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January 18, 2018 News Release

India: Unchecked Attacks on Religious Minorities

Reform Laws Choking Freedom of Expression, Association

Indian demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a rally in New Delhi on July 18, 2017, in protest over a spate of assaults against Muslims and low-caste Dalits by Hindu vigilantes in India. /
January 18, 2018 News Release

Southern Africa: Increased Repression of Peaceful Dissent

New Leaders Should Reject Past Abuses, Defend Rights

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January 18, 2018 News Release

Turkey: Media, Activists, Political Opposition Targeted

State of Emergency Prolonged as Presidential Powers Increase

A demonstration outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey in solidarity with the staff of the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on trial over alleged support to terrorist groups, July 24, 2017.
January 18, 2018 News Release

Ukraine: Failing Its Human Rights Commitments

Address Torture, Restrictions on Free Expression

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk arrive for a joint news conference following the EU-Ukraine summit in Kiev, Ukraine, July 13, 2017.
January 18, 2018 News Release

World Report 2018: Fighting for Rights Succeeds

Principled Politicians and Popular Protest Weaken Authoritarian Populist Agenda

Abdul Kareem, a Rohingya Muslim, carries his mother, Alima Khatoon, to a refugee camp after crossing from Burma into Bangladesh on Sept. 16, 2017.
January 18, 2018 News Release

Brazil: Police Abuse Unabated

Congressional Proposals Would Exacerbate Problems

Police officers patrol the Rocinha slum after violent clashes between drug gangs, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 29, 2017. The banner reads: "The Rocinha asks for peace."
January 18, 2018 News Release

Yemen: All Sides Fuel Humanitarian Crisis

Coalition Blockade Imperils Civilians; Houthis Hinder Aid

Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to
January 18, 2018 News Release

Azerbaijan: Intensified Crackdown

Authorities Stifle Critics, Impede Work of Independent Groups

Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli is brought to the court after he has been abducted in Georgia and forcibly taken to neighboring Azerbaijan where he was detained in custody.
January 18, 2018 News Release

Bahrain: Government Stifles Dissent

Arrests, Intimidation, Ill treatment

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January 18, 2018 News Release

Armenia: Uneven Record on Human Rights

Lack of Meaningful Accountability for Police Violence

Public debate on the law on violence in the family, passed in December 2017.
January 18, 2018 News Release

Qatar: Year of Crisis Spurred Rights Reforms

Implementation Is Key

People look at a model of Al Thumama stadium during an unveiling ceremony at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, August 24, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon
January 18, 2018 News Release

Russia: Dark Year for Freedom

Repressive Laws, Charges Against Critics, Impunity for Abuse

Riot police detain a man during an anti-corruption protest on Tverskaya Street in central Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2017.
January 18, 2018 News Release

Tunisia: Slow Reform Pace Undermines Rights

Regressive Laws Adopted; No Action to Create Constitutional Court

Tunisians demonstrate against a bill that would protect those accused of corruption from prosecution on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia, May 13, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
January 18, 2018 News Release

EU: Treating Rights as Optional Extra

Migration, Terrorism Responses Should Reflect Core Values

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January 18, 2018 News Release

Libya: Impunity Drives Violence

Extrajudicial Killings, Arbitrary Detentions, Migration Crisis

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