February 13, 2017
It’s Time to End Child Marriage in New York
State Law is Out of Step with International Norms
![Sonia Ossorio of NOW-NYC addresses the crowd at a protest against US laws allowing child marriage.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-child-marriage-womens-rights-now-nyc.jpg?itok=CXZhmpHe)
February 13, 2017
Witness: Child Marriage in the US
![Fraidy Reiss at a Chain-In protest in 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-womens-rights-us-child-marriage-fraidy-3.jpg?itok=KEIir_4G)
February 13, 2017
Trudeau Should Raise Targeting of Muslims in Trump Meeting
First visit between Canadian and US leaders should go beyond trade
![Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-canada-americas-us-united-states.jpg?itok=aFnaSRuG)
February 13, 2017
Venezuela on Trial for Political Discrimination
Case Involves Women Dismissed for Political Action
![Logo.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-americas-court-human-rights.jpg?itok=EQRK9MlB)
February 13, 2017
Harassment Is Denying Refugee Children on Nauru an Education
![Children sent to Nauru by Australia for “offshore processing,” August 2016. Parents and children reported that students from families of refugees and asylum seekers are frequently bullied by Nauruan students.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/nauru_bars_003.jpg?itok=8_klmPou)
February 13, 2017
Syria: Coordinated Chemical Attacks on Aleppo
Security Council Should Impose Sanctions
![2017_EME_syria_chemical](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/screen_shot_2017-02-10_at_12.31.11_pm_005.png?itok=LhoCxXbe)
February 13, 2017
The Human Rights Council should establish the mandate of an Independent Expert on Libya
Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
![Members of the Libyan National Army, the armed forces allied with the Interim Government in al-Bayda, during clashes with the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council, an Islamist militia alliance , in Benghazi on April 1, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-11-mena-libya-photo-01.jpg?itok=AbrJH70w)
February 13, 2017
Pakistan: Mass Forced Returns of Afghan Refugees
UN Refugee Agency Complicit in Government Coercion
![An Afghan refugee family forced out of Pakistan stands by a hired truck laden with their possessions after an overnight journey, October 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/img_9455_1.jpg?itok=OeDmY0MQ)
February 12, 2017
Is the Trump Administration Going Soft on Thailand’s Junta?
![Thai and US soldiers participate in a parade during the Cobra Gold opening ceremony in Chonburi, Thailand on February 9, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx2637j.jpg?itok=Fp76Sfok)
February 10, 2017
Despite Minor Reforms, the Iranian Penal Code is Still Failing Children
Child Offenders Still Being Sentenced to Death
![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)
February 10, 2017
Zimbabwe’s High Court Frees Activist Pastor
Sham Charges Against Evan Mawarire, Prominent Mugabe Critic, Remain
![Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire speaks on the mobile phone upon his release from Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, February 9,2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-zimbabwe-africa-mawarire-release.jpg?itok=-I062YiS)
February 10, 2017
The Rights Weekender
![A Rohingya Muslim woman walks at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on February 4, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx2zmsa.jpeg?itok=HD9ycn9t)
February 10, 2017
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a rally against President Donald Trump's travel ban outside the Supreme Court.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-us-elizabeth-warren.jpg?itok=2QY4Igi7)