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Human Rights
December 23, 2015
Ryan Kearney
The Sri Lankan housemaid who faced a stoning death in Saudi Arabia will live—in prison.
December 21, 2015
Jonah Cohen, Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe
This Is What Justice Looks Like in Saudi Arabia
One Sri Lankan housemaid has been saved from a stoning death—for now. Others are still dying.
December 8, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
North Korea will create “mountains of gold” to combat climate change.
December 4, 2015
Jonah Cohen, Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe
Saudi Arabia’s Depraved Justice
A Sri Lankan housemaid is soon to be stoned to death, as the world turns a blind eye.
October 27, 2015
Ken Roth
How Twitter Helps Fight Human Rights Abuse
The director of Human Rights Watch on how social media enables many to spotlight abuse
July 10, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Your Right to Die Isn’t Enough
The ethics and morality of assisted suicide
February 11, 2015
Adam Coogle
Will Saudi Arabia Keep Locking People Up for Having an Opinion?
December 18, 2014
Claire Groden, Elaine Teng
Stop Making Fun of North Korea
Our laughter is drowning out their horrific human rights record
October 8, 2014
Mugambi Jouet
America's Great Big Blind Spot on Human Rights
May 19, 2014
Danny Vinik
FIFA Needs to Take the 2022 World Cup Away from Qatar. Now.
June 11, 2013
Tod Lindberg
The Second-Term Interventionists
How Susan Rice and Samantha Power will impact Obama's foreign policy
November 16, 2012
Andrew J. Nathan
How Human Rights Became our Ideology
May 30, 2011
David Rieff
Rejoicer Beware
August 10, 2009
James Kirchick
Failure of Leadership
March 14, 2005
Spencer Ackerman
Suspect Policy
Rendition sunshine?

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