January 13, 2017
Obama’s Premature ‘Easing’ of Sanctions on Sudan
Khartoum’s Counterterrorism Role Shouldn’t Override Ongoing Atrocities
![Sudan's President Omar Al Bashir arrives to address the nation during the country's 61st independence day, at the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan December 31, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-01-sudan-africa-bashir.jpg?itok=kmAWLfNz)
January 13, 2017
The Rights Weekender
![Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 7, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx2se20_layout_comp_1.jpg?itok=LxxIN86g)
January 13, 2017
Philippines Plugs Reproductive Health Funding Gaps
Improved Condom Access Essential to Address HIV Epidemic
![An NGO health worker holds contraceptive pills during a family planning session with housewives availing free pills in Tondo, Manila August 6, 2012.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtr38nv6_layout_comp.jpg?itok=hlfkQ3r3)
January 13, 2017
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![2017 World Report](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/01/201701global_wr_cover.jpg?h=38a6ba79&itok=UzJSNwad)
January 13, 2017
Remembering Transgender Victims of Violence in the US
![Jamie](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-01-united-states-us-lgbt-jamie-lee.jpg?itok=11WcnZl4)
January 13, 2017
National Security Agency Databases Open for Business
![Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on foreign cyber threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-01-us-united-states-clapper-national-intelligence-security.jpg?itok=oFdNuY8y)
January 13, 2017
Police Abuse Against Migrants in France Must Stop
![French riot police officer stands guard next to tents of a dismantled makeshift camp in a street near Stalingrad metro station, Paris, France, November 4, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-01-france-eca-police-migrants-asylum-seekers.jpg?itok=gUgBYNa0)
January 13, 2017
Africa-France Summit Participants Should Stand With Victims
![A picture of the ICC logo on a glass wall.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-ij-icc-building-logo.jpg?itok=62spWQZl)
![Shadows of an Iranian policeman and a noose are seen on the ground before an execution in Tehran, Iran.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/3.jpg?itok=asX2cbQE)
January 13, 2017
Chechnya: Leading Politician Threatens Editor
Authorities Target Independent Media Outlet
![Gregory Shvedov, editor-in-chief of critical media outlet Caucasian Knot.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/gregory_shvedov.jpg?itok=eVuM8JDO)
January 13, 2017
Abe’s Shameful Silence on Duterte’s Abusive “War on Drugs”
![Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan on October 26, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-1-japan-abe.jpg?itok=Atk_ySUx)
January 12, 2017
World Report 2017: Demagogues Threaten Human Rights
Trump, European Populists Foster Bigotry, Discrimination
![Men carrying babies make their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings after an airstrike on the rebel-held Salihin neighborhood of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, September 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/wr2017_cover_a.jpg?itok=U8Znm6Xf)
January 12, 2017
Protecting Civilians with Disabilities in Conflicts
![Naima, a 70-year-old woman with a disability from Aleppo, Syria, with her daughter, Hasne, in front of the shower area in Cherso camp, Thessaloniki, Greece. The showers are not accessible for people who use a wheelchair.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201701drd_greece_refugees_showeraccess_0.jpg?itok=RV1XUAWT)
January 12, 2017
We Are on the Verge of Darkness
![Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader, delivers a statement on U.S. election results at the party headquarters in Nanterre, France, November 9, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/le_pen.jpg?itok=un5eAbtG)