![Demonstrations after the death of a young Bahraini after being shot outside the home of the Shiite leader in Bahrain on March 25, 2017. © 2017 Sayed Baqer AlKamel/NurPhoto via Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_bahrain_human_rights.jpg?itok=n8gpXqbd)
![Demonstrations after the death of a young Bahraini after being shot outside the home of the Shiite leader in Bahrain on March 25, 2017. © 2017 Sayed Baqer AlKamel/NurPhoto via Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_bahrain_human_rights.jpg?itok=n8gpXqbd)
January 17, 2019
Qatar: Partial Reforms Risk Undermining Progress
Important Measures, but Fall Short of Promises, Obligations
![A picture taken on December 4, 2018, shows workers at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al-Khor, a city in northeastern Qatar. © 2018 David Harding/AFP](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_qatar_human_rights.jpg?itok=V664Yyj0)
January 17, 2019
Yemen: Civilians Bombed, Shelled, Starved
War Crimes by Saudi-Led Coalition, Houthis Go Unaddressed
![People are seen near a bus destroyed by an airstrike that killed dozens of children, in a photograph taken on August 12, 2018 in Saada, Yemen.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_yemen_human_rights.jpg?itok=sBziN1lJ)
January 17, 2019
Libya: Civilians Under Threat from Militias
Mounting Violations; No Route to Justice
![Armed forces allied to internationally recognized government fight with armed group in Tripoli, Libya September 22, 2018. © 2018 Hani Amara/Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_libya_human_rights.jpg?itok=MYg57-43)
January 17, 2019
Egypt: New Moves to Crush Dissent
Accelerating Measures to Enshrine Authoritarian Rule
![A picture taken on July 26, 2018 shows Egyptian policemen stand guarding a street in the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish. With fruit and vegetables aplenty in the markets, public transport back on the roads and universities reopened, life is re](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_egypt_human_rights.jpg?itok=eQ1MCPaD)
January 17, 2019
Armenia: Human Rights Challenges for New Leadership
Respect Due Process While Dealing with Past Grievances
![People celebrating Armenian prime -minister Serzh Sarkisyan’s resignation after days of protests.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_armenia_human_rights.jpg?itok=1ncEkUmS)
January 17, 2019
Central Asia: Want Investment? Protect Rights
End Political Detention, Free Expression Restrictions
![A Turkmen choir dressed in green, the national flag color, sings the national anthem at the opening ceremony of the world weightlifting championships.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_turkmenistan_human_rights.jpg?itok=fPHGmf6M)
January 17, 2019
Ukraine: Human Rights Backsliding as Election Looms
Poor Response to Hate Violence; Rising Threats to Critics
![Anti-corruption activist Vitaliy Shabunin.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201803europe_ukraine_vitaliy_shabunin.jpg?itok=D3rjInKM)
January 17, 2019
Turkey: State of Emergency Ends, but Not Repression
New System Expands President’s Power
![Women assembled in Istanbul on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women are blocked by police, November 25, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_turkey_human_rights.jpg?itok=hJIaYmAA)
January 17, 2019
EU: Leaders Stoke Fear, Ignore Rights
Defense of Shared Values Vital to Curb Negative Trends
![Migrants are seen on board a fiberglass boat in the Mediterranean Sea, off the Libyan Coast, August 12, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_eu_human_rights.jpg?itok=ClUfxXg_)
![Oyub Titiev stands in front of a portrait of his murdered colleague, Natalia Estemirova, in Memorial's Grozny office.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_russia_human_rights.jpg?itok=Ql4tkrBg)
January 17, 2019
Southern Africa: New Leaders Can Do More for Rights
Expectations for Transitions Fall Short
![A delegate attends the 37th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government in Pretoria, South Africa, August 19, 2017. © 2017 Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801africa_southernafrica_sadc.jpg?itok=2p8twdi0)
January 17, 2019
Nigeria: Heightened Insecurity Threatens Rights
Slow Progress on Justice for Security Force Abuses
![Pallbearers carry coffins during the funeral service for people killed during clashes between cattle herders and farmers in Ibrahim Babangida Square in the Benue state capital, Makurdi, January 11, 2018. Violence between the mainly Muslim Fulani herdsmen](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_nigeria_human_rights.jpg?itok=PxZEGmBS)
![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](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_pakistan_human_rights.jpg?itok=vL2ibZ_I)
January 17, 2019
Indonesia: Inadequate Efforts to Curb Intolerance
Religious, Gender Minorities Face Persistent Harassment
![People take part in the 2018 Women's March rally in Jakarta on March 3, 2018. The participants were demonstrating for equal rights and an end to violence against women.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201901wr_indonesia_human_rights.jpg?itok=p4N7BN9a)