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January 19, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Drop Charges Against 2 Journalists

Bogus Radio Free Asia Case Drags On

Former RFA reporters Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin speak to the media outside of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Aug. 29, 2019.

January 19, 2020 News Release

Hong Kong: Improve Privacy Ordinance Rights Protections

Upcoming Legislative Review Overly Narrow

Residents use their phones during a protest in Hong Kong, November 11, 2019.

January 18, 2020 News Release

Russia: Persecution of ‘Undesirable’ Activists

House Arrests, New Criminal Charges

Activists in support of Shevchenko in Kazan, Russia.

January 17, 2020 News Release

Lebanon: Police Violence Against Protesters

Scores Injured; Hold Officers to Account

Riot police arrest a protester outside a police station in Beirut, Lebanon on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

January 17, 2020 News Release

Morocco: 3 Years in Abusive Solitary Detention

Sentenced to Life in 2009 Unjust Mass Trial

Abdelqader Belliraj, arriving at a courthouse in Salé, Morocco, in 2008.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Southern Africa: Weak Rights Protections

Leaders Should Promote Human Rights Across Region

A delegate attends the 37th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government in Pretoria, South Africa, August 19, 2017. © 2017 Reuters

January 14, 2020 News Release

Yemen: Wartime Abuses Face Global Spotlight

Still No Protections, Justice, for Civilians at Risk

Children attending class on the first day of school. An airstrike damaged the school during fighting between Saudi-led coalition-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi forces, Taizz, Yemen, September 3, 2019.

January 14, 2020 News Release

UAE: Dangerous Disregard for Rule of Law

Arbitrary Detention, Flawed Trials, Detainee Abuse

Ahmed Mansoor, one of the five political activists pardoned by the United Arab Emirates, plays with his children as he speaks to Reuters in Dubai on November 30, 2011.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Tunisia: Repressive Laws Cloud Rights Gains

Lack of a Constitutional Court Hinders Rights

A Tunisian woman walks past a graffiti that reads "Freedom is a daily practice" in Tunis April 26, 2011.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Unrelenting Repression

Positive Reforms for Women Tainted by Ongoing Arrests of Activists, Dissidents

Women walk past a poster of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during Janadriyah Cultural Festival on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 12, 2018.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Qatar: Reform Efforts Fail to Remedy Rights Abuses

Migrants, Asylum Seekers, Stateless People Remain Vulnerable

Workers in Katara cultural heritage village in Doha, Qatar.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Mauritania: Presidential Transition

Opportunity to Change Course on Rights

Students protesting against a discriminatory government decision limiting enrollment in public university to 24 years, hold up signs that say “education is a right for all.”

January 14, 2020 News Release

Libya: Reckless Fighting Endangers Civilians

International Inquiry Needed

Government of National Accord fighters take positions during clashes with east-based fighters from the Libyan National Army at Al-Yarmouk frontline in Tripoli, Libya on August 29, 2019.

January 14, 2020 News Release

Lebanon: Little Action on Corruption, Economic Crisis

Ensure Access to Basic Services

Anti-government protesters wave Lebanese flags during ongoing anti-government protests, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 10, 2019. The Arabic on the fist reads "Revolution."

January 14, 2020 News Release

Jordan: Stepped Up Arrests of Activists, Protesters

Little Progress on Women’s Rights

Security forces block a road as teachers protest in Amman, Jordan, September 5, 2019.

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