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US: Missteps on Refugees Define Year
Overreactions to Those Fleeing Syria, Central America
![2015_USP_WR_presser](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2015_usp_wr_presser.jpg?itok=5bphqX6m)
European Union: Refugee Response Falls Short
Migration, Security Crisis Challenge Divided Union on Rights
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Balkans: Rights Key to European Future
Protect Asylum Seekers, Roma; Ensure Media Freedom; Prosecute War Crimes
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Turkey: Deteriorating Climate for Rights
Media Crackdown, Abuses Amid Collapsed Kurdish Peace Process
![Turkish Gendarmes lead a group of refugees to buses to prevent them from sailing off for the Greek island of Chios by dinghies, at a beach in the western Turkish coastal town of Cesme.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/turkey_refugees.jpg?itok=5r5ZETv9)
China: Reverse Downward Rights Spiral
Aggressive Crackdown on Expression, Religion, and Association
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India: Rising Attacks on Speech, Religious Freedom
End Clampdown on Dissent, Minorities, and Civil Society Groups
![A man is overcome with grief in front of a destroyed mosque in Taftanaz where local residents gathered those killed after government forces attacked the town on April 3 and 4.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/angola0512_coverimage.jpg?itok=-4TPt-6x)
Malaysia: Crackdown on Rights Intensifies
Activists, Political Opposition, Media Under Attack
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Nepal: Political Unrest Mars Progress on New Constitution
Urgent Humanitarian Crisis Looms as Year Ends
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North Korea: Hold Kim Jong-Un to Account for Abuses
Horrific Human Rights Violations Continue Unchecked
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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.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015-12-pakistan-asia-deathpenalty.jpg?itok=r9sDZNlS)
Papua New Guinea: Failing to Protect Women and Girls
Violence Against Women, Corruption, and Police Abuse
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Sri Lanka: New Government Makes Significant Progress
Impunity, Detention Without Trial Persist Amid Reforms
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Thailand: Rights Crisis Deepens Under Dictatorship
Junta Gave Empty Promises to Return Democracy, Respect Rights
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