Syria/Russia: 12 Civilians Dead in Idlib Artillery Attacks
(Beirut) – The Syrian-Russian military alliance fired at least 14 large-caliber artillery shells into the town of Ariha in Idlib governorate on October 20, 2021, killing 12 civilians and injuring 24,...
View ArticleLebanon: Release Detained Journalist
Click to expand Image Nada Homsi © Private (Beirut) – Lebanon’s General Security should immediately release Nada Homsi, a journalist from the US, who was arrested on November 16, 2021, and whose...
View ArticleAustralia: Press Laos to Respect Rights
Click to expand Image Shui-Meng Ng holds a picture of her husband, Sombath Somphone, the forcibly disappeared Lao activist, following a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2018. © 2018...
View ArticleIndia: Army Kills 14 Civilians in Nagaland
Click to expand Image Placards calling for revocation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act at the Hornbill festival in Nagaland, following the killing of civilians by Indian soldiers in the state,...
View ArticleCuba: Prominent Figures Urge End to Repression of Artists
Click to expand Image Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, an artist who has vocally criticized repression in Cuba, speaks during an interview at his home in Havana, Cuba, on May 2, 2018. Alcántara has...
View ArticleA Human Rights Roadmap for Germany’s New Government
Click to expand Image Germany's new Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) and Baerbel Bas, President of the Bundestag, during the swearing-in of the new Federal Government in Berlin, December 8, 2021. © 2021...
View ArticleFrance: Put Fundamental Rights at Top of EU Agenda
Click to expand Image French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, October 22, 2021. © 2021 Aris Oikonomou, Pool Photo via AP (Paris) – President...
View ArticleBangladesh: Bring Home the ‘Disappeared’
Click to expand Image © Private (New York) – Bangladesh authorities should stop tormenting families and provide information on the whereabouts of their loved ones disappeared by security forces, Human...
View ArticleUzbekistan: Muslim Blogger Faces Eight-Year Prison Term
Click to expand Image Fazilhoja Arifhojaev © 2019 Private (Berlin) – A Muslim blogger from Uzbekistan who has been in arbitrary detention for five months is facing charges of threatening public...
View ArticleIncendiary Weapons: Heed Calls to Strengthen Law
Click to expand Image An incendiary weapon falls in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on March 23, 2018. © 2018 HAMZA AL-AJWEH/AFP via Getty Images (Geneva, December 9, 2021) – The...
View ArticleRestarting ‘Remain in Mexico’ a Travesty
Click to expand Image Migrant women walk inside a migrant encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, February 18, 2021. © 2021 REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (Washington, DC) – The decision to revive the “Remain in...
View ArticleEthiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians
Click to expand Image The shallow grave of an unidentified person killed during fighting in the village of Chenna, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Residents said it was dug in early September 2021...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Protect Women’s Rights
Click to expand Image International Women’s Day march in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 8, 2021. © 2021 Human Rights Watch (Almaty) – Almaty city authorities’ denial of a permit for a women’s rights march...
View ArticleBlue Lights for Human Rights Across Germany
Click to expand Image Die Paulskirche in Frankfurt am Main leuchtet blau, um den Tag der Menschenrechte am 10. Dezember 2019 zu feiern. © Wonge Bergmann (Berlin) – On Human Rights Day, numerous...
View ArticleThe Misguided US Approach to Drug Overdose Deaths
Click to expand Image Evelyn Milan, right, prepares a package with sterile injecting equipment for a member at VOCAL-NY's headquarters in the Brooklyn borough of New York, June 3, 2018. © 2018 AP...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Women’s Rights
Click to expand Image Abortion-rights activists rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington DC, November 1, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin In disastrous news for women’s rights, the US...
View ArticleKilling of Journalist, Criminal Libel in the Philippines
Click to expand Image Employees and supporters of Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN join a protest calling for the franchise renewal of the media giant on July 3, 2020 in Quezon City, Philippines....
View ArticleMyanmar: Junta Blocks Lifesaving Aid
Click to expand Image A man sits at a makeshift displacement site in Demoso township, Karenni State, June 17, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo (New York) –Myanmar’s military junta is blocking desperately needed...
View ArticleVietnam: Free Prominent Blogger
Click to expand Image Pham Doan Trang with two books that she co-authored, 2019. © Private (New York) – The Vietnamese authorities should drop all criminal charges against the prominent human rights...
View ArticleBahrain: Free Leading Opposition Activists
Click to expand Image Bahraini political opposition leaders, activists, bloggers, and human rights defenders imprisoned for their roles in the 2011 pro-democracy protests. © 2021 Bahrain Institute...
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