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January 18, 2018
Philippines: Duterte’s ‘Drug War’ Claims 12,000+ Lives
Government Harassment, Threats Against Rights Defenders
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January 18, 2018
North Korea: Bring Justice for Rights Crimes
Repression Intensifies as Crimes Against Humanity Continue
![201801wr_northkorea_human_rights North Korean leader Kim Jong-un participates in the opening of the 5th Conference of Cell Chairpersons of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central New](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_northkorea_human_rights.jpg?itok=M8e_0F8_)
January 18, 2018
Malaysia: Rising Intolerance Threatens Rights
Rights Activists, Religious Freedom Under Attack
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January 18, 2018
Indonesia: Failure to Confront Intolerance
Vulnerable Communities Face Worsening Risk
![201801wr_indonesia_human_rights Two homosexual men were sentenced to 82 whips by the Shariah Court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on May 23, 2017. They violated Islamic law in Qanun number 6, year 2014 Article 63, paragraph 1 regarding the Law of Liwath. Aceh i](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801wr_indonesia_human_rights.jpg?itok=Y4Z0-etM)
January 18, 2018
Singapore: New Restrictions Limit Critical Voices
Rights Record on Free Expression, Assembly Worsens
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January 18, 2018
America Treats Illegal Immigration Worse Than Most Crimes. Why?
![Border residents and members of the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) protest to reject border militarization and the deportation of children, outside a detention center in Montana, Texas August 24, 2014.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710us_mexico_border_immigration.jpg?itok=tBtXeqYA)
January 17, 2018
Trump Blackmail at UN Won’t Work if Others Step Up
Aid to Palestinian Refugees Shouldn’t Be a Pressure Tactic
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January 17, 2018
Arson Attack on Office of Russian Rights Group
Torching of Memorial’s Ingushetia Office Linked to Chechnya Work
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January 17, 2018
Expanding Understanding of Human Rights in Lebanon
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January 17, 2018
To US VP Pence: Defend the Rights of Christians and all Egyptians
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January 16, 2018
Florida Should Expand Syringe Exchange Statewide
Governor, Lawmakers Should Back IDEA Bill
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January 15, 2018
Philippine Government Targets ‘Rappler’ for Closure
Foreign Ownership Allegations Mask Vendetta Against Critical Website
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January 15, 2018
Macron’s Calais Visit Should Lead to Change for Migrants
Authorities Should End Abuse of Migrants, Open Shelters for Winter
![A migrant walks past the slogans which read "refugees welcome" written on a wall near the former "jungle" in Calais, France, August 23, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801europe_france_calais_migrants.jpg?itok=J6i_6_dL)