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   January 14, 2020 News Release

   Bahrain: Worsening Rights Record

   Executions, Ill-Treatment, Intimidation

   Expand 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, April 30, 2019.  © 2019 AP Photo/Christophe Ena   (Beirut) – Bahrain’s human rights record worsened in 2019, as the government carried out ...

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   January 14, 2020 News Release

   EU: Steps Toward Rights-Based Leadership

   But Stronger Defense of Rights by EU States Needed on Migration

   Expand 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. © 2019 Omar Marques/Getty Images   (Brussels) –The European Union showed willingness to tackle human rights challenges ...

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   January 14, 2020 News Release

   Turkey: Release Jailed Critics, Respect Election Results

   Erdogan Presidency Silences Dissent, Removes Elected Officials

   Expand 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 terrorism charges in the vast prison complex ...

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   January 14, 2020 News Release

   Central Asia: Reform Pledges Yet to Materialize

   End Arbitrary Detention, Speech Restrictions

   Expand An Uzbekistan cotton grower works in a cotton plantation outside Tashkent, on October 24, 2019. While the government has taken steps to eradicate forced labour in its cotton industry, concerns persist. © 2019 YURIY KORSUNTSEV/AFP via Getty Images (Berlin) – Changes in the names and faces of ...

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   January 14, 2020 News Release

   Ukraine: Mixed Record on Rights, Cautious Hope for Reform

   Anti-Corruption Measures Advance, Other Problems Stalled

   Expand 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, following a Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in attendance. September 7, ...

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   January 14, 2020 News Release

   Russia: Race to the Bottom on Rights

   Repressive Laws, Charges Against Critics, Impunity for Abuse

   Expand A protestor observes riot police during a peaceful protest in Central Moscow on August 10, 2019. © 2019 Tanya Lokshina/HRW (Moscow) –  R epression  e scalated  in  Russia   during  2019  as the government  answered  rising civic and political activism with bans, repressive laws, and showcase ...

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   January 14, 2020 News Release

   US: Punitive Policies Undercut Rights

   Migrants, Refugees, People of Color, Women Face Greatest Harms

   Español Français العربية Expand Migrants seeking asylum wait in line with their case paperwork on October 5, 2019, during a weekly trip by volunteers, lawyers, paralegals and interpreters to the migrant campsite outside El Puente Nuevo in Matamoros, Mexico.     © 2019 Denise Cathey/The Brownsville ...

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   January 14, 2020 Report

   Brazil: Address Lawlessness in the Amazon

   Encouraging Killings by Police Harms Public Safety

   Expand A forest fire rages in Santo Antonio do Matupi, southern Amazonas state, Brazil, August 27, 2019. © 2019 Associated Press (São Paulo) – The government of President Jair Bolsonaro should stop undermining environmental protections in Brazil and take decisive action against criminal networks ...

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   January 14, 2020 News Release

   North Korea: Systematic Repression

   Totalitarianism Empowered with Absence of International Pressure

   Expand North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits in his vehicle after arriving at a railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam, February 26, 2019.  © 2019 REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (Seoul) – North Korea’s government, one of the most repressive in the world, maintained its totalitarian rule during 2019 with ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    Pakistan: Crackdown on Expression Grows

    Uphold Free Speech, Peaceful Dissent

    Expand Pakistani journalists attend a candlelight vigil to observe World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2019, in Karachi, Pakistan.  © 2019 AP Photo/Fareed Khan (New York) – Pakistan’s government intensified its clampdown on the media, political opposition, and nongovernmental organizations in 2019, ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    Sri Lanka: Human Rights Gains in Grave Peril

    New Administration Poses Threat to Activists, Media, Victims Seeking Justice

    Expand Gotabaya Rajapaksa (second from right) at his presidential swearing-in ceremony in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, November 18, 2019.  © 2019 REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (New York) – Respect for fundamental human rights in Sri Lanka is in serious jeopardy following Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s election as ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    Bangladesh: Crackdown on Critics, Activists

    Dangerous Clampdown on Freedoms in Rohingya Refugee Camps

    Expand Students protest against the murder of Abrar Fahad, a student at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, who was allegedly beaten to death by ruling party activists, in Dhaka, October 9, 2019.   © 2019 Mehedi Hasan/NurPhoto via Getty Images (New York) – After winning a third ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    South Korea: Reprioritize Human Rights

    Progress on Women’s Rights but Backsliding on North Korea

    Expand South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks about nuclear negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting with his aides at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, April 15, 2019.  © 2019 Bae Jae-man/Yonhap via AP (Seoul) – In 2019, the South Korean government prioritized ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    Afghanistan: Civilian Toll Devastating

    Expand Abdul Jabar, who lost four family members, shows a list of villagers who were killed in a September 19, 2019 airstrike in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, October 1, 2019.  © 2019 AP Photo/Rahmat Gul (New York) – Attacks by all parties to Afghanistan ’s armed conflict in 2019 took a devastating toll ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    Chinese Government Poses Global Threat to Human Rights

    Governments Should Unite Against Its Assault on Rights Bodies

    Expand Protesters in Hong Kong, June 5, 2019.   © 2019 Chris McGrath/Getty Images (New York) – The Chinese government is carrying out an intense attack on the global system for defending human rights, Kenneth Roth, executive director at Human Rights Watch, said today in releasing Human Rights Watch ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    India: Mounting Human Rights Abuses

    Growing Crackdown on Peaceful Dissent; Marginalized Groups Targeted

    Expand Indian paramilitary troopers patrol in Srinagar following the Indian government’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, August 5, 2019. © 2019 Muzamil Mattoo/NurPhoto via Getty Images (New York) – The  Indian  government’s unilateral actions in Jammu and Kashmir in ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    Nepal: No Justice for Conflict-Era Abuses

    New Limits on Free Expression, Association

    Expand Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli visits the rebuilding site of a temple that collapsed during the April 2015 earthquake, Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2019. © 2019 Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters (New York) – The government of  Nepal  is working to undermine the rights to freedom of expression and ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    Indonesia: Backsliding on Rights

    Abusive Laws Proposed, Minorities Face Persistent Harassment

    Expand University students gesture in front of police officers during a protest against the draft criminal code in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 24, 2019. © 2019 Willy Kurniawan/Reuters (Jakarta) –  Indonesia  faced serious threats to human rights in 2019 stemming from proposed laws restricting ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    Vietnam: Crackdown on Rights

    Little Tolerance for Freedom of Expression, Independent Trade Unions

    Expand Vietnam Political Prisoners  © 2020 Private (New York) – At least 30 activists and dissidents were sentenced to prison in Vietnam in 2019 simply for exercising their fundamental rights to freedom of expression, association, and religion, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World ...

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    January 14, 2020 News Release

    Thailand: No End to Rights Crisis

    Government Promises to Respect Rights and Restore Democracy Unfulfilled

    Expand Pro-democracy activists protest against the delay of Thailand’s general election, Bangkok, January 6, 2019. © 2019 Diego Azubel/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (New York) – The  Thai  government of Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha elected in March failed to improve respect for human rights or ...

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