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January 11, 2024 News Release

Malaysia: Reform Agenda Stalled

Free Speech, LGBT Rights, Refugees Remain Under Threat

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Prioritize Fixing Offshore Detention, Rights of First Nations People, Children in Solitary

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No Real Efforts to Address Discrimination, Abuses Against Marginalized Groups

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Nepal: More Progress Needed on Transitional Justice Law

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Vietnam: A Gloomy Year for Human Rights

Environmentalists, Rights Activists Unjustly Imprisoned

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Horn of Africa: Impunity Fueling Abuses

Civilians Bear Brunt of Global Inaction on Wartime Atrocities, Humanitarian Crises

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China: No Letup in Xi Jinping’s Repressive Rule

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Violent Repression of Protests; Detaining Critics and Victims’ Families

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Civic Space Under Attack

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