December 19, 2019
Masterminds Guilty in Philippines Massacre
But Many Acquitted, Remain at Large for 2009 Maguindanao Killings
![Andal Ampatuan Jr., left, a former town mayor who oversaw and led the Maguindanao Massacre, waits with co-accused at a court inside a prison facility at Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig city, Metro Manila, Philippines](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912asia_philippines_ampatuan_maguindanao.jpg?itok=nMMGlK2O)
December 19, 2019
DR Congo: No Justice for 2018 Yumbi Massacres
Over 500 People Killed in Ethnic Attacks
![A burned house in Bongende village, Yumbi territory, on the banks of the Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 27, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912africa_drc_yumbi3.jpg?itok=LDOZwTF5)
December 19, 2019
Egypt: Jailed Activist’s Life May Be at Risk
Relatives Say Aisha al-Shater Abused, Denied Sufficient Health Care
![Aisha al-Shater.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912mena_egypt_aisha_alshater.jpg?itok=u-FbWwzx)
December 18, 2019
Philippines: 80 Massacre Suspects Remain At Large
Manila Court to Issue Verdicts in 2009 Maguindanao Killings
![People commemorate the 10th anniversary of the gruesome Ampatuan Massacre in Manila, Philippines on November 23, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912asia_philippines_massacre.jpg?itok=r49dAybw)
December 18, 2019
Accountability key to addressing rights crisis in Venezuela HRW statement on High Commissioner’s oral update
![Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza Montserrat listens during the opening of the 36th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on September 11, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201910un_venezuela_hrc_0.jpg?itok=LGRe5ypn)
December 18, 2019
Joint Letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen
![Cambodian workers gather to mark May Day at Tonle Sap river bank, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Some hundreds of workers staged a rally, demanding a better working condition](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912asia_cambodia_mayday.jpg?itok=8tCjxYM-)
December 18, 2019
India’s Protesters Should be Heard, Not Assaulted
New Citizenship Law Discriminates Against Muslims
![Indian students of the Jamia Millia Islamia University shout slogans during a protest, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912asia_india_education_jamia.jpg?itok=O6MCcQrN)
December 18, 2019
UN recommendations should serve as roadmap to rights protection & reform in Ukraine
Update by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation in Ukraine - December 2019
December 18, 2019
For Many of the World’s Children, Education Proves Elusive
With Millions Out of School, the Countdown Begins to Get All Children into Quality, Accessible Education
![Cover image](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/coverimage.jpg?itok=NRIR1EBv)
December 18, 2019
Surge in Garment Industry Transparency
Laws Needed to Ensure Companies Adopt Human Rights Practices
![201912wrd_transparency_presser.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912wrd_transparency_presser.jpg?itok=cTvbDqy-)
December 18, 2019
Greece: Unaccompanied Children at Risk
Arriving Alone in Island Camp, They Face Insecurity, Neglect
![A boy stands next to a hole in the fence of the Moria camp following rainfall, on the island of Lesbos, Greece, November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Elias Marcou](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912eca_greece_children_cover.jpg?itok=qstx8EJ2)
December 17, 2019
Thailand: End Crackdown on Future Forward Party
Drop Politically Motivated Charges on Peaceful Assembly
![Thailand's Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit gestures as he talks to his supporters during rally in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, December 14, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912asia_thailand_thanathorn.jpg?itok=NYlndle6)
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