![Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, left, is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, April 30, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912mena_bahrain_wr.jpg?itok=dwX5wNsw)
![Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, left, is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, April 30, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912mena_bahrain_wr.jpg?itok=dwX5wNsw)
January 14, 2020
EU: Steps Toward Rights-Based Leadership
But Stronger Defense of Rights by EU States Needed on Migration
![Women hold candles and European Union flag as they demonstrate in solidarity with Polish judges in front of the Ministry of Justice on December 1, 2019 in Warsaw, Poland.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001eca_eu_take2.jpg?itok=M3VHVQvd)
January 14, 2020
Turkey: Release Jailed Critics, Respect Election Results
Erdogan Presidency Silences Dissent, Removes Elected Officials
![Supporters and relatives of human rights defender Osman Kavala and 15 others on trial for allegedly organizing the 2013 Gezi Park protests queue outside the Silivri Prison court house, Istanbul, June 24, 2019. Thousands are arbitrarily detained on terrori](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201912eca_turkey_worldreport.jpg?itok=5453fKK8)
January 14, 2020
Central Asia: Reform Pledges Yet to Materialize
End Arbitrary Detention, Speech Restrictions
![An Uzbekistan cotton grower works in a cotton plantation outside Tashkent, on October 24, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001wr_uzbekistan_human_rights.jpg?itok=N-kVcqrd)
January 14, 2020
Ukraine: Mixed Record on Rights, Cautious Hope for Reform
Anti-Corruption Measures Advance, Other Problems Stalled
![Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, jailed on groundless terrorism charges in Russia, hugs his daughter at a welcoming ceremony at Borispil International Airport outside Kiev.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001wr_ukraine_human_rights.jpg?itok=q3_JDq3A)
January 14, 2020
Russia: Race to the Bottom on Rights
Repressive Laws, Charges Against Critics, Impunity for Abuse
![A protestor observes riot police during a peaceful protest in Central Moscow on August 10, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001wr_russia_human_rights.jpg?itok=Ojr3AvVB)
January 14, 2020
US: Punitive Policies Undercut Rights
Migrants, Refugees, People of Color, Women Face Greatest Harms
![202001wr_US_human_rights](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001wr_us_human_rights.jpg?itok=gb-Tbhjg)
January 14, 2020
Brazil: Address Lawlessness in the Amazon
Encouraging Killings by Police Harms Public Safety
![201909ENV_Brazil_main](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201909env_brazil_main.jpg?itok=LFQIRQup)
January 14, 2020
Sri Lanka: Human Rights Gains in Grave Peril
New Administration Poses Threat to Activists, Media, Victims Seeking Justice
![Gotabaya Rajapaksa (second from right) at his presidential swearing-in ceremony in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, November 18, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/202001wr_sri_lanka_human_rights.jpg?itok=d5_Cwv90)
January 14, 2020
Bangladesh: Crackdown on Critics, Activists
Dangerous Clampdown on Freedoms in Rohingya Refugee Camps
![Students protest against the murder of Abrar Fahad, a student at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, who was allegedly beaten to death by ruling party activists, in Dhaka, October 9, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/202001wr_bangladesh_human_rights.jpg?itok=ADLte4JV)
January 14, 2020
South Korea: Reprioritize Human Rights
Progress on Women’s Rights but Backsliding on North Korea
![South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks about nuclear negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting with his aides at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, April 15, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/202001wr_south_korea_human_rights.jpg?itok=k2uPTDqY)
January 14, 2020
North Korea: Systematic Repression
Totalitarianism Empowered with Absence of International Pressure
![North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits in his vehicle after arriving at a railway station in Dong Dang, Vietnam, February 26, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/202001wr_north_korea_human_rights.jpg?itok=AXqzLUD6)
![Pakistani journalists attend a candlelight vigil to observe World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2019, in Karachi, Pakistan. © 2019 AP Photo/Fareed Khan](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001wr_pakistan_human_rights.jpg?itok=UL_oa2t4)
January 14, 2020
Afghanistan: Civilian Toll Devastating
![Abdul Jabar, who lost four family members, shows a list of villagers who were killed in a September 19, 2019 airstrike in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, October 1, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Rahmat Gul](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202001wr_afghanistan_human_rights.jpg?itok=gn6cYXTD)
January 14, 2020
Chinese Government Poses Global Threat to Human Rights
Governments Should Unite Against Its Assault on Rights Bodies
![Protesters in Hong Kong, July 5, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/202001world_report_main_optimize.jpg?itok=YNBYEve0)