September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017
Brazil Judge’s Ruling Sparks Conversion Therapy Controversy
Global Medical Consensus Opposed to Practice
![A man shows his rainbow flag during the Gay Pride parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 30, 2006.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709americas_brazil_lgbt.jpg?itok=itFA8Ss0)
September 20, 2017
Why Britain Should Back the Safe Schools Declaration
Malala’s Courage Should Prompt UK to Step Up
![Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai speaks during the first focus event on education at the donors Conference for Syria in London, Britain February 4, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709global_childrens_rights_malala.jpg?itok=TetfVcit)
![Sketch showing an Egyptian man being electrocuted.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708mena_egypt_torture.jpg?itok=ZslONyVK)
September 20, 2017
Lebanon: Refugees in Border Zone at Risk
Arsal Conditions Pressure Them to Return to Syria
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September 20, 2017
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)
September 20, 2017
Germany: Parties Differ on Human Rights Approach
Platforms Show Variations in Foreign, Migration Policy
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September 20, 2017
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)
September 19, 2017
Equatorial Guinea: Political Cartoonist Arrested
Government Should Not Pursue Defamation Charges
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September 19, 2017
China: Justice Ministry Pressures Law Firms
Defense Lawyers Face New Round of Official Scrutiny, Intimidation
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September 19, 2017
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)
September 19, 2017
Russian Activist in Court on ‘Gay Propaganda’ Charge
Facebook Post About Sexual Health for LGBT People Triggered Investigation and Trial
![Interior Ministry officers guard the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community rally "VIII St.Petersburg Pride" in St. Petersburg, Russia August 12, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709europe_russia_police_lgbt.jpg?itok=XVR2FEeP)
September 19, 2017
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)
September 19, 2017
Ukraine: NGOs need EU help
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September 19, 2017
Police Cells Are No Place for Migrant Kids
Better Protection Needed for Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Greece
![Unaccompanied children line up for an evening meal at a detention facility run by the Greek police.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-eca-greece-main.jpg?itok=z3HX44Mm)