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Thailand’s military government has severely repressed fundamental rights and freedoms since the May 22, 2014 coup, Human Rights Watch said on 29 January in its World Report 2015. In response to calls from the United Nations and many concerned governments to respect rights and transition to a civilian government, the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has vaguely promised elections but has taken no steps to restore genuine democratic rule.

Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli

Democratic Republic of Congo authorities should immediately provide information on the whereabouts of and any charges against human rights activist Christopher Ngoyi Mutamba, Human Rights Watch said on January 27, 2015. Ngoyi is feared to have been forcibly disappeared since his arrest on January 21, 2015.

Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Malcolm Evans.

The authorities in Burma should stop arresting peaceful protesters and immediately and unconditionally free those imprisoned, Human Rights Watch said on January 26, 2015. Burma’s donors should press for amendments to Burmese law so that it protects the rights to freedom of assembly, association, and expression.

The death of at least 20 people in Egypt during clashes with security forces surrounding the commemoration of the 2011 uprising underscores the need for an independent investigation into the authorities’ excessive use of force.A woman and 17-year-old girl were killed ahead of the January 25 anniversary while participating in apparently peaceful protests, and at least 18 died on the anniversary.

Budapest, Hungary.

UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in Turkmenistan’s capital of Ashgabat.

Police officers trying to maintain calm during demonstrations in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Police take away youth during protests against proposed changes to the electoral law in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on January 19, 2015.