Regression on Abortion Harms Women in Poland
Click to expand Image Women take part in a demonstration against the Polish abortion law, in Wroclaw, Poland, on March 17, 2021. © 2021 Krzysztof Zatycki/NurPhoto via AP (Geneva) – One year after the...
View ArticleSyria: Major Problems with UN Procurement Practices
Click to expand Image Vehicles of an aid convoy after arriving at the opposition-held city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta province, Syria, March 9, 2018. © 2018 Samer Bouidani/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images...
View ArticleEU: To End Deforestation, Protect Land Rights
Click to expand Image Brazilian Indigenous leaders protest against the destruction of the Amazon forest, outside the European Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, November 5, 2019. © 2019...
View ArticleUS: Risky Fix for New York Public Housing Woes
(New York) – A New York City program that privatized control and management of some public housing lacks adequate oversight and protections for residents’ rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report...
View ArticleEgypt: Forced Returns of Eritrean Asylum Seekers
Click to expand Image The scarred back of an Eritrean asylum seeker in Cairo who says Egyptian traffickers tortured him for ransom in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula by dripping molten plastic onto his back,...
View ArticleSouth Korea: What Do the Candidates Say About Rights?
Click to expand Image South Korean activists hold placards on discrimination against women during a protest to mark International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea, March 8, 2021. Sign on the right...
View ArticleSerbia: Bahraini Dissident Unlawfully Extradited
Click to expand Image Ahmed Jaffer Muhammad © Private (Beirut) – Serbia extradited a Bahraini political dissident to Bahrain in the early hours of January 24, 2022, despite an order by the European...
View ArticleAustralia: Sanction Myanmar’s Coup Leaders
Click to expand Image Demonstrators in Yangon protest the military coup in Myanmar, December 4, 2021. © 2021 Santosh Krl / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Images (Sydney) – The Australian government, one...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Coup Puts Rights at Risk
Click to expand Image A screen grab shows Capt. Kader Ouedraogo confirming the military coup on state television in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on January 24, 2022. © 2022 Stringer/Anadolu Agency via...
View ArticleBeijing Olympics Begin Amid Atrocity Crimes
Click to expand Image Chinese paramilitary police march past mascots from prior Winter Olympics displayed at Shougang Park in Beijing, China, January 21, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Ng Han Guan...
View ArticleIran: New Prison Sentence for Rights Defender
Click to expand Image Iranian human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, at the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Tehran, June 25, 2007. © 2007 AFP/Getty Images (Beirut) – A prison sentence imposed...
View ArticleMyanmar: Year of Brutality in Coup’s Wake
(Bangkok) – Since the military coup on February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s junta has carried out a brutal nationwide crackdown aimed at suppressing widespread public opposition to its rule, Human Rights Watch...
View ArticleUzbek Blogger Jailed for Facebook Post
Click to expand Image Fazilhoja Arifhojaev © 2019 Private A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced a Muslim blogger to seven and a half years in prison for something many people do every day: posting an...
View ArticleNo Medals for International Olympic Committee
Click to expand Image Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai serves during her first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on January 21, 2020. © AP...
View ArticleOmicron Worsens Crisis in Australia’s Nursing Homes
Click to expand Image A resident of an aged care facility is loaded into an ambulance after contracting Covid-19 on July 4, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. © 2021 Mark Evans/Getty Images The Omicron wave...
View ArticleEgypt: Man ‘Disappeared’ After Unscheduled Plane Landing
Click to expand Image Hossam Menoufy Mahmoud Sallam. © Private (Beirut) – Egyptian security forces forcibly disappeared a man after the unscheduled landing of his flight in Luxor, Human Rights Watch...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Protesters Arbitrarily Arrested, Beaten
Click to expand Image Police detain a protester in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Vladimir Tretyakov (Berlin) – Kazakhstan security forces have...
View ArticleUN: High Risk in Conflicts for Children with Disabilities
(New York) - Children with disabilities often face increased risk of harm during armed conflict and crises, Human Rights Watch said today. The United Nations and governments around the world need to...
View ArticleFIFA/Qatar: Last Chance to Ensure Fair Trial for Whistleblower
Click to expand Image Abdullah Ibhais. © Private (Beirut) – Qatari authorities and FIFA should insist that a whistleblower at the heart of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organization gets a fair trial as the...
View ArticleTurkey: Council of Europe Votes for Infringement Process
Click to expand Image Osman Kavala © 2017 Private (Istanbul) – The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ vote on February 2, 2022 to begin infringement proceedings against Turkey is an important...
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