November 21, 2016
US: Obama Should Flex Clemency Muscle
Commute Unfair Drug Offenses, Protect Immigrants Through Pardons
![USP 2016 Obama clemency](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtr2h0ab.jpg?itok=wSuCbaTF)
November 20, 2016
Iraq: Militias Held, Beat Villagers
Recruited Children as Fighters From Camp for Displaced People
![MENA-Iraq-Mosul-Hashad-Abuses-Nov-2016](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/hashad_abuses.jpg?itok=APTletTW)
November 18, 2016
Nepal: Decade After Peace, Scant Progress On Justice
Political Parties Fail to Deliver on Promises
November 18, 2016
US: Trump's Justice, CIA Picks Threaten Rights
![USP 2016 Sessions presser photo](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/jeff_sessions.jpg?itok=IRaduz7q)
November 18, 2016
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Pedestrians cross the street behind a billboard showing a pictures of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Danilovgrad, Montenegro.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-trump-putin-billboard.jpg?itok=rakJHDBe)
November 18, 2016
In Russia, Thou Shalt not Disagree With the Orthodox Church
Police Raid Home of Activists Opposed to Church Construction
![Torfyanka activists during a protest, Moscow, August 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-11-russia-eca-torfyanka-protest.jpg?itok=FMN0aGB3)
![President-elect Donald Trump speaks at his election night rally in Manhattan, New York.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx2spx6_layout_comp1.jpg?itok=Gos_rL4C)
November 18, 2016
The Rights Weekender
Catch up with our weekly digest of highlights from around HRW's pages
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November 18, 2016
Human Rights Inching Ahead in Climate Talks
First Test for Rights Commitment in Paris Agreement
![Indigenous peoples demand their rights at climate negotiations in Marrakesh](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/screen_shot_2016-11-18_at_7.46.42_am.png?itok=Ambq7XBc)
November 18, 2016
Bahrain: Critic of UK Royals’ Visit Faces Charges
Leading Activist Said Trip Could ‘Whitewash’ Government Abuses
![Ebrahim Sharif in Heidelberg, Germany, August 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/ebrahim_sharif_0.jpg?itok=5oW7nljE)
November 18, 2016
US: Trump’s National Security Choice Won’t Rule Out Torture
Michael Flynn Unwilling to Reject Trump’s Call for Waterboarding
![Donald Trump speaks alongside retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn during a campaign town hall meeting in Virginia, US, on September 6, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/flynn1118.jpeg?itok=U11H2P_j)
November 17, 2016
Burma: Allow Access to Investigate Abuses in Rakhine State
Authorities Admit Destruction in Rakhine, But Use Flawed Methodology to Dispute Scale
![Human Rights Watch identified a total of 430 destroyed buildings in three villages of Maungdaw District from an analysis of very high resolution satellite imagery recorded on the mornings of October 22, November 3, and November 10, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/pages_from_hrw_burmadestruction_assessment_10nov2016_v3.jpg?itok=xvzkonrh)
November 17, 2016
African Members Reaffirm Support at International Criminal Court Meeting
Countries Commit to Working Within the ICC System
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