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Lebanon: Refugees in Border Zone at Risk
Arsal Conditions Pressure Them to Return to Syria
![A general view shows Syrian refugee camps dotted in and around the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, Lebanon, September 21, 2016. © 2016 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_lebanon_arsal.jpg?itok=GqNVAS4i)
UN: Push North Korea to End Child Sexual Abuse
Government Denies Child Rape and Sexual Abuse
![A North Korean flag flies at the DPRK Permanent Mission in Geneva.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_northkorea_geneva.jpg?itok=Wgu8j2Qm)
Germany: Parties Differ on Human Rights Approach
Platforms Show Variations in Foreign, Migration Policy
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Iraq/KRG: 1,400 Women, Children From ISIS Areas Detained
Investigate Killings, Abductions of Foreign Men
![Iraqi Ministry of Transportation buses taking internally displaced families to Hammam al-Alil in May 2017. In late August, Iraqi authorities bused 1,400 foreign women and children to the site. © 2017 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_iraq_hammamalalil.jpg?itok=psgGav6s)
Equatorial Guinea: Political Cartoonist Arrested
Government Should Not Pursue Defamation Charges
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China: Justice Ministry Pressures Law Firms
Defense Lawyers Face New Round of Official Scrutiny, Intimidation
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The Jig Is Up for Congo’s Embattled President
Instead of giving President Joseph Kabila a free pass to cling to power, world leaders should endorse a plan to replace him
![Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila inside his office at the Palais de la Nation building in the capital, Kinshasa, April 3, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709africa_drc_kabila.jpg?itok=Bl20ZxaY)
Russian Activist in Court on ‘Gay Propaganda’ Charge
Facebook Post About Sexual Health for LGBT People Triggered Investigation and Trial
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Defending Rights in An Age of Brexit
Don’t Hollow Out Human Rights for People in the UK
![The Union Flag and European Union flag fly in Parliament Square in central London, September 9, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709europe_uk_eu_flags.jpg?itok=HOH0KNVB)
Ukraine: NGOs need EU help
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Police Cells Are No Place for Migrant Kids
Better Protection Needed for Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Greece
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UN Rights Body Needs to Urgently Respond to Atrocities in Myanmar
Interactive Dialogue with Myanmar Fact-Finding Mission
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Human Rights Council should extend mandate of Commission of Inquiry on Burundi and ask General Assembly to review Burundi’s membership in top UN rights body
Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
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France Jumpstarts Initiative to Protect Environment
Pact Would Enshrine Key Rights Protections
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