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January 14, 2020 News Release

Egypt: Resilient Resistance to Fierce Repression

Authorities Equate Peaceful Dissent with ‘Terrorism’

Small groups of protesters gather in central Cairo shouting anti-government slogans in Cairo, Egypt September 21, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Bahrain: Worsening Rights Record

Executions, Ill-Treatment, Intimidation

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, left, is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

EU: Steps Toward Rights-Based Leadership

But Stronger Defense of Rights by EU States Needed on Migration

Women hold candles and European Union flag as they demonstrate in solidarity with Polish judges in front of the Ministry of Justice on December 1, 2019 in Warsaw, Poland.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Release Jailed Critics, Respect Election Results

Erdogan Presidency Silences Dissent, Removes Elected Officials

Supporters and relatives of human rights defender Osman Kavala and 15 others on trial for allegedly organizing the 2013 Gezi Park protests queue outside the Silivri Prison court house, Istanbul, June 24, 2019. Thousands are arbitrarily detained on terrori
January 14, 2020 News Release

Central Asia: Reform Pledges Yet to Materialize

End Arbitrary Detention, Speech Restrictions

An Uzbekistan cotton grower works in a cotton plantation outside Tashkent, on October 24, 2019.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Ukraine: Mixed Record on Rights, Cautious Hope for Reform

Anti-Corruption Measures Advance, Other Problems Stalled

Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, jailed on groundless terrorism charges in Russia, hugs his daughter at a welcoming ceremony at Borispil International Airport outside Kiev.
January 14, 2020 News Release

Russia: Race to the Bottom on Rights

Repressive Laws, Charges Against Critics, Impunity for Abuse

A protestor observes riot police during a peaceful protest in Central Moscow on August 10, 2019.
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 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.

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