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January 16, 2025 News Release

Georgia: Government Creating Rights Crisis

New, Repressive Laws, Violence against Peaceful Protesters

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January 16, 2025 News Release

India: Increased Violence, Harassment Against Minorities

Mounting Evidence of Government Abuses Abroad

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January 16, 2025 News Release

China: No Letup in Repression

Persistent Oppression in Xinjiang, Tibet; Hong Kong’s Freedoms Further Curtailed

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January 16, 2025 News Release

Thailand: New Premier Fails to Fulfill Rights Pledges

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Should End Repression, Adopt Legal Reforms

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January 16, 2025 News Release

Malaysia: Rights Backslide Under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

Reform Promises Abandoned; Censorship Powers Expand

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January 9, 2025 News Release

Thailand: Cambodian Opposition Politician Gunned Down

Urgently Investigate Killing of Lim Kimya in Bangkok

Thai Central Investigation Bureau members stand near the spot where Lim Kimya, a former member of the Cambodian parliament, was shot and killed, in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 7, 2025.
January 8, 2025 News Release

Lebanon: Serious Risk of Abuse for Poet Deported to UAE

Deportation a Blatant Violation of International, Domestic Law

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December 19, 2024 News Release

Israel’s Crime of Extermination, Acts of Genocide in Gaza

Authorities’ Widespread Deprivation of Water Threatens Survival

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December 18, 2024 News Release

Guatemala: Attorney General Pursues Political Prosecutions

New Administration Targeted While Other Cases Languish

Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras
December 17, 2024 News Release

Cameroon: Minister Suspends Prominent Human Rights Group

Arbitrary Decision Violates Right of Association

Seal imposed by Cameroonian administrative authorities and the police at the office of the Central Africa Human Rights Defenders Network in Douala, Cameroon, 2024.
December 17, 2024 News Release

Egypt: Asylum Bill Threatens Refugee Rights

Revise Draft Law in Consultation with Civil Society, UN Refugee Agency

Refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan cross into Egypt through the Argeen Land Port on May 12, 2023.
December 17, 2024 News Release

Russia: Foreign Tech Companies Cave to Authorities’ Pressure

Resist Censorship; Protect Free Expression, Access to Information

Russia Roskomnadzor
December 16, 2024 News Release

Syria: Mass Grave in Damascus Should be Protected, Investigated

Human Remains, Other Evidence Suggest Area Is Huge Crime Scene

Human Rights Watch researchers visit the site of the mass grave in Tadamon, Damascus on December 11, 2024. Human Rights Watch confirmed the mass grave’s exact location after verifying a leaked video, taken in April 2013, showing summary executions by Syrian government forces and affiliated militia.
December 16, 2024 News Release

US: Lasting Harm from Family Separation at the Border

Plot by Senior Officials, Some Slated for New Posts, to Discourage Migrants

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December 14, 2024 News Release

South Korea: President Impeached for Abuse of Power

Failed Martial Law Bid Shows Need to Protect Human Rights, Rule of Law

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