Asia and The Pacific
Overview
The regional overview summarizes the human rights situation and developments in the region throughout 2017.
The human rights landscape of the Asia-Pacific region was mostly characterized by government failures. However, these frequently contrasted with an inspiring and growing movement of human rights defenders and activists.
Many countries saw a shrinking space for civil society. Human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists and others found themselves the target of state repression – from an unprecedented crackdown on freedom of expression in China to sweeping intolerance of dissent in Cambodia and Thailand and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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Commentary
Analysis, opinion, personal stories and more.
Hong Kong
"There will be darker times ahead for Hong Kong but the sun will rise again"
Pakistan
Pakistan: My brother was killed for fighting for our rights
Pakistan
'I Dream of a Queer Future.' A Conversation Between Two Activists on International Transgender Day of Visibility
Asia and The Pacific
Families of missing Uighurs terrified to search for their loved ones