![A grid view of activists who have been arrested, harassed, or detained by the Azerbaijani government.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/grid4.jpg?itok=mxQ8N8Er)
![A grid view of activists who have been arrested, harassed, or detained by the Azerbaijani government.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/grid4.jpg?itok=mxQ8N8Er)
![2016-10-7-eca-kazakhstan-bokaev-protest](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-10-7-eca-kazakhstan-bokaev-protest.jpg?itok=UwaDEh6E)
January 12, 2017
Russia: Shrinking Space for Free Expression
Repressive Laws, Criminal Charges Against Critics
![Russian servicemen, dressed in historical uniforms, line up as they take part in a military parade rehearsal in front of St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, November 6, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-03-russia-eca-moscow_0.jpg?itok=5WjAADpk)
January 12, 2017
US: Trump Election Raises Fears of Rights Abuses
Modest Progress on Immigration, Criminal Justice Could Be Reversed
![Families chat while separated on either side of the US-Mexico border fence at Border Field State Park, California, November 19, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtssfoh_0.jpg?itok=SQA8n1Td)
January 12, 2017
Indonesia: Silence, and Complicity on Human Rights Abuses
Failure to Confront Persecution of LGBT People, Religious Minorities
![Two men hold the Indonesian flag as the compound of the Gafatar sect burns after being set on fire by local villagers, at Antibar village, West Kalimantan province, on January 19, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-wr-indonesia.jpg?itok=LbYnat1i)
January 12, 2017
Saudi Arabia: Rights Left off Reform Agenda
Unlawful Attacks in Yemen; Discrimination Against Women, Religious Minorities
![A woman drives a car in Saudi Arabia October 22, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-12-saudi-arabia-mena-womens-rights-driving.jpg?itok=FDs9-iC1)
![Members of the Libyan National Army, the armed forces allied with the Interim Government in al-Bayda, during clashes with the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council, an Islamist militia alliance, in Benghazi on April 1, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-wr-libya.jpg?itok=ihI9tpzd)
January 12, 2017
China: Deepening Assault on Human Rights
Grip Tightens on Internet, Rights Activism, Hong Kong
![A man with a bicycle walks past a building covered in posters of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai, China, on March 26, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx2qsqc_layout_comp.jpg?itok=iUnJDCjU)
January 12, 2017
Jordan: Threats to Independent Groups, Media Freedom
New Human Rights Plan Offers Positive Agenda
![Friends and relatives hold a picture of Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar, who was shot dead, during a sit-in in front of the prime minister's building in Amman, Jordan on September 25, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtspc85_0.jpg?itok=D6uHuKCQ)
January 12, 2017
Kuwait: Fix Laws That Violate Privacy, Free Speech
Limited Moves to Protect Domestic Workers
![Foreign workers take a break during lunch at a building site in Kuwait City, October 21,2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/untitled-1_2.png?itok=w0gq4wya)
January 12, 2017
Qatar: Labor Reforms Leave Abusive System Intact
Migrant Workers Vulnerable to Abuse, Exploitation
![Migrant laborers work at a construction site at Aspire Zone in Doha, March 26, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtscx17_0.jpg?itok=skZAxzpB)
January 12, 2017
Bahrain: Accelerated Repression Jeopardizes Activists
Opposition Group Dissolved; High-Profile Critics Prosecuted
![Mourners shouting anti-government slogans during the funeral procession of Hassan Al Hayki, who was arrested in connection with a car bombing. Al Hayki died while in detention in Manama, August 2, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtskqjy_0.jpg?itok=e6RhxZCl)
January 12, 2017
UAE: Authorities Enhance Surveillance of Critics
Efforts to Suppress Free Expression
![Iranian workers rest on a commercial ship at Dubai Creek, January 17, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtx22qef.jpg?itok=CKVqq8nZ)
January 12, 2017
Brazil: Police Abuses Feed Cycle of Violence
Unlawful Killings Undermine Security, Endanger Officers
![A military police armored vehicle passes by a person killed by police on April 7, 2016 in the Jacarezinho favela. Military police killed two other people during the same raid. © 2016 Carlos Cout](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-07-americas-brazil-photo-01.jpg?itok=hCJKHS5g)
January 12, 2017
Sri Lanka: Adopt Task Force’s Justice Proposals
Consultations Highlight Broad Accountability Concerns
![sri lanka CTF image 20170110](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/srilanka_20170110.jpg?itok=q7ez1hel)