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January 17, 2019 News Release

Sri Lanka: Political Crisis Threatens Justice Efforts

More Delays for Civil War Victims Seeking Truth, Accountability

Supporters of ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrate outside the Supreme Court complex in Colombo after the court unanimously ruled that President Maithripala Sirisena's order to dissolve Parliament was unconstitutional, December

January 17, 2019 News Release

US: Backtracking on Human Rights

New Congress Should Prioritize Restoring Rights

January 17, 2019 News Release

Thailand: Unrelenting Repression Ahead of Election

Junta’s Empty Promises to Respect Rights, Restore Democracy

Protesters march near Thammasat University in Bangkok on May 22, 2018, the fourth anniversary of the Thai junta's 2014 coup, demanding that a general election be held this year. (

January 17, 2019 News Release

North Korea: No Justice for Human Rights Crimes

World Must Speak Out for Rights and Sexual Violence Victims

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore on June 12, 2018. © 2018 AP Photo /Evan Vucci

January 17, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Violent Repression of Opposition

Rohingya Return Plans Risk Refugees Lives

Bangladeshis hold photos of missing relatives during a press meeting in Dhaka on December 4, 2018. Hundreds joined in the protest demanding justice for the victims. © 2018 Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP/ Getty Images

January 17, 2019 News Release

Afghanistan: Rights on the Precipice

Civilians Increasingly Under Threat

Security forces run from the site of a suicide attack after the second bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 30, 2018. The coordinated double suicide bombing in central Kabul killed at least 25 civilians, including nine journalists. © 2018 AP Photo/Massoud

January 17, 2019 News Release

China: Xi Doubles Down on Repression

Mass Detention in Xinjiang, Prosecution of Peaceful Expression

Chinese President Xi Jinping gives a speech for the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up at The Great Hall Of The People on December 18, 2018 in Beijing, China.

January 17, 2019 News Release

Pakistan: Uphold Rights to Speech, Dissent

Protect Minorities, Women, Journalists

Pakistani transgender people and civil society activists in Peshawar condemn the August 16, 2018 fatal shooting of a transgender woman, August 20, 2018. ©2018 Muhammad Sajjad/AP Images

January 17, 2019 News Release

Vietnam: Intensifying Rights Crackdown

State Repression Limits Exercise of Basic Freedoms

Vietnamese demonstrators protest a proposal to grant companies lengthy land leases at a march in Ho Chi Minh City, June 10, 2018.

January 17, 2019 News Release

Cambodia: Repression Tightens Since Sham Election

Strong Donor Action Needed to Protect Rights, Democratic Rule

Members of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party are brought in a police vehicle to the appeals court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 10, 2018.

January 17, 2019 News Release

Maldives: Act on Human Rights Pledges

President Solih Should Reverse Abuses of Past Government

Supporters of challenger Ibrahim Mohamed Solih celebrate his victory in the presidential election, Malé, Maldives, September 24, 2018.

January 17, 2019 News Release

India: Growing Crackdown on Activists, Rights Groups

Stop Harassing Peaceful Dissenters and Choking Freedom of Association

People celebrate the Indian Supreme Court decision to strike down a colonial-era law criminalizing same-sex conduct, in Bangalore, India, September 6, 2018.

January 17, 2019 News Release

Myanmar: Rights Catastrophe Deepens

Rampant Persecution, Repression, Impunity

Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are escorted by police as they leave the courthouse after a hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, January 10, 2018.

January 17, 2019 News Release

Nepal: Address Transitional Justice

Decade of Promises, but Victims Still Await Answers

The mother of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta, who was raped and murdered in Kanchanpur district, speaks at a mass rally calling for justice, Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2018.

January 17, 2019 News Release

Singapore: Free Expression Targeted

Authorities Repress Critical Voices, Independent Media

Jolovan Wham participates in a silent protest with eight other activists on an MRT train in Singapore, June 3, 2017

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