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January 14, 2020 News Release

US: Punitive Policies Undercut Rights

Migrants, Refugees, People of Color, Women Face Greatest Harms

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January 14, 2020 Report

Brazil: Address Lawlessness in the Amazon

Encouraging Killings by Police Harms Public Safety

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January 14, 2020 News Release

Bangladesh: Crackdown on Critics, Activists

Dangerous Clampdown on Freedoms in Rohingya Refugee Camps

Students protest against the murder of Abrar Fahad, a student at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, who was allegedly beaten to death by ruling party activists, in Dhaka, October 9, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Sri Lanka: Human Rights Gains in Grave Peril

New Administration Poses Threat to Activists, Media, Victims Seeking Justice

Gotabaya Rajapaksa (second from right) at his presidential swearing-in ceremony in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, November 18, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Pakistan: Crackdown on Expression Grows

Uphold Free Speech, Peaceful Dissent

Pakistani journalists attend a candlelight vigil to observe World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2019, in Karachi, Pakistan. © 2019 AP Photo/Fareed Khan
January 14, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Civilian Toll Devastating

Abdul Jabar, who lost four family members, shows a list of villagers who were killed in a September 19, 2019 airstrike in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, October 1, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Rahmat Gul
January 14, 2020 News Release

North Korea: Systematic Repression

Totalitarianism Empowered with Absence of International Pressure

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits in his vehicle after arriving at a railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam, February 26, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

South Korea: Reprioritize Human Rights

Progress on Women’s Rights but Backsliding on North Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks about nuclear negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting with his aides at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, April 15, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Chinese Government Poses Global Threat to Human Rights

Governments Should Unite Against Its Assault on Rights Bodies

Protesters in Hong Kong, July 5, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

China: Backlash Against Increasing Repression

President Xi Faces Protests in Hong Kong, Global Outcry over Xinjiang

Protesters march on a street during a rally against the extradition law proposal on June 9, 2019 in Hong Kong.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Malaysia: Human Rights Reforms Stall

Backtracking on Free Expression, Accountability, LGBT Rights

Protesters hold placards reading " Save Malaysia, Arrest the Thief " during a protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, April 14, 2018.
January 14, 2020 News Release

India: Mounting Human Rights Abuses

Growing Crackdown on Peaceful Dissent; Marginalized Groups Targeted

Indian paramilitary troopers patrol in Srinagar following the Indian government’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, August 5, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Nepal: No Justice for Conflict-Era Abuses

New Limits on Free Expression, Association

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli visits the rebuilding site of a temple that collapsed during the April 2015 earthquake, Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Vietnam: Crackdown on Rights

Little Tolerance for Freedom of Expression, Independent Trade Unions

Vietnam Political Prisoners
January 14, 2020 News Release

Thailand: No End to Rights Crisis

Government Promises to Respect Rights and Restore Democracy Unfulfilled

Pro-democracy activists protest against the delay of Thailand’s general election, Bangkok, January 6, 2019.

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