![A poster for an anti-bullying campaign hangs on a wall at a secondary school outside Cebu, November 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706lgbt_philippines_photo01.jpg?itok=rcHTgeKe)
![A poster for an anti-bullying campaign hangs on a wall at a secondary school outside Cebu, November 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706lgbt_philippines_photo01.jpg?itok=rcHTgeKe)
Toll of Conflict on Afghan Women Worsens
Conflict’s Civilian Toll at Record High Levels
![An Afghan woman walks past a damaged car after a suicide attack on French restaurant "Le Jardin" in Kabul, Afghanistan January 2, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707asia_afghanistan_woman_bombing.jpg?itok=WqOcYFvh)
Merkel should stand up to Hungary's Fidesz in Europe
![Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban looks up during a plenary session at the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels, Belgium April 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-04-hungary-eca-eu-orban.jpg?itok=iKTDR7b8)
Don’t Tolerate the Intolerable from Chechnya’s Strongman Kadyrov
Kadyrov was making vile threats long before his HBO interview. It’s time for international action
![Radio Aurora 100.7FM.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707eca_russia_kadyrov.png?itok=sZvS4htx)
US: Homeland Security Needs Reform, Not Expansion
Fix Abuses by US Customs and Border Protection; Don’t Expand Fast-Track Removals
![A US border patrol agent walks along the border fence separating Mexico from the United States near Calexico, California, U.S. February 8, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-us-united-states-border-patrol-immigration.jpg?itok=KiJVzKEc)
Iraq: Execution Site Near Mosul’s Old City
Investigate, Punish Those Responsible for Any War Crimes
![Satellite imagery from July 12 showing the building and Tigris riverbank seen in a video posted of soldiers throwing a detainee off a cliff in west Mosul as well as military vehicles in the vicinity.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707mena_iraq_satellite.png?itok=0NybruVS)
The Fall of Mosul May Not Be the End Of ISIS But the Beginning of ISIS 2.0
Iraq’s Abuse of Civilians Will Make it Easy for the Next Version of the Extremist Group to Recruit
![Popular Mobilization Force members on the frontline with the Islamic State in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, Iraq on October 18, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/iraq_shia_militias_photo.jpg?itok=RW31OjOe)
Tajikistan: Stop Persecuting Opposition Families
US, EU Should Urgently Address Retaliation
![Saifullo Saidov, deputy director of the Strategic Research Center of the Office of the President of Tajikistan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707eca_tajikistan_safarov.jpg?itok=e1C5ZIKN)
An Indonesian Childhood in Chains
Shackling Persists Despite Government Eradication Efforts
![Fifteen-year-old Subekti spent his childhood shackled to the floor of his family’s house in Serang, Indonesia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707drd_indonesia_shackling.jpg?itok=eDzYtdsM)
Angola’s Constitutional Court Upholds Freedom of Association
Rejects Decree Allowing Government Interference in Civil Society Groups
![Angolan President and MPLA leader, Jose Eduardo dos Santos attends a party central committee at a meeting in Luanda, Angola, December 2 ,2016](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707africa_angola_santos.jpg?itok=f1-fd0Kp)
Witness: Russia’s New Normal
An Increase in Prosecutions for Social Media Posts is Silencing Russia’s Citizens
![Ekaterina Vologzheninova](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707eca_ekaterina_russia.png?itok=LJ6xjK97)
Will Human Rights Still Be Protected After UK Brexit?
Government’s ‘Repeal Bill’ Fails to Guarantee Rights Contained in EU Law
![Flags are seen at the EU Commission headquarters ahead of a first full round of talks on Brexit, Britain's divorce terms from the European Union, in Brussels, Belgium July 17, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707europe_uk_brexit.jpg?itok=6Nq9K4Wu)
Review of Somalia’s Media Law Falls Short
Key Provisions that Severely Restrict Speech Remain
![Journalists queue for a security sweep outside the venue of the presidential vote at the airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707africa_somalia_media.jpg?itok=_dk2Nw80)