Human Rights Watch sees some encouraging signs in Asia in 2024
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FILE - The Students Against Discrimination group holds a rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 31, 2024, demanding proclamation of the July Revolution and to mark the student-led uprising five months ago that resulted in the ouster of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. A motorcade carrying South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, leaves for the Seoul Detention Center at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials following his arrest, in Gwacheon, South Korea, on Jan. 15, 2025. (Yonhap via Reuters) FILE - Correctional officers escort publisher Jimmy Lai to a prison van before a court appearance in Hong Kong on Dec. 12, 2020.
In an uneven year for democracy and rights globally, the Asia-Pacific region saw some encouraging signs, Human Rights Watch says in its World Report 2025, released today.
