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December 9, 2015 News Release

Africa: Strengthen Steps to End Child Marriage

Finance, Carry Out National Action Plans

A young, unmarried girl stands amid a herd of cattle outside Bor, the capital of Jonglei State.  Cattle carry significant social, economic, and cultural importance for South Sudan's pastoralist ethnic groups, which use cows for payment of dowry.
December 9, 2015 Statement

Ending Child Marriage in Africa

Opening the Door for Girls' Education, Health, and Freedom from Violence

December 9, 2015 News Release

DR Congo: Free Political Prisoners

Halt Crackdown on Peaceful Assembly, Free Speech

Twelve people arrested during a peaceful demonstration organized by the LUCHA youth movement in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on November 28.
December 9, 2015 News Release

China: UN Review Slams Lack of Progress on Torture

Meaningful Reform Requires Judicial System Overhaul

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December 9, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Azerbaijan’s Leyla Yunus is Free

Leyla Yunus returning to her house, December 9, 2015
December 9, 2015 Statement

UN Human Rights Council: Human Rights situation in Ukraine

Oral Presentation of the Periodic Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

December 9, 2015 News Release

North Korea: UN Security Council Probing Systematic Abuses

Most Council Members See Crimes Against Humanity as Threat to Peace and Security

A pin of former North Korean leaders Kim il-Sung and Kim Jong-il is seen on Ri Hung Sik, Ambassador at-large of the North Korean Foreign Ministry during a news conference at the North Korean Mission to the United Nations in New York on November 17, 2015.
December 9, 2015 News Release

Syria/Canada: Help Free Rights Lawyer

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December 8, 2015 Commentary

Daily Life in the Caliphate

Militant Islamist fighters waving flags, travel in vehicles as they take part in a military parade along the streets of Syria's northern Raqqa province, June 30, 2014.
December 8, 2015 Statement

Joint Statement on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 Pakistan

December 8, 2015 News Release

Jordan: Syrians Held in Desert Face Crisis

Satellite Imagery Confirms Thousands in Remote Border Zone

December 8, 2015 News Release

Côte d’Ivoire: What Legacy for President Ouattara?

Prioritize Progress on Rights in Second Term

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December 7, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Asylum Seekers Stuck on the Serbia-Bulgaria Border

Two Afghan asylum seekers sleeping on the ground outside a registration camp in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia.
December 7, 2015 Impact

Impact: Justice for Eviction in Azerbaijan

December 7, 2015 News Release

Human Rights in Climate Pact Under Fire

Norway, Saudis, US Blocking Strong Position

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