A victim of police profiling stands for a portrait in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on May 14, 2012.
With his dog-whistle statements about young people, one of the Netherlands’ top law enforcement authorities has reminded the world that police must take responsibility for maintaining good relations with their communities.
Relatives and friends place flowers at the grave of indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres in La Esperanza, Honduras, on March 3, 2018.
In a region where political violence is still common, 24 countries are banding together to protect activists and fight lawlessness.
Aigul Shakibayeva with her son in Almaty Presidential Park, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 20, 2017.
In order to ensure that every child in Kazakhstan has a chance to flourish, the country's government must move beyond superficial reforms and implement new policies to support children with disabilities.
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With his dog-whistle statements about young people, one of the Netherlands’ top law enforcement authorities has reminded the world that police must take responsibility for maintaining good relations with their communities.
In a region where political violence is still common, 24 countries are banding together to protect activists and fight lawlessness.
In order to ensure that every child in Kazakhstan has a chance to flourish, the country's government must move beyond superficial reforms and implement new policies to support children with disabilities.
