![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_2017/2017-wr-libya.jpg?itok=ihI9tpzd)
![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_2017/2017-wr-libya.jpg?itok=ihI9tpzd)
January 12, 2017
China: Deepening Assault on Human Rights
Grip Tightens on Internet, Rights Activism, Hong Kong
![A man with a bicycle walks past a building covered in posters of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai, China, on March 26, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx2qsqc_layout_comp.jpg?itok=iUnJDCjU)
January 12, 2017
Jordan: Threats to Independent Groups, Media Freedom
New Human Rights Plan Offers Positive Agenda
![Friends and relatives hold a picture of Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar, who was shot dead, during a sit-in in front of the prime minister's building in Amman, Jordan on September 25, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtspc85_0.jpg?itok=D6uHuKCQ)
January 12, 2017
Kuwait: Fix Laws That Violate Privacy, Free Speech
Limited Moves to Protect Domestic Workers
![Foreign workers take a break during lunch at a building site in Kuwait City, October 21,2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/untitled-1_2.png?itok=w0gq4wya)
January 12, 2017
Qatar: Labor Reforms Leave Abusive System Intact
Migrant Workers Vulnerable to Abuse, Exploitation
![Migrant laborers work at a construction site at Aspire Zone in Doha, March 26, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtscx17_0.jpg?itok=skZAxzpB)
January 12, 2017
Bahrain: Accelerated Repression Jeopardizes Activists
Opposition Group Dissolved; High-Profile Critics Prosecuted
![Mourners shouting anti-government slogans during the funeral procession of Hassan Al Hayki, who was arrested in connection with a car bombing. Al Hayki died while in detention in Manama, August 2, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtskqjy_0.jpg?itok=e6RhxZCl)
January 12, 2017
UAE: Authorities Enhance Surveillance of Critics
Efforts to Suppress Free Expression
![Iranian workers rest on a commercial ship at Dubai Creek, January 17, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx22qef.jpg?itok=CKVqq8nZ)
January 12, 2017
Brazil: Police Abuses Feed Cycle of Violence
Unlawful Killings Undermine Security, Endanger Officers
![A military police armored vehicle passes by a person killed by police on April 7, 2016 in the Jacarezinho favela. Military police killed two other people during the same raid. © 2016 Carlos Cout](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-07-americas-brazil-photo-01.jpg?itok=hCJKHS5g)
January 12, 2017
Sri Lanka: Adopt Task Force’s Justice Proposals
Consultations Highlight Broad Accountability Concerns
![sri lanka CTF image 20170110](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/srilanka_20170110.jpg?itok=q7ez1hel)
January 11, 2017
The Plight of Those Related to ISIS Fighters
Families of Iraq’s ISIS Fighters may be Punished Despite Committing no Crime
![Civilians, who fled from clashes, walk in the street during a battle with Islamic State militants, in Sukar neighborhood east of Mosul, Iraq, January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx2yhqa_layout_comp.jpg?itok=zXlMkmV6)
January 11, 2017
Can American Women Trust Senator Sessions?
Senator’s Hostile Record on Women’s Rights is Deeply Concerning
![Sessions confirmation](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/sessions.jpg?itok=ZlSpdMv8)
January 11, 2017
The Price for Journalism in Azerbaijan
Police Attack Reporter Who Alleged High-Level Corruption
![Mehman Huseynov.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/aziz8283_002.jpg?itok=qChkIQdz)
January 10, 2017
US: Don’t Confirm Sessions as Attorney General
Nominee’s Record Shows Disregard for Rights
![Sessions confirmation](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/sessions.jpg?itok=ZlSpdMv8)