January 6, 2017
The Rights Weekender
![Displaced people from the minority Yezidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, walk towards the Syrian border, on the outskirts of Sinjar mountain, near the Syrian border town of Elierbeh of Al-Hasakah Governorate](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-01-iraq-mena-yezidi-sinjar.jpg?itok=j63E1pem)
Demand Accountability on Occasion of Kim Jong-Un’s Birthday
2.5 Million People, Mostly Women, Depend on Planned Parenthood for Health Needs
Rights at Risk as Calls for Jammeh’s Exit Intensify
Keeping Facility Open Threatens US National Security
Video of Police Beating Rohingya Heightens Fears of Wider Abuses
Closure Comes as Humanitarian Needs in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan Soar
Calls for Extrajudicial Killings of Palestinian Suspects Proliferate