List of Human Rights articles
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An illustration of the fall of Kabul and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. How America Sealed Afghanistan’s Fate—Again
Two recent books chronicle how the United States turned its back on Afghanistan and pitched the country into chaos.
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Nigerian soldiers load a military truck with weapons recovered from bandits in north-central Nigeria on April 21. More Weapons Won’t Solve Nigeria’s Security Crisis
A nearly $1 billion U.S. arms sale to the country will promote further violence.
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Graduates from the Indian Army’s Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment take part in a parade in Srinagar on Dec. 8, 2018. It’s Time to Condition Aid to India
The country’s military violates human rights with impunity—and gets a pass in Washington.
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Afghan women hold placards as they march and shout slogans such as "Bread, work, freedom" during a women's rights protest in Kabul on Aug. 13. Taliban Mark a ‘Black Day’ for Afghanistan With More Violence Against Women
A year after the Taliban takeover, women took to the streets defiantly to demand bread, work, and freedom.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 16. The Old Human Rights Playbook Won’t Work Anymore
As Biden’s Saudi visit showed, state-to-state shaming isn’t the only way to shift the calculus of authoritarian rulers who abuse their citizens.
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Set in front of a light green backdrop, a multicolored and multi-patterned moth designed with the symbols for male and female sex on each wing rests atop the face of a human figure with layered, chin-length hair. How ‘Bakla’ Explains the Struggle for Queer Identity in the Philippines
The Tagalog word eludes Western concepts of gender and sexuality—and offers a window into LGBTQ+ Filipinos’ quest for acceptance.
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Women wearing burqas in Kabul Afghan Women Are Worse Off Than Ever
A new Amnesty report lays out the Taliban playbook for erasing half the population: electrocutions, beatings, detentions, and disappearances.
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A woman sitting inside a bus kisses a man who is standing outside the bus and leaning in the door to kiss her. Civilian Men Are Trapped in Ukraine
Human rights and humanitarian NGOs should pay attention to Kyiv’s sex-selective martial law.
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Turkish writer Hatice Cengiz, fiancée of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi, poses next to a portrait of Khashoggi after unveiling it on the National Mall in Washington on Oct. 1, 2021, during a memorial ceremony marking the third anniversary of his assassination at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. It’s Time to Rethink the U.S.-Saudi Relationship
For too long, Washington has sacrificed its principles to appease the kingdom—and gotten almost nothing in return.
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A Russian soldier testifies against Vadim Shishimarin. Can There Be Real Justice in Ukraine?
Past tribunals offer valuable lessons for how war crimes and genocide could be prosecuted in Ukraine.
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Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlauli Has South Africa’s Donald Trump Arrived?
The xenophobic firebrand Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlauli is courting poor Black voters by stoking hatred of foreigners. It’s working.
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A child walks amid the rubble of damaged houses in Bermal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 23, following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake. A Modest Proposal to Save Afghanistan—From Itself
With the Taliban at loggerheads and Afghanistan in chaos, one politician has a plan to stave off civil war.
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Abortion rights protesters gather at the U.S. Supreme Court to denounce the court's decision to end federal abortion rights protections in Washington on June 26. Is Pinkwashing the Future of Post-Roe America?
Global anti-abortion activists have waved off criticism by pointing to their support for LGBTQ rights. But U.S. conservatives may be too extreme for that tactic.
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A digger descends into a copper and cobalt mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on June 8, 2016. Green Energy’s Dirty Secret: Its Hunger for African Resources
The scramble for battery metals threatens to replicate one of the most destructive dynamics in global economic history.
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Police block abortion rights protesters in Texas. China Owned My Mother’s Womb. Texas Owns Mine.
On both sides of the Pacific, women are fighting for their rights.
