![Deminer Bonfacio using a dog to help with mine detection in Manicia province, Mozambique.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/mozambique_demining_dog_2014_06_c_eva_maria_fisc.jpeg?itok=PfCae2dA)
![Deminer Bonfacio using a dog to help with mine detection in Manicia province, Mozambique.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/mozambique_demining_dog_2014_06_c_eva_maria_fisc.jpeg?itok=PfCae2dA)
December 11, 2015
Saudi Arabia: Landmark Elections for Women
New Candidacy, Voter Rights – but Old Barriers
![saudi women](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/rtr2tobf_layout_comp.jpg?itok=sry2GCUr)
December 11, 2015
Azerbaijan: UN Criticizes Torture Record
Highlights Need to End Impunity, Free Rights Defenders
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December 10, 2015
Venezuela: Curb Plan to Pack Supreme Court
Rush to Fill Vacancies by Lame Duck Lawmakers
![Venezuela: Curb Plan to Pack Supreme Court](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015_12_10_ven_photo_final.jpg?itok=WgFEUq__)
December 9, 2015
US: Tobacco Farms No Place for Teens
Government, Companies Fail to Provide Adequate Protection
![16-year-old tobacco worker](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/ustobacco1215_coverimage.jpg?itok=zp9CsBzf)
December 9, 2015
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.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/southsudan0313_coverimage1.jpg?itok=qq3Avjlk)
December 9, 2015
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.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015-12-drc-africa_merged.jpg?itok=81Q8w_1u)
December 9, 2015
China: UN Review Slams Lack of Progress on Torture
Meaningful Reform Requires Judicial System Overhaul
![UN CAT](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/un_cat.jpg?itok=jD3jIIyn)
December 9, 2015
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.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015-12-nkorea-asia-pin.jpg?itok=mkFtFJPO)
December 8, 2015
Jordan: Syrians Held in Desert Face Crisis
Satellite Imagery Confirms Thousands in Remote Border Zone
![](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/photographs/jordan0615_presser_video-20141008_RESIZE.jpg?itok=FiVU_oak)
December 8, 2015
Côte d’Ivoire: What Legacy for President Ouattara?
Prioritize Progress on Rights in Second Term
![photo exhibition Abidjan](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/cdi1215_reportcovermain.jpg?itok=1xFNlqyP)
December 7, 2015
Human Rights in Climate Pact Under Fire
Norway, Saudis, US Blocking Strong Position
![girls from the Kalokol Girls Primary School fetch water](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/turkana7.jpg?itok=TIKkNymj)
December 3, 2015
Thailand: Investigate Alleged Army Torture
End Detention of Civilians in Military Bases
![Prayuth](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015_thailand_prayuth_1203.jpg?itok=WJzc2W1L)
December 3, 2015
Kyrgyzstan: Rights Group Representative Banned
Lift Ban; Allow Access to Human Rights Watch Researcher
![Mihra Rittmann_2015](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015_mihra-rittmann_02_web-bio.jpg?itok=IvgGb0LU)