![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)
![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)
![Opposition supporters demonstrate on April 16, 2016 in the Gambian capital, Banjul, following the death in custody of opposition activist Solo Sandeng.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/getty_gambia_photo_oped.jpeg?itok=D0GY2sEm)
Philippine Police Denied US Guns on Rights Concerns
Assault Rifle Sale Derailment Targets Abusive ‘War on Drugs’
![A member of the special police force takes position in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines early October 14, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-11-philippines-asia-police-special-forces.jpg?itok=9RU7Hjms)
How Saudi Arabia Kept its UN Human Rights Council Seat
While Russia Loses Bid in Close Vote
![A boy walks on the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes in Khamis Bani-Saad district of the western province of al-Mahweet, Yemen, October 27, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-11-yemen-mena-saudi-airstrike.jpg?itok=VwZ8EoId)
Positive Steps Taken in Defense of Boko Haram Victims
Nigeria’s President Pledged to Investigate Sexual Assault of Women Displaced by Militant Group
![Women cook in pots heated up with firewood at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Dikwa in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, on February 2, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/nigeria_cooking_pots_idp.jpg?itok=CNC1HW4x)
Uganda: UPR Submission
![Uganda map](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-uganda-wr-map.jpg?itok=KtoHpySI)
Why Does the Vatican Have Faith in China’s Promises?
Religious Freedom Under Assault as Talks Progress
![A Chinese Catholic prays on Easter Sunday at the state-sanctioned Saint Ignatius Cathedral in Shanghai.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-11-china-asia-vatican-holy-see-church-catholic-religion.jpg?itok=EPC2Kghk)
Joint Letter: A Way Forward for the Hybrid Court for South Sudan
An Open Letter to H.E. Mme. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, from South Sudanese and International Non-Governmental Organizations
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A Golden Opportunity to Pressure Maduro on Rights Record
UN Human Rights Council Review a Chance to Hold Venezuelan Government Accountable
![Patients in a hospital in Valencia, Carabobo State, share the last tank of oxygen; without oxygen supplies, doctors are unable to perform many surgeries, July 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-americas-venezuela-photo-06_0.jpg?itok=Y_E9ynro)
Lessons Learned From 1,500 Days in Isolation
Canada Should Ban Practice of Prolonged Solitary Confinement
![Segregation units at the new Toronto South Detention Centre October 3, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-11-canada-prison-jail-segregation-solitary.jpg?itok=vblO_Y9Y)
Arab Gulf States: Attempts to Silence 140 Characters
Region-Wide Crackdown on Social Media Activism
![Portraits of online activists in Gulf states.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/main.jpg?itok=qxn7mXej)
Central African Republic: Deadly Raid on Displaced People
UN Peacekeepers Should Offer Increased Protection
![A man inspects his burned hut in L’Évêché displacement camp, Central African Republic, on October 12. Seleka forces burned at least 435 huts in the camp.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/hrw_kaga_bandoro-_edouard_dropsy-29.jpg?itok=UHAHTM5K)
All of Aleppo is Aching
Horrors in Syria’s Besieged Eastern Aleppo Continue, But Civilians in the West Under Fire Too
![MENA Syria Aleppo old city destruction October 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtss45t_layout_comp.jpg?itok=6G_qW75t)
Burma: Satellite Images Show Fire-Damaged Villages
UN-Assisted Inquiry Urgently Needed in Rakhine State
![Burma sat 1](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/burma_sat_1.png?itok=Tn2EKBRF)