In the Middle East in particular, violations of these laws, amounting to no more than the exercise of the right to freedom of association, have resulted in prosecution of human rights organizations, closure of their offices and declaration of their activities as illegal.
尤其在中东地区，违反这类法律只不过是行使结社自由权利，带来的后果是人权机构遭起诉、办事处被关闭、活动被认定为非法。