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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

Polling officers carrying ballot boxes walk with a police officer as they prepare to go to their polling centers ahead of presidential election in Colombo on January 7, 2015.
January 27, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Rights Crisis Deepens Under Dictatorship

Junta Gave Empty Promises to Return Democracy, Respect Rights

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January 27, 2016 News Release

Vietnam: End Thuggish Repression of Activists

Trade Pact Pledges on Labor Not Matched by Changes on the Ground

Vietnam
January 27, 2016 News Release

Sudan: Rape as Weapon of War

AU/UN Should Increase Investigations, Reporting on Abuses

Fighters of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces in captured vehicles celebrate a victory against the rebel Justice and Equality Movement, Goz Dango, South Darfur, April 28, 2015.   © 2015 Reuters
January 27, 2016 News Release

East Africa: Little Progress, Worsening Repression

Serious Free Speech, Assembly Violations Linked to Elections

On October 13, 2015, police shot dead Christophe Nkezabahizi, his wife, nephew, and his two teenage children in Bujumbura. No one has been held accountable for their deaths.
January 27, 2016 News Release

Southern Africa: Political Repression Prevails

Opposition Politicians, Journalists, Activists Face Increased Threats

Protesters in London, stand at Piccadilly Circus calling for the release of 15 political prisoners in Angola, October 17, 2015.
January 27, 2016 News Release

Libya: Growing Human Rights Crisis

Raging Impunity, Endless Detentions, Civilians at Risk

Al-Jawiyyah prison in Misrata, northwest Libya, is a detention center holding mostly former fighters, sympathizers, and members of the Gaddafi security forces.

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