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January 22, 2020
Colombia/Venezuela: Armed Groups Control Lives at Border
Killings, Forced Labor, Child Recruitment
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January 22, 2020
Qatar: 5-Year Prison Sentence Set for ‘Fake News’
Penal Code Amendments a Setback for Freedom of Expression
![An image of the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on a building in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001mena_qatar_emir.jpg?itok=fCSwN1Vv)
January 21, 2020
From Chile to China: Human Rights Weekend 2020
Films, Discussions at De Balie, Amsterdam (6-8 February)
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January 20, 2020
Peru: Many With Disability Left Off Voting Lists
Act Immediately to Guarantee Voting Rights for 2021 Election
![Actors and actresses with down syndrome represent Hamlet in a theater in Lima in December 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001drd_peru_disability.jpg?itok=xDV3uIVY)
January 20, 2020
Qatar: End of Abusive Exit Permits for Most Migrant Workers
But Domestic Workers Will Have to Notify Employers Before Leaving
![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)
![Former RFA reporters Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin speak to the media outside of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Aug. 29, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001asia_cambodia_rfa.jpeg?itok=VbyCKNG6)
January 19, 2020
Hong Kong: Improve Privacy Ordinance Rights Protections
Upcoming Legislative Review Overly Narrow
![Residents use their phones during a protest in Hong Kong, November 11, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001asia_hongkong_phones.jpg?itok=TCRiogqR)
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January 17, 2020
Lebanon: Police Violence Against Protesters
Scores Injured; Hold Officers to Account
![Riot police arrest a protester outside a police station in Beirut, Lebanon on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001mena_lebanon_jan15protests.jpg?itok=6jJfGH8Z)
January 17, 2020
Morocco: 3 Years in Abusive Solitary Detention
Sentenced to Life in 2009 Unjust Mass Trial
![Abdelqader Belliraj, arriving at a courthouse in Salé, Morocco, in 2008.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001mena_morocco_belliraj.jpg?itok=RKE4YOJ9)
January 14, 2020
Southern Africa: Weak Rights Protections
Leaders Should Promote Human Rights Across Region
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January 14, 2020
Yemen: Wartime Abuses Face Global Spotlight
Still No Protections, Justice, for Civilians at Risk
![Children attending class on the first day of school. An airstrike damaged the school during fighting between Saudi-led coalition-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi forces, Taizz, Yemen, September 3, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/202001wr_yemen_human_rights.jpg?itok=JSFGlwo-)
January 14, 2020
UAE: Dangerous Disregard for Rule of Law
Arbitrary Detention, Flawed Trials, Detainee Abuse
![Ahmed Mansoor, one of the five political activists pardoned by the United Arab Emirates, plays with his children as he speaks to Reuters in Dubai on November 30, 2011.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/202001mena_uae_human_rights.jpg?itok=DBK5C0Zo)
January 14, 2020
Tunisia: Repressive Laws Cloud Rights Gains
Lack of a Constitutional Court Hinders Rights
![A Tunisian woman walks past a graffiti that reads "Freedom is a daily practice" in Tunis April 26, 2011.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/202001mena_tunisia_human_rights.jpg?itok=g3UkSauz)