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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

Iran: Bloody Crackdown on Dissent

Arbitrary Arrests, Use of Lethal force against Protests

Iranian protesters gather around a burning car during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices in the capital Tehran, on November 16, 2019.

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.

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

January 14, 2020 Report

Brazil: Address Lawlessness in the Amazon

Encouraging Killings by Police Harms Public Safety

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

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