Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law
Kampala, Uganda's capital.
Ethiopia: Ethnic Cleansing Persists Under Tigray Truce
Local authorities and Amhara forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have continued to forcibly expel Tigrayans as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign in Western Tigray Zone since the November 2, 2022, truce agreement, Human Rights Watch said on...
Kenya: End Abusive Policing of Protests
Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, Kenyan authorities have failed to take sufficient action to hold police officers and their commanders to account for killings and attacks on protesters and other people, Human Rights Watch...
Brazil: Reject Harmful Bill on Indigenous Rights
Brazil’s Congress should reject a draft bill that would impose an arbitrary cutoff date curtailing the right of Indigenous peoples to their traditional land. Brazil’s lower house is expected to vote in the coming days on Bill 490/2007, which would...
DR Congo: Peaceful Protests Violently Repressed
Police violently dispersed peaceful protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 20, 2023, arresting dozens of people and seriously injuring at least 30, Human Rights Watch said on May 29, 2023. The police said they...
Egypt: Pretrial Detention Renewals by Video
The Egyptian authorities have widely deployed a videoconference system since 2022 to remotely conduct pretrial detention hearings and permanently avoid bringing detainees to court in person, Human Rights Watch said on May 26, 2023. The system is...
Japan: ‘Hostage Justice’ System Violates Rights
Japan’s system of “hostage justice” denies criminal suspects the rights to due process and a fair trial, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on May 25, 2023.
Nigeria: New Government Should Improve on Human Rights
Nigeria’s incoming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should ensure that human rights are central to all his policies both at home and abroad, Human Rights Watch said in an agenda outlining key human rights priorities for the new administration on May 25,...
Türk appeals to Sudan’s warring generals; calls out ‘dangerous anti-rights tendencies’ worldwide
Protestors take part in a Black Lives Matter demonstration in central London, UK...
Mexico: Public Accountability, Privacy Under Threat
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and legislators from his party have effectively paralyzed the country’s independent transparency and data protection agency by blocking nominations to fill vacant seats on its board, Human Rights Watch said on May...
