![Police detain protesters at a rally against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, January 31, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112eca_russia_wr.jpg?h=ff527b7a&itok=ahNU4ZFA)
![Police detain protesters at a rally against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, January 31, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112eca_russia_wr.jpg?h=ff527b7a&itok=ahNU4ZFA)
Germany: Conviction for State Torture in Syria
Former Syrian Intelligence Officer Found Guilty
![Photos of Syrians who have been detained or disappeared set up by Families for Freedom, as part of a protest in front of the court in Koblenz, July 2, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/02/202102mena_syria_disappeared.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=aBn45RMN)
Germany Should Translate Trials on Syria into Arabic
Translation Could Engage More Syrians in European Justice Process
![Illustration of a court proceeding](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112ij_germany_syria_koblenz_Witness_Anwar_Lawyers_Judge.jpg?h=4521fff0&itok=7v0j7KZ6)
Latin America: Alarming Reversal of Basic Freedoms
Judicial Independence, Free Press, Civil Society under Attack; Humanitarian Needs Rising
![Uniformed police officers shove a man into a car by the head](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/10/202110americas_cuba_havana_protest_0.jpg?h=790be497&itok=3o1dck0J)
Iraq: Impunity for Serious Abuses
Extrajudicial Killings, Enforced Disappearances Go Unpunished
![A woman casts her vote in the general elections on October 10, 2021 at a polling place in Baghdad.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112mena_iraq_wr.jpg?h=1c75c82a&itok=_8d3_fdr)
Lebanon: Callous Disregard for Rights
No justice for blast, no solutions for economic crisis
![Families of Port Blast's victims show portraits of their beloved ones near the Palace of Justice in Beirut, November 25, 2021. Relatives of victims call for an independent judiciary to achieve justice.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112mena_lebanon_wr.jpg?h=07a64d76&itok=zCwfJfhx)
Bahrain: Repression Marks Uprising Anniversary
Critical Voices Silenced; Independent Rights Groups Barred
![An anti-government protestor gestures in front of police as demonstrators re-occupy Pearl roundabout on February 19, 2011 in Manama, Bahrain. Ten years after the anti-government protests, virtually all opposition has been quashed.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112mena_bahrain_wr.jpg?h=9a40f83d&itok=XBc9heEQ)
India: Dangerous Backsliding on Rights
Activists, Critics Targeted; Growing Attacks on Muslims, Groups at Risk
![Women farmers attend a gathering to mark the first anniversary of their protests against controversial farm reforms at Haryana's Bahadurgarh, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, November 26, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112asia_india_wr.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=pj1BfO4w)
Myanmar: Coup Crushes Democratic Rule
Military Junta’s Abuses Amount to Crimes Against Humanity
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Vietnam: Dozens of Rights Activists Detained, Tried
Long Sentences After Unfair Trials on Fabricated Charges
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Sri Lanka: Minorities, Activists Targeted
Actions Contradict Pledges of Legal Reform
![Sri Lankan police enforce all-island travel restrictions amid Covid 19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, May 14, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112asia_srilanka_wr.jpg?h=5ed1e990&itok=Jx92JTw3)
EU: Commitment to Rights Falters Under Stress
Failure to Put Rights, People First at External Borders
Nepal: The Authorities are Failing to Protect Citizens
Response to Covid-19 Chaotic and Inadequate, While Impunity Undermines Rule of Law
![Nepalese women’s rights activists rallying in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, on February 12, 2021, to call for an end to violence and discrimination against women and the scrapping of a proposed law that would restrict travel for many women.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112asia_nepal_wr.jpg?h=d8102449&itok=j126PW_6)
![Maldivian police secure area following a blast targeting former President Mohamed Nasheed, Malé, Maldives, May 6, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112asia_maldives_wr.jpg?h=76f4724b&itok=TI3PbuFB)
Turkey Defies International Human Rights Law
![On March 20, 2021, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a decree withdrawing Turkey from the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, a groundbreaking treaty strongly supported by the women’s rights movement in Turkey. Protesters hold a banner reading "We are not giving up on the Istanbul Convention. It's not over for us." Istanbul/Turkey July 1, 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112eca_turkey_wr.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=WJ0Q2Em1)