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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

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

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

Bahrain: Government Stifles Dissent

Arrests, Intimidation, Ill treatment

Head of Protocol and representative of the King of Bahrain, Brigadier Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al Khalifa (C) inspects an armoured military ballistic helmet during inauguration of Bahrain International Defense Exhibition and Conference at the Bahrain Exhib

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

SOS MEDITERRANEE rescuers help a Somali woman off their rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) so she can board the Aquarius.

January 18, 2018 News Release

Libya: Impunity Drives Violence

Extrajudicial Killings, Arbitrary Detentions, Migration Crisis

Demonstrators gather to protest against the presence of militias in the Libyan capital in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square on March 17, 2017. © MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images

January 18, 2018 News Release

Central Asia: Window of Opportunity on Rights

Regional Leaders Should End Repressive Policies

People attend the opening ceremony of the new Belarussian-built potash plant in Garlyk, Turkmenistan March 31, 2017.

January 18, 2018 News Release

UAE: Abuses at Home, Abroad

Prominent Critic Detained; Possible War Crimes in Yemen

Hadrami elite forces guard Mukalla from Al-Qaeda by creating check-points. © 2016 Getty Images

January 18, 2018 News Release

Egypt: Untamed Repression

Drastic Change Needed for Fair 2018 Presidential Vote

Members of security forces keep watch in Tahrir Square during the fifth anniversary of the uprising that ended the 30-year reign of Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, January 25, 2016.

January 18, 2018 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Repression Overshadows Women’s Reforms

Unlawful Attacks in Yemen; Discrimination Against Women, Religious Minorities

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