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January 27, 2016 News Release

Australia: Restore Credibility on Rights

Refugee Policies, New Counterterror Laws Disregard International Standards

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January 27, 2016 News Release

Bangladesh: Government Shuts Down Critics

Bloggers Forced into Hiding; Clampdowns on Expression, Political Opposition

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January 27, 2016 News Release

Burma: Election Points Path to Rights Progress

Ending Discrimination, Abusive Laws Should Top New Government Priorities

Burma
January 27, 2016 News Release

Cambodia: New Waves of Repression

Donors Failed to Challenge Prime Minister on Rights Abuses

January 27, 2016 News Release

China: Reverse Downward Rights Spiral

Aggressive Crackdown on Expression, Religion, and Association

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January 27, 2016 News Release

India: Rising Attacks on Speech, Religious Freedom

End Clampdown on Dissent, Minorities, and Civil Society Groups

A man is overcome with grief in front of a destroyed mosque in Taftanaz where local residents gathered those killed after government forces attacked the town on April 3 and 4.
January 27, 2016 News Release

Indonesia: Missed Opportunities to Protect Rights

Security Force Impunity, Increased Threats to Women’s Rights and Religious Freedom

The village of Desa Sungai has lost its land and livelihood to a palm oil plantation. Singkil swamp rainforest, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia.
January 27, 2016 News Release

Malaysia: Crackdown on Rights Intensifies

Activists, Political Opposition, Media Under Attack

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January 27, 2016 News Release

Nepal: Political Unrest Mars Progress on New Constitution

Urgent Humanitarian Crisis Looms as Year Ends

Protesters chanting slogans take part in a general strike organized by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) criticizing the draft of the new constitution in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 23, 2015. © 2015 Reuters
January 27, 2016 News Release

North Korea: Hold Kim Jong-Un to Account for Abuses

Horrific Human Rights Violations Continue Unchecked

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a winter river-crossing attack drill in the western sector of the front of the Korean People's Army (KPA).
January 27, 2016 News Release

Pakistan: End Clampdown on Free Speech, Dissent

Security Forces, Militants Threaten Civil Society

Relatives carry the coffin of Saulat Mirza, who was sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court in 1999 and hanged on May 12, 2015, in Karachi, Pakistan.
January 27, 2016 News Release

Papua New Guinea: Failing to Protect Women and Girls

Violence Against Women, Corruption, and Police Abuse

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January 27, 2016 News Release

Philippines: Aquino’s Doubtful Legacy on Rights

No Real Progress on Justice for Serious Abuses

Philippines NPA Executions
January 27, 2016 News Release

Singapore: Bloggers, Internet Users Increasingly Targeted

Repression of Free Speech and Assembly Undermine Credibility

Amos Yee leaves the State Courts after his trial in Singapore on May 12, 2015.
January 27, 2016 News Release

Sri Lanka: New Government Makes Significant Progress

Impunity, Detention Without Trial Persist Amid Reforms

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