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January 2, 2018
Iran: Investigate Killings of Protesters
Halt Use of Excessive Force Against Demonstrators
![People protest in Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017. © 2017 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801mena_iran_protests.jpg?itok=-WR3qV3D)
January 1, 2018
Annual Report
December 28, 2017
Australia Turning a Blind Eye to Ethnic Cleansing in Burma
![Rohingya refugees arrive at night from Myanmar to Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 27, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711asia_burma_qa.jpg?itok=qMaf1Npq)
December 27, 2017
Iraq: Yezidi Fighters Allegedly Execute Civilians
Investigate, Prosecute Armed Group Abuses
![A general view of Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq August 13, 2014. © 2014 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_iraq_sinjar.jpg?itok=5wkMag-O)
![A 3D-printed Facebook Like symbol is displayed in front of a U.S. flag in this illustration taken, March 18, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804us_privacy_surveillance_facebook_internet.jpg?itok=mZHLVHYX)
December 22, 2017
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
![Protesters march during a rally, organised by far-right, nationalist groups in Warsaw, Novermber, 11, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711poland_march_farright.jpg?itok=t2CQ1xCq)
December 22, 2017
Mexico: Address Chiapas Displacement Crisis
Investigate Armed Attacks; Assist Displaced People
December 22, 2017
Brazil: Investigate Killings in Rio Raid
Army Should Cooperate Fully with Civilian Investigators
![Armed Forces members patrol during an operation against the organized crime in Lins slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 5, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712americas_brazil_killingsrio.jpg?itok=4Grvel2m)
December 22, 2017
Egypt: Journalist Marks a Year in Detention
Arrested While Visiting Family on Dubious Charges
![Egyptian journalist Mahmoud Hussein marks one year in pretrial detention without proper due process on December 22, 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_egypt_mahmoud_hussein.jpeg?itok=_oLtlvS1)
December 22, 2017
Syria/Russia: Airstrikes, Siege Killing Civilians
Allow Urgent Aid into Besieged Eastern Ghouta and End Indiscriminate Attacks
![Children in the rubble of damaged buildings in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712mena_syria_ghouta.jpg?itok=6DUU2HIH)
December 21, 2017
Alabama Plans to Execute Terminally Ill Man
Death by Lethal Injection Would be Cruel for Hamm
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December 21, 2017
In a Tough Year, Some Good News for Children
Governments Renounce Child Marriage, Child Soldier Use, Attacks on Schools
![Students and teachers from around the world call for schools and universities to be protected from military use.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/collagel_new_5.jpg?itok=ROGF3xI9)
December 21, 2017
A Rare Victory for Ethiopia’s Victims
Former Government Official Convicted in Dutch Court for 1970s Killings
![A court sketch shows Dutch citizen and former Ethiopian government official Eshetu Alemu attending his trial for war crimes in The Hague, The Netherlands on October 31, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201812africa_ethiopia_eshetu.jpg?itok=66GQtnm4)