December 5, 2017
KRG: Why ISIS Trials are Robbing Victims of Their Rights
![An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_iraq_justice_main.jpg?itok=m-K-LgMa)
December 5, 2017
US U-Turn on Contraception is Damaging and Dangerous
Sign Petition to Demand Trump Administration Rescind Harmful New Rule
![Supporters of contraception rally before Zubik v. Burwell, an appeal brought by Christian groups demanding full exemption from the requirement to provide insurance covering contraception under the Affordable Care Act, is heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/religious_freedom_pic.jpg?itok=o6OF2lEJ)
December 5, 2017
Iraq: Why ISIS Trials are Robbing Victims of Their Rights
![An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_iraq_justice_main.jpg?itok=m-K-LgMa)
December 5, 2017
US: Devastating Impact of Trump’s Immigration Policy
Deportations Undercut Fundamental Rights
![Photos of long-term immigrants recently deported from the United States.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712us_deported_main_final.jpg?itok=sI-heD9P)
December 5, 2017
Sri Lanka Should Tackle Sexuality, Gender Identity Bias
![Sashini, a transgender woman in Colombo, has formally petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urge the government to recognize her as female by issuing her official documents that reflect her livedgender. © 2016 Samantha](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-asia-sri-lanka-photo-02.jpg?itok=DwuVjqI2)
December 5, 2017
UN Rights Body Send Strong Message to Burma
27th special session of the HRC on the human rights situation of the minority Rohingya Muslim population and other minorities in the Rakhine State of Myanmar
![A Rohingya woman in a camp in Bangladesh](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711asia_burma_sv.jpg?itok=mdmBXOwl)
December 5, 2017
Survivors of Rape in Conflict Should be in School
Victims of Sexual Violence Need More Support to Continue Education
![Josephine, 28, said she fled her home in Bangui with her husband and five young children due to fighting in the city in October 2014. When she returned to her neighborhood to collect clothes and dishes for the family, three anti-balaka stopped her and t](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710womanrights_car_main.jpg?itok=E-XXnVe5)
December 5, 2017
Mauritania: New ‘Apostasy’ Draft Law
Death Sentence Would Be Mandatory in Some Cases
![Mauritanian deputies in session at the National Assembly in Nouakchott, Mauritania. © 2017 Assemblée Nationale Mauritanienne](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_maritania_assembly.jpg?itok=D0paIXAV)
December 5, 2017
Turkey: Academics on Trial for Signing Petition
‘Terrorist Propaganda’ Charge Stifles Free Speech
![The Academics for Peace petition signed by 1128 academics was read out at a press conference in Istanbul on January 11, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/baris-icin-akademisyenler-turkiye-de-devlet-dusmanlari-115257-5.jpg?itok=O8NecfOB)
![An ISIS suspect held for questioning by Iraqi forces near Mosul.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_iraq_justice_main.jpg?itok=m-K-LgMa)
December 5, 2017
Yemen: Ali Abdullah Saleh Leaves Behind Grim Legacy
Ex-President’s Death Underscores Need for Impartial Investigations
![Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh addresses a rally held to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of his General People's Congress party in Sanaa, Yemen August 24, 2017. Picture taken August 24, 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_yemen_ali_abdullah_saleh.jpg?itok=Vb241WUg)
December 5, 2017
Why Iraq Should Limit Islamic State Trials
![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)