December 21, 2022
South Africa Should Bring Home Grandmother and Other Nationals from Northeast Syria
![Khadija, in Roj camp, northeast Syria, is one of at least 17 South Africans unlawfully held for alleged ISIS ties in the region.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212CCD_syria_khadijainRojcamp.jpg?h=8abcec71&itok=kRYKq5qU)
December 21, 2022
Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh Lifeline Road Blocked
Ensure Access to Essential Goods and Services
![Azerbaijanis protesting on the Lachin road, opposite Russian peacekeeping forces, in Nagorno Karabakh, leading to the closure of the road since December 12, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_Azerbaijan_NK.jpg?h=73f8af3d&itok=ljn81LEE)
December 21, 2022
Iran: Brutal Repression in Kurdistan Capital
Security Forces Use Lethal Force against Protesters, Wrongful Detention, Beatings
![Iranians protesting in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran's Kurdistan province, on September 19, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212mena_iran_sanandaj.jpg?h=e02011ac&itok=xleojRoa)
December 21, 2022
Russia’s Oldest Human Rights Group Faces 'Liquidation'
Russia’s Human Rights Movement Will Outlast Putin
December 20, 2022
Afghan University Women Feared This Dark Day
Taliban’s Ban on Women Attending Universities a Cruel Assault on Rights
![Afghan female students line up at one of Kabul University's gates](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212asia_afghanistan_women_university.jpg?h=07e42fce&itok=U3h2RCqS)
December 20, 2022
Russia: ‘Immunity Law’ Set for Crimes in Ukraine
Withdraw Bill Freeing Offenders ‘Acting in Russia’s Interests’
![Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin addresses the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Parliament, in Moscow, Russia. July 22, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/11/202011eca_russia_mishustin.jpg?h=9eb0d413&itok=Z4E4eiZn)
December 20, 2022
Texas: Investigation of Civic Groups Dangerous for Rights
Gov. Abbott’s Call for Probe has Effect of Suppressing Fundamental Freedoms
December 20, 2022
Millions of Moscow’s Children Surveilled Long Before Data Leak
Mass Data Breach Further Violates Children’s Privacy
![A child studies online from home in Moscow, Russia, amidst school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212crd_russia_online_education_child_surveillance.jpg?h=251e9bf5&itok=WOEJgiwi)
December 20, 2022
Ten Good News Stories for Kids in 2022
Banning Child Marriage and Corporal Punishment among Children’s Gains
![Children playing at sunset at Trou aux Biches in Mauritius.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212crd_mauritius_children_play_on_beach.jpg?h=0694b7f0&itok=x7YI2f4l)
December 20, 2022
The Year in Human Rights Photos
![A woman and girl walk on a temporary bamboo path near their flooded house in Shikarpur, Pakistan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212asia_pakistan_flood_girls_crossing.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=lydUegJw)
December 20, 2022
What Covid Teaches Us About the Cost-of-Living Crisis
![A clerk talks to a customer at the Egyptian spices market in Istanbul.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212ejr_turkey_market_cost_of_living.jpg?h=a130fd67&itok=jWoYntmd)
December 20, 2022
Kazakhstan: No Justice for January Protest Abuses
Investigate Torture Claims; Hold Officers Responsible to Account
![Riot police officers holding 12-gauge shotguns, which can fire both lethal and less-lethal ammunition, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/01/202201eca_kazakhstan_riotpolice.jpg?h=790be497&itok=XLbhN2ji)
December 19, 2022