![Police officers detain a man holding a poster that reads "no war" during an unsanctioned protest on March,13,2022 at Manezhnaya Square in front of the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_Russia_WR.jpg?h=36f61185&itok=VkamTH5b)
![Police officers detain a man holding a poster that reads "no war" during an unsanctioned protest on March,13,2022 at Manezhnaya Square in front of the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_Russia_WR.jpg?h=36f61185&itok=VkamTH5b)
Central Asia: Violent Response to Protests Fuels Rights Violations
Brutal Crackdowns Undermine Reform Claims
![Riot police block demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 5, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_Kazakhstan_WR.jpg?h=6054af50&itok=S3jFIDne)
EU: Ukraine Response Shows Principled Approach Possible
Put Values into Practice on Rule of Law, Cost-of-Living, Migration Policies
![Ukrainian refugees at a Paris train station, Paris, France on April 30, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_EU_wr.jpg?h=8106dffe&itok=oWAZRemZ)
Turkey: Tightened Control in Election Run-Up
Erdogan Government Strengthens Online Censorship, Ruthlessly Punishes Critics
![Opposition members of parliament hold up placards protesting the Erdoğan government’s proposed law to criminalize disinformation and tighten control over social media as an attempt to increase censorship in the run up to 2023 elections; October 11, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_turkey_wr.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=PBJjX9JU)
Belarus: Zone of Repression
Brutal Crackdown on Dissent and Anti-War Movement; Death Penalty Expansion
![Protesters display broken paper prison bars representing the Belarusian population in prisons and the lack of freedom in Belarus, in Krakow, Poland on August 9, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_Belarus_WR.jpg?h=907aa76c&itok=jb_zrMIE)
Human Rights Watch Issues Damning Verdict for UK
World Report 2023 Says UK Policies Raise 'Grave Human Rights Concerns'
![Volunteers sort food into food parcels at the Rumney Forum community charity on November 8, 2022 in Cardiff, Wales.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_UK_wr.jpg?h=a33e3aee&itok=uEEU4-Vu)
Ukraine: Russian Invasion Causing Widespread Suffering for Civilians
Accountability for Apparent War Crimes, Other Abuses Crucial
![A family walks amid destroyed military vehicles in Bucha, near Kyiv, Ukraine, April 6, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/01/202301eca_Ukraine_WR.jpg?h=9eb0d413&itok=oGoR8lhq)
Americas: Address Poverty, Corruption, Insecurity
Defend Human Rights Through Democratic Institutions and Rule of Law
![The word “democracy” on a pedestrian bridge in São Paulo, Brazil, October 26, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212Ame_brazil_democracy.jpg?h=9d6126e4&itok=QkTwiLtH)
![202212asia_Thailand_WR](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212asia_Thailand_WR.jpg?h=278c4d67&itok=Evf8n2IP)
Pakistan: Rights Besieged Amid Political Turmoil
Catastrophic Floods Expose Climate Risks for Most Vulnerable
![A displaced family wades through a flooded area after heavy rainfall in Jaffarabad, in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202301asia_pakistan_worldreport.jpg?h=bfa41935&itok=J1kUOYoq)
Myanmar: Abuses Mount Since Military Coup
ASEAN Countries Should Adopt Tough Sanctions against Junta
![Demonstrators make the defiant three-finger salute and hold flares during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202301asia_myanmar_worldreport.jpg?h=b6c84428&itok=n11Uw_WR)
Cambodia: Rights Crackdown Intensifies
Bogus Charges Against Union Leaders, Opposition Politicians, Activists
![202212asia_Cambodia_WR](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212asia_Cambodia_WR.jpg?h=790be497&itok=grMaWDvh)
A New Model for Global Leadership on Human Rights
Human Rights Watch World Report 2023 Covers Close to 100 Countries
![Children from Mariupol, Ukraine, look out the window of their family’s car, marked with the word “children,” after arriving at an evacuation point for people fleeing areas under Russian control.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212eca_ukraine_children_mariupol_evacuation.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=CaNv-h_K)
Brazil: Ensure Justice for Attack on Democratic Institutions
President Lula Should Defend and Promote Rights
![The word “democracy” on a pedestrian bridge in São Paulo, Brazil, October 26, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212Ame_brazil_democracy.jpg?h=9d6126e4&itok=QkTwiLtH)
Iran: Brute Force Used in Crackdown on Dissent
Release Peaceful Protesters; End Sham Trials; Investigate Deaths, Torture
![Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/12/202212mena_iran_protest_0.jpg?h=54a83def&itok=fVYNRXwv)