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December 15, 2016 Commentary

Gambia’s Security Forces Must Put Human Rights Above Loyalty to Yahya Jammeh

Thumbnail of Yahya Jammeh for Gambia video.

December 15, 2016 Commentary

How Santos Tarnished His Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos poses with the medal and diploma during the Peace Prize awarding ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo, Norway on December 10, 2016.

December 14, 2016 Commentary

Fear of Populism is Hollowing Out Europe’s Leadership on Refugees

Migrants walk along Hungary's border fence on the Serbian side of the border near Morahalom, Hungary, February 22, 2016

December 12, 2016 Commentary

Beijing Adds Veneer of Legal Legitimacy on Censorship

The homepages of Baidu and Google.

December 12, 2016 Commentary

Eyeing Marriage Equality for Taiwan

Supporters of same-sex marriage take part in a rally outside Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, December 10, 2016.

December 12, 2016 Commentary

What the Greek Authorities Should do to Prevent Hate Crimes Directed at Migrants

With rising tensions and attacks toward refugees in Greece, what can be done?

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December 12, 2016 Commentary

Tyranny Versus a Village Man in Chechnya

Ramazan Dzhalaldinov and Elena Milashina, December 9, 2016, Moscow

December 10, 2016 Commentary

A Women’s Right to Be Free of Violence in Brazil

"Rita", a woman victim of domestic violence, holding a protective order issued by a judge in Pernambuco. October 2016.

December 9, 2016 Commentary

Iran's Moderates Must Stand on Right Side of History

Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani attends Iran's Assembly of Experts' biannual meeting in Tehran, Iran on March 6, 2012. The Assembly of Experts for Leadership is an elected body of clerics responsible for choosing the Supreme Leader, a lifetime ap

December 9, 2016 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Gender studies students wearing masks pose with the word "Enough" written on their hands during a performance to commemorate victims of gender violence, during the U.N. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Oviedo, Spain Nove

December 9, 2016 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Syrian Man Carries Children After Barrel Bomb Attack

December 9, 2016 Commentary

Relocation: Belgium lags behind European solidarity with asylum seekers

Chios migrant camp in Greece

December 9, 2016 Commentary

On LGBT Rights at the UN, Suriname Should Do the Right Thing

Rainbow cross walk leading to the UN building in New York © 2016 Boris Dittrich/Human Rights Watch

December 8, 2016 Commentary

How the EU Can Make Its Syria Aid Go Further

Wa’el, 13, and Fouad, 7, originally from Idlib, study outside their home in Jounieh. Their mother, Kawthar, 33, struggled to enroll them in school, and eventually withdrew them due to concerns about the quality of education and transportation costs of US$

December 2, 2016 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Ruins of a residential house that was struck in an aerial attack, killing at least 24 civilians, on September 27, 2016.

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