November 14, 2016
November 14, 2016
Joint NGO letter on LPA amendments
Re: Proposed amendments to the Legal Profession Act 1976
November 13, 2016
Burma: Massive Destruction in Rohingya Villages
Satellite Images Show 430 Burned Buildings; UN-Aided Inquiry Needed
![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/screen_shot_2016-11-12_at_8.20.07_pm.png?itok=sgva7qs1)
November 13, 2016
Putin-Trump: A Budding Bromance?
Kremlin Cheering Trump Win Suggests Even Darker Days for Rights in Russia
![Head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky celebrates Donald Trump's election as president by drinking sparkling wine with other party members during a break in the session of the State Duma](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/bromance.jpg?itok=UyTGYxCZ)
November 13, 2016
Iraqi Kurdistan: Arab Homes Destroyed After ISIS Battles
Peshmerga Attacks Have Dire Implications for Mosul Fight
![House marked with red “X” for destruction in Qarah Tappah in May 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/img_6134_cover_photo.jpg?itok=eUbLYV_O)
November 11, 2016
The Rights Weekender
![Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-11-ethiopia-africa-oromo-protest.jpg?itok=pBngnBBG)
November 11, 2016
Unaccompanied Migrant Children From Calais Camps No Longer Stranded
Children Left Behind Were Relocated to Different Shelters Throughout France
![Huddled under blankets, a group of Afghan boys spend the night on the street after French authorities abruptly ended registration and relocation for unaccompanied children who had been staying in the Calais migrant camp, October 26, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-10-crd-france-calais-boys_sleeping_out.jpg?itok=kNB6XZhV)
November 11, 2016
Trump Should Speak Out Against Hate-Filled Violence
![People participating in the annual Muslim Day Parade carry U.S. flags in the Manhattan borough of New York City, September 25, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-11-united-states-muslim-us-women.jpg?itok=K7ddid1a)
November 11, 2016
Fifteenth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties
Human Rights Watch Briefing Note
![The Permanent Premises of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-ij-icc-building-logo.jpg?itok=62spWQZl)
November 11, 2016
A Step Towards Better Addressing Discrimination in Uganda
Court Ruling Allows Equal Opportunities Commission to Hear Broader Range of Cases
![A Ugandan transgender woman in a town near Kampala, shortly before she fled the country. She left to escape police harassment and violence.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/05/_2014-Human-Rights-Watch.jpg?h=abce51c1&itok=97HQMA1r)
November 11, 2016
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![East German citizens climb the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate after the opening of the border was announced early on November 9, 1989.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/berlin-wall-falls.jpg?itok=jzK-AmU2)
November 11, 2016
Iraq: Fleeing ISIS Forces Fired Toxic Chemicals
Three Attacks Cause Painful Burns in Qayyarah, South of Mosul
![Remnant of a weapon that struck the town of Qayyarah on September 21, 2016 and photographed that day. The chemical agent inside has been diluted with water by local residents.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/mustard2.jpg?itok=meU3VyFH)
November 10, 2016
Indonesia President Jokowi May Rethink Death Penalty Policy
18 Convicted Drug Traffickers Executed Since 2014
![A protester holds a placard reading "Jokowi, stop executions" during a demonstration against Indonesia's decision to execute 14 drug convicts in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 28, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-11-indonesia-asia-jokowi-executions-protest.jpg?itok=P9Speqf-)
November 10, 2016
US: Turning the Corner on Marijuana
3 States Vote to Legalize Possession for Personal Use
![](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/photographs/2012_US_marijuana.jpg?itok=FjVE47l9)
November 10, 2016
Nepal’s Child ‘Love Marriages’ Need Regulation Too
![Lalita B.,17, had an arranged marriage at the age of 12 with a 37-year-old man.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/hrw-nepal-cm-65.jpg?itok=HN-Pmtqc)