September 7, 2016
UN Human Rights Council: Addressing the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
![2015_AFRDRC_Banner](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/drc_banner_2015.jpg?itok=22wy1sXv)
September 7, 2016
Jordan: New Satellite Images of Syrians Stranded at Border
![Jordan syrian refugees trapped](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx22fg3-sized.jpg?itok=Ubux3IY6)
September 7, 2016
Algeria: 3-Year Sentence for Insulting Islam
Conviction for Facebook Posts Upheld After Appeal
September 7, 2016
Thailand: Separatists Bomb School in South
Father, Daughter Killed in Targeted Attack
![A school bag lies next to the bomb attack site in Narathiwat province, Thailand on September 6, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-9-thailand-asia-bombing.jpg?itok=ztTdbD82)
September 6, 2016
Armenia: After Yerevan Protests, Detentions Under Scrutiny
Activists in Unjustified Pretrial Detention
![Andrias Ghukasyan in Armenia, June 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-armenia-eca-andrias-ghukasyan-activist.jpg?itok=3bbmkudC)
![Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe arrives home from abroad at the capital's main airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, September 3, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-zimbabwe-africa-mugabe.jpg?itok=dxKMN4_p)
September 6, 2016
Russia: Journalist Punished for Chechnya Reporting
Sweeping Pre-Election Crackdown
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September 6, 2016
Afghanistan Audio Tape Leak Exposes Abuse of Journalists
Alleged Threats, Intimidation Demand Thorough Probe
![Afghan President Ashraf Ghani attends Afghan Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-afghanistan-asia-ghani.jpg?itok=1sQIwg1D)
September 6, 2016
Cambodia: Drop Case Against Opposition Leader
Charges Against Kem Sokha Part of Pre-Election Campaign of Persecution
![Kem Sokha is interviewed at CNRP headquarters in Phnom Penh on June 23, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-9-cambodia-kem.jpg?itok=Wk8h7oqE)
September 6, 2016
Obama Needs to Speak Out on Philippine Killings
![President Rodrigo Duterte walks between meetings at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos on September 6, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-9-philippines-asia-duterte.jpg?itok=eBpQuFwD)
September 6, 2016
Burma: US Should Retain Key Sanctions
Reforms at Risk Without Pressure on Military
![State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attend a joint news conference in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on May 22, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-02_burma_assk_kerry.jpg?itok=aCuHxv5t)
September 6, 2016
Implementing the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Components of Strong Law and Supporting Examples, Updated September 2016
September 6, 2016
Statement by Human Rights Watch on National Implementation Measures to the Sixth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch