![Stockholm District Court, where most of Sweden’s war crimes cases are adjudicated.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709europe_sweden_court.jpg?itok=dtn3HH6P)
September 15, 2017
One Step Forward, One Step Back in Tunisia
Progress on Women’s Rights; Regression on Justice
![A Tunisian woman holds up a flag during a march to celebrate International Women's Day in Tunis March 8, 2014. © 2014 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_tunisia_women_march.jpg?itok=GySWLvCt)
September 15, 2017
The Rights Weekender
![Ministry of Education, Al-Tawhid, Student Book, Secondary Semester Program, Level Three, 2016-17, p. 104](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_saudi_text6.png?itok=aP0EEqLQ)
September 15, 2017
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Myanmar's State Counsellor Suu Kyi shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Modi during a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting in New Delhi, October 19, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709burma_suukyi_modi2.jpg?itok=9-lR6hek)
September 15, 2017
Protecting Civilians Critical to Syria Talks’ Success
![Syrian Man Carries Children After Barrel Bomb Attack](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/ijp-uj-syria_oct_2016.jpg?itok=ZNLa4k_8)
September 15, 2017
Afghanistan: Proposed Militia a Threat to Civilians
Irregular Forces Lack Effective Oversight, Accountability
![Afghan local police (ALP) sit at the back of a truck near a frontline during a battle with the Taliban at Qalay- i-zal district, in Kunduz province, Afghanistan August 1, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_afghanistan_alp.jpg?itok=YG64tNjI)
September 15, 2017
Turkmenistan Treating Sporting Event Like National Emergency
Repression Ramps up as International Athletic Competition Approaches
![Turkmenistan's capital city Ashgabat.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-06-turkmenistan-eca-ashgabat.jpg?itok=xzzW8B1X)
![Saudi authorities arrested Salman al-Awda and over a dozen others in what appears to be a coordinated crackdown on dissent. © 2009 Marwan Almuraisy (Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_saudi_salmanawdda.jpg?itok=yjX9behn)
September 15, 2017
Refugees and the German elections
![201709eca_germany_campaignposters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709eca_germany_campaignposters.jpg?itok=gnVDnvYF)
September 15, 2017
Ukraine: Woman Detained, Held Incommunicado, Tortured
Ensure Due Process; Investigate Torture, Liberty Violations
![201709eca_ukraine_daria](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709eca_ukraine_daria.jpg?itok=TJ3DN5YI)
September 15, 2017
Burma: Military Torches Homes Near Border
New Satellite Images, Data Show 62 Destroyed Rohingya Villages
![Smoke is seen rising from Burma’s Taung Pyo Let War village from across the border in Bangladesh.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_burma_fires.jpg?itok=oO5HtTBt)
September 14, 2017
Indonesia’s Attorney General Rejects LGBT Discrimination
All Government Agencies Should Follow Suit
![Indonesia's Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo speaks to journalists about the upcoming executions at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia April 28, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_indonesia_prasetyo.jpg?itok=MVLxv8I6)
September 14, 2017
Q & A: US Warrantless Surveillance Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
![FBI building](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709usp_fbi_qa.jpg?itok=hPSY80hy)
September 14, 2017
Intersex Kids Need US Pediatricians’ Support
Time For American Academy of Pediatrics to Oppose Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Kids
![A group of Doctors meet in the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi October 4, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709united_states_health_doctor.jpg?itok=41E8V-vN)