Lebanon: Commitment Needed to Tackle Torture
The Lebanese authorities should effectively protect everyone, including people in detention, from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, 15 organizations said in a joint statement on the International Day in Support of...
Tanzania: Court to Rule on Education Ban for Pregnant Students
A landmark case on Tanzania’s discriminatory ban against students who are pregnant, married, or are mothers at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights could impact the rights of girls across Africa, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in...
Actions to stem violence against women and girls ‘needed now more than ever’
Amidst a spike in COVID-related violence against women and girls and a shortage of temporary...
Australia: Climate Protesters’ Rights Violated
The authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are disproportionately punishing climate protesters in violation of their basic rights to peaceful protest, Human Rights Watch said on June 22, 2022. New anti-protest laws currently...
A New Project to Empower and Improve the Livelihoods of Women and Girls in Liberia
The World Bank Board has approved a financing package to improve economic livelihoods and access to social services for women and girls in targeted communities, foster positive social norms, and strengthen the government's capacity to advance women...
Iran urged to halt imminent finger amputation of eight prisoners
A view of Tehran, Iran's capital city.
Sudan: New Deadly Attacks in West Darfur
New attacks by armed Arab assailants on civilians in west Darfur since April 2022 have left hundreds dead, thousands displaced, and hundreds of civilian homes scorched, and property looted, Human Rights Watch said on June 22, 2022.
Landmines: US Moves Closer Toward Global Ban
The Biden administration’s pledge not to use antipersonnel landmines anywhere in the world except on the Korean peninsula is a major step forward but does not go far enough to prohibit this indiscriminate weapon, Human Rights Watch said on June 21,...
EU job-seeking aid worth €1.5 million for dismissed workers in Greece
On Tuesday, the Committee on Budgets approved Greece’s request for funding from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). In their decision, MEPs acknowledge that “expenditure for new household appliances in Greece was...
Nearly 37 million children displaced worldwide – highest number ever recorded
Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes at the end of 2021, UNICEF estimates – the highest number recorded since the Second World War. This figure includes 13.7 million refugee and asylum-...
