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Libya: Displaced Benghazi Families Prevented From Return
Torture, Disappearances, Property Seizure
![Members of the Libyan National Army climb a destroyed building during clashes with opposing forces from the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council, in Sidi Khreibish neighborhood in Benghazi, Libya, November 10, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801mena_libya_benghazi.jpg?itok=lk2rnqkD)
China: Families of Interpol Targets Harassed
End ‘Collective Punishment’ in Pursuit of Suspects
![Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the 86th INTERPOL General Assembly at Beijing National Convention Center on September 26, 2017 in Beijing, China.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801asia_china_interpol.jpg?itok=-GqtHDnt)
For Brazil’s Women, Violence Begins at Home
![People participate in a protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 12, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201802americas_brazil_metooprotest.jpg?itok=40yR5ikH)
Millions of Children Denied Free Secondary Education
Governments, Donors Should Energize Support at Dakar Summit
![Secondary school students in a classroom in southern Senegal.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801children_senegal_school_students.jpg?itok=fxQfz34E)
Lebanon: Pattern of Prosecutions for Free Speech
Repeal Laws Criminalizing Peaceful Speech; Drop Charges
![Lebanese members of parliament attend a parliament discussion in Beirut, Lebanon, October 17, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201711mena_lebanon_parliament.jpg?itok=L6_9_jAZ)
Tunisia: Abusive Treatment During Protests
Investigate Abuse by Police; End Prosecutions for Criticism of Government
![Police officers fire tear gas to break up a protest during demonstrations against rising prices and tax increases, in Tunis, Tunisia, January 10, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801mena_tunisia_protests.jpg?itok=UBzWTvIR)
Kenya: Media Barred From Opposition Event
Authorities Arbitrarily Shut Down TV, Radio Coverage
![Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition gather ahead of Odinga's planned swearing-in ceremony as the President of the People's Assembly at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, January 30, 2018. © 2018 R](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801africa_kenya_odinga_ceremony.jpg?itok=bNaGLb3G)
Vietnam: Drop Charges, Release Democracy Activists
Wave of Repression Spreads as Communist Party Tightens Grip on Power
![From left to right: Tran Hoang Phuc, Vu Quang Thuan (center), and Nguyen Van Dien](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801asia_vietnam_arrests.png?itok=qgNRzqWk)
UK’s May Needs to Get Tough with China on Rights
Brexit Means Trade, Not Growing Repression, Will Likely Dominate Beijing Visit
![Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) greets China's Vice Premier, Ma Kai, as he arrives in 10 Downing Street, in London November 9, 2016 in London.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801europe_asia_uk_china_may_kai.jpg?itok=vdVPdf4i)
Ukraine Should Drop Bills Which Hamper Activists’ Work
Parliament Should Postpone Vote Until Venice Commission’s Conclusion
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Ivan Pavlov, Russia
2018 Recipient of the Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism
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Indonesian Police Arrest Transgender Women
Raids Conducted Under Discriminatory Local Religious Laws
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Fighting Reignites in Yemen’s Southern Port City
Civilian Casualties Mount, Seaport and Airport Closed
![People gather at the site of a car bomb attack outside the Finance Ministry offices in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen November 29, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201801middleeast_yemen_aden_bomb.jpg?itok=yVbUqyfv)