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Singapore: End Harassment of Peaceful Activists
Unjustified Investigation of Candlelight Vigil Violates Rights
![201709Asia_Singapore_Vigil](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_singapore_vigil.png?itok=u8rhza_m)
UAE: Stop Policing Gender Expression
Arrest of Singaporeans Sheds Light on Misuse of Law
![Nur Qistina Fitriah Ibrahim, a transgender woman from Singapore, was arrested in Abu Dhabi on August 9 on charges of “being disguised as a woman.”](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709lgbt_uae_trans.jpg?itok=qlQJnUqI)
Refocus Intersex Care Standards
Medical Associations Should Back Moratorium on Unnecessary Surgery
![A two-and-a-half-year old born with intersex traits walks with her parents in their garden. The parents have decided to defer all medically unnecessary surgeries until their child can decide for herself.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707lgbt_intersex_presserpicfamily.jpg?itok=l9ycHtLs)
Cambodia: Drop Case Against Opposition Leader
Campaign Targeting Opposition, Media, and NGOs Mars 2018 Elections
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India: Ensure Full Inquiry into Journalist’s Murder
Killing of Gauri Lankesh Puts Free Expression at Risk
![Demonstrators gather to protest the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, on September 6, 2017, in Bengaluru, India.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_india_journalists_killed.jpg?itok=gyrcs3iY)
Ukraine: Drop Bills That Hamper Independent Groups
Remove Restrictions on Anti-Corruption Activists
![Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko attends a news conference in Tallinn, Estonia on January 23, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/ukraine_poroshenko.jpg?itok=gmzu_XiW)
Egypt: Torture Epidemic May Be Crime Against Humanity
Beatings, Electric Shocks, Stress Positions Routinely Used Against Dissidents
![Members of security forces keep watch in Tahrir Square during the fifth anniversary of the uprising that ended the 30-year reign of Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, January 25, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709mena_egypt_torture_photo_main.jpg?itok=zwxhVR0S)
Indonesia: Stop Raids on Homes of ‘Suspected Lesbians’
Forced Evictions of 12 Women Violate Privacy, Non-Discrimination Rights
![National police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian and President Joko Widodo at Karnavian’s inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 13, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-5-indonesia-asia-karnavian.jpg?itok=n7O17RjR)
Uzbekistan: New Political Era Should Focus on Rights
Human Rights Watch Visit Opportunity to Set Out Path Forward
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UN: China Blocks Activists, Harasses Experts
Beijing Should End Campaign to Weaken Vital Rights Mechanisms
![Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech in the Palais des Nations at the United Nations in Geneva, January 18, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709asia_china_un_photo_main.jpg?itok=SBpi6_IB)
US: Trump Threatening to Expel ‘Dreamers’
Repeal of DACA Will Harm Thousands With Close US Ties
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China: Redoubling Crackdowns on Fleeing North Koreans
Human Rights Watch Documented 41 North Koreans Detained by China in Summer 2017
![North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un (R) and Chinese Politburo standing committee member Liu Yunshan (L) wave from a balcony towards participants of a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on October 10, 2015](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706asia_china_kimjongun_liuyunshan.jpg?itok=n5Z-hORq)
Cambodia: Leading Paper Threatened with Closure
Arbitrary Tax on Cambodia Daily an Assault on Independent Media
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Burma: Satellite Images Show Massive Fire Destruction
700 Buildings Destroyed in Single Muslim Village in Rakhine State
![New satellite imagery obtained by Human Rights Watch shows the complete destruction of the village of Chein Khar Li](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708asia_cheinkharli_satimage.jpg?itok=c_DCU_yp)