![A Christian man looks at a home vandalized by a Muslim mob in Jaranwala, Pakistan, August 17, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202312asia_pakistan_wr.jpg?h=30e01b64&itok=vu7rnA3W)
![A Christian man looks at a home vandalized by a Muslim mob in Jaranwala, Pakistan, August 17, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202312asia_pakistan_wr.jpg?h=30e01b64&itok=vu7rnA3W)
Thailand: New Government Slow to Protect Rights
Reforms Needed to End Unjust Charges, ‘Disappearances,’ Refugee Returns
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Myanmar: Upswing in Unlawful Airstrikes
UN Security Council Should Impose Sanctions on Military Junta
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India: Increased Abuses Against Minorities, Critics
Violence, Discriminatory Policies Set Back Global Leadership Role
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Nepal: More Progress Needed on Transitional Justice Law
Progress on Social Justice, Marriage Equality Stalled in Implementation
![An LGBTQ couple, Surendra Pandey (left) and Maya Gurung, a transgender woman, pose for pictures after obtaining their marriage certificate in Kathmandu, Nepal, December 1, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312asia_nepal_wr.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=yXxC-P7x)
Bangladesh: Repression, Security Force Abuses Discredit Elections
Key International Partners Should Call for Independent Inquiry into Abuses
![A relative of political violence victims during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 28, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312asia_bangladesh_wr.jpg?h=dc717abb&itok=qzXYB00B)
Sri Lanka: Response to Economic Crisis Undermined Rights
Heightened Repression Against Minorities, Dissent
![A street food vendor awaits customers at the Galle Face promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 9, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312asia_srilanka_wr.jpg?h=e40f2a46&itok=_1kMPqDH)
Iraq: Reforms Needed to Entrench Stability
Free Expression Under Threat, Continued Impunity for Rights Violations
![Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pull down a concrete barrier during a protest against corruption, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 30, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312mena_iraq_wr.jpg?h=0b08cf95&itok=9PYKISpu)
Horn of Africa: Impunity Fueling Abuses
Civilians Bear Brunt of Global Inaction on Wartime Atrocities, Humanitarian Crises
![Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, amid fighting on June 7, 2023. The fighting, eight weeks in at the time, have pitted Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo who commands the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312afr_sudan_khartoum_fighting.jpg?h=aa6c0f32&itok=46Ir3NKf)
Australia: Setbacks, Inaction on Key Rights Issues
Prioritize Fixing Offshore Detention, Rights of First Nations People, Children in Solitary
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North Korea: Covid-19 Still Used to Justify Repression
Heightened Oppression Worsens Humanitarian Crisis
![An activist holds a picture of an alleged young North Korean refugee during a demonstration calling on Chinese President Xi Jinping to allow safe passage to North Koreans detained in China, across the street from the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, September 24, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310asia_usp_usa_north_korea_defectors_china_returns.jpg?h=5ed3d0e0&itok=Q72imsDH)
Southern Africa: Backsliding on Democracy Jeopardizes Rights
Activists, Critics Targeted: Growing attacks on refugees and groups at risk
![Mozambique police forces are stationed outside the Technical Secretariat of Electoral Administration building as supporters of the Mozambican opposition party Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) demonstrate in Maputo on October 17, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312africa_mozambique_wr.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=iC7-AEXW)
Indonesia: Jokowi’s Term Ends with a Whimper on Rights
No Real Efforts to Address Discrimination, Abuses Against Marginalized Groups
![Demonstrators for women's rights demand that the government revoke mandatory hijab regulations, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202312asia_indonesia_wr.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=hVAf21fP)
Malaysia: Reform Agenda Stalled
Free Speech, LGBT Rights, Refugees Remain Under Threat
![A migrant detention center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 23, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312asia_malaysia_wr.jpg?h=98c2dacb&itok=0eDNB_jO)
Vietnam: A Gloomy Year for Human Rights
Environmentalists, Rights Activists Unjustly Imprisoned
![Six Vietnamese rights activists and bloggers currently detained for exercising their basic rights. Top row from left to right: Hoang Thi Minh Hong, Bui Tuan Lam, Nguyen Lan Thang. Bottom row: Dang Dang Phuoc, Tran Van Bang, Truong Van Dung.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312asia_vietnam_wr.jpg?h=3f3c1b65&itok=9fNTQf8U)