![Thumbnail of Yahya Jammeh for Gambia video.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/ap_369604708469.jpg?itok=Y9CyzT-v)
![Thumbnail of Yahya Jammeh for Gambia video.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/ap_369604708469.jpg?itok=Y9CyzT-v)
December 15, 2016
How Santos Tarnished His Peace Prize
![Nobel Peace Prize laureate Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos poses with the medal and diploma during the Peace Prize awarding ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo, Norway on December 10, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016_12_14_santos_op-ed_3.jpg?itok=_lvedUC-)
December 15, 2016
Human Rights Watch letter to Facebook
December 15, 2016
Turkey: Silencing the Media
Ruthless Assault on Press Freedom Shields State from Scrutiny
![Journalists targeted in Turkey’s media crackdown. From top left: Aslı Erdoğan, Ahmet Altan, Kadri Gürsel, Necmiye Alpay; Erdem Gül, Ceyda Karan, Can Dündar, Hatice Kamer; Refik Tekin, Hanım Büşra Erdal, Nedim Oruç, Nazlı Ilıcak](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/turkey-silencing-the-media-home3.jpg?itok=lGj2Cj8q)
December 15, 2016
Egypt: Immigration Law Lacks Key Protections
![A group of migrants held by Egyptian armed forces at a port in Egypt*, in June 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/pixilated_o.jpg?itok=f3PDwk-b)
December 15, 2016
Algeria: Journalist Jailed for Corruption Report
Video Featured Allegations Against Police, Judiciary
![Algeria Journalist Detained](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/screen_shot_2015-11-04_at_11.48.57_am.png?itok=fhgZY9XQ)
December 15, 2016
Laos: Come Clean on Activist’s ‘Disappearance’
Sombath Somphone Still Missing After Four Years
![Sombath Somphone is still missing four years after he was forcibly disappeared in Vientiane, Laos.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2012_laos_sombathsomphone_2.jpg?itok=8NmsWcRv)
December 14, 2016
Human Rights Council should use its full powers to end appalling atrocities in South Sudan
Civil Society Statement to the UN Human Rights Council's 26th Special Session regarding South Sudan
![South Sudan #HaltArms](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtr3f5oa-gradient.jpg?itok=5AK8t8Qc)
December 14, 2016
Libya: End ‘Horrific’ Abuse of Detained Migrants
UN Report Details Widespread Torture, Forced Labor, Sexual Violence
![Migrants, detained after trying to reach Europe, sit on the ground of a detention camp in Gheryan, Western Libya, on December 1, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/migrants_1.jpg?itok=C6Q4k8w_)
December 14, 2016
Joint NGO statement ahead of the European Council of 15 December 2016:
EU leaders can save lives this winter if they change migration policies
December 14, 2016
Fear of Populism is Hollowing Out Europe’s Leadership on Refugees
![Migrants walk along Hungary's border fence on the Serbian side of the border near Morahalom, Hungary, February 22, 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-03-hungary-eca-fence-refugees.jpg?itok=fx5sd-5U)
![Protesters from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/nigeria_imndec16.jpg?itok=pC4C8g8y)
December 14, 2016
Syria: Aleppo Residents at Risk as Fighting Resumes
Halt Unlawful Attacks; Allow Safe Evacuation of Civilians
![A still image from a video of bomb damaged eastern Aleppo, Syria. Video released on December 13, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx2v12x.jpg?itok=VoY70jem)
December 13, 2016
Burma: Military Burned Villages in Rakhine State
Witnesses and Satellite Imagery Reveal Pattern of Burnings
![A family stands beside remains of a market which was set on fire, in Rohingya village outside Maungdaw, in Rakhine state, Myanmar on October 27, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx2tzuh.jpg?itok=aFSpFuf1)
December 13, 2016
Ohio Anti-Abortion Bill a Travesty for Women’s Rights
Furor Over “Heartbeat” Bill Overshadowed 2nd Restrictive Abortion Bill Signed Into Law
![Protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, March 2, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-12-us-abortion-court-womens-rights.jpg?itok=XfMqvXwu)