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February 25, 2021
Saudi Arabia: Proposed Reforms Neglect Basic Rights
Ongoing Repression, Absence of Civil Society Impede Progress
![Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a large billboard in London, England.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102mena_saudi_reforms.jpg?h=bfe0b221&itok=WoxUieQs)
February 24, 2021
Malaysia: Investigate Return of 1,086 Myanmar Nationals
Action Puts Lives at Risk, Defies Court Order
![Image taken from a video of an immigration truck with security guards and unidentified people on the road to Lumut Naval Base on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in Lumut, Malaysia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102asia_malaysia_immigration.jpg?h=e56b1bfa&itok=np682E76)
February 24, 2021
Dozens Killed in Prison Uprisings in Ecuador
Authorities Should Investigate Attacks, Ensure Accountability
![Tear gas rises from parts of Turi jail where an inmate riot broke out in Cuenca, Ecuador, February 23, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102americas_ecuador_prison.jpg?h=c0f7173c&itok=OulQpaPV)
February 24, 2021
Hong Kong Repression’s True Cost
Ominous ‘National Security’ Budget Increase Spotlights Growing Abuse
![A protester is tackled by riot police during a demonstration outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, June 12, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/11/202011asia_china_hongkong_police.jpg?h=06f6671c&itok=jiFHxy61)
February 24, 2021
Canada Should Match US Climate Ambitions
Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Support First Nations in Budget 2021
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February 24, 2021
China: Baseless Imprisonments Surge in Xinjiang
Harsh, Unjust Sentences for Uyghurs, Other Muslims
![A perimeter fence around what is officially known as a” vocational skills education center” in Dabancheng in China's Xinjiang region, September 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102asia_china_xinjiang.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=7SsTvnDd)
February 24, 2021
Limiting Free Speech Undermines the Fight Against Covid-19
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February 24, 2021
Global Trends in LGBT Rights During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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February 24, 2021
Poland Breaches EU Obligations Over LGBT, Women’s Rights
![People take part in a gay pride parade in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, June 8, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102lgbt_Poland_Ideology.jpg?h=9b669339&itok=gMFZv6dG)
February 24, 2021
UN Security Council: Impose Arms Embargo on Myanmar
Weapons Transfers Fuel Junta, Abuses
![A police officer stands in front of anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, February 19, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102asia_myanmar_arms.jpg?h=69e386a5&itok=m0icWqxm)
February 24, 2021
Joint Call for a Global Arms Embargo on Myanmar
An Open Letter to the UN Security Council and Individual UN Member States
![A protester flashes the three-fingered salute in front of police in Mandalay, Myanmar, February 20, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102myanmar_asia_protest.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=t-tCvWVm)
February 24, 2021
Iraq: Detentions of Alleged “Death Squad”
Important Step, but More Action Needed to Rein in Continued Attacks
![Ali Naseer Alawy, after armed masked men beat him and used an acid mixture to try to remove a tattoo on his arm.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102mena_iraq_basra_alawy.jpg?h=6aaa4bdb&itok=4Kkoujxk)
February 24, 2021
UN Should Speak Up on Covid-19 “Pandemic of Human Rights Abuses”
Governments Around the World Using Pandemic as Cover for Crackdowns
![Police officers block a road in Russia’s capital](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102ccd_russia_covid_free_speech.jpg?h=bae7209c&itok=_UIji5sW)
February 23, 2021
Algeria’s Hirak Protest Movement Marks Second Anniversary
President Frees Prisoners but More Remain
![Algerians demonstrate in Algiers to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak movement, February 22, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102mena_algeria_hirak_protest.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=Povyy5Df)