![Iranians gather during a protest after their province's river dried up due to drought and diversion, in the central city of Isfahan, on November 19, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112mena_iran_wr.jpg?h=fcf25457&itok=HzXS0W5P)
![Iranians gather during a protest after their province's river dried up due to drought and diversion, in the central city of Isfahan, on November 19, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112mena_iran_wr.jpg?h=fcf25457&itok=HzXS0W5P)
January 13, 2022
Egypt: No End to Systematic Repression
Human Rights Defenders and Ordinary Citizens Targeted, Harassed, Tortured
![An Egyptian intelligence security detail member stands guard near a banner showing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112mena_egypt_wr.jpeg?h=9b767776&itok=P7s5dJ3G)
January 13, 2022
Philippines: Presidential Candidates Should Address Rights
Next President Needs to End ‘Drug War,’ Cooperate with ICC
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January 13, 2022
Indonesia: Covid-19 Response Overshadows Rights
Religious Minorities, Women, LGBT Communities Under Attack
![202112asia_indonesia_wr](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112asia_indonesia_wr.jpg?h=95acd807&itok=yy_NoUP6)
January 13, 2022
Myanmar: Coup Crushes Democratic Rule
Military Junta’s Abuses Amount to Crimes Against Humanity
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January 13, 2022
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)
January 13, 2022
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)
January 13, 2022
EU: Commitment to Rights Falters Under Stress
Failure to Put Rights, People First at External Borders
January 13, 2022
Vietnam: Dozens of Rights Activists Detained, Tried
Long Sentences After Unfair Trials on Fabricated Charges
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January 13, 2022
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)
January 13, 2022
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)
January 13, 2022
North Korea: Covid-19 Used to Bludgeon Rights
Deepening Systematic Repression Creates Humanitarian Crisis
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January 13, 2022
South Korea: Backtracking on Rights Protections
End Discrimination Against Marginalized Groups
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![Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro watches a military parade in front of the presidential palace in Brasilia on August 10, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112Americas_Brazil_WR.jpg?h=0a8b6f8b&itok=EbzAwLBD)