed from Prison
Officer Admits Superiors Ordered Dubious Charges
![Equatorial Guinea frequently harasses government critics. These cartoons are part of a campaign to free Ramón Nsé Esono Ebalé, a cartoonist who has been in prison since September 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801bhr_equatorialguinea_freeramon.jpg?itok=uWTFTqkP)
March 7, 2018
State of Emergency Declared in Sri Lanka
Violence By Anti-Muslim Mobs Highlights Interethnic Strife
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March 7, 2018
The Middle East's Women Are Championing Their Own Change
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March 7, 2018
Saudi Arabia: Scant Justice for Pakistanis
Brief Unfair Trials, No Legal Representation
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