EU: Five Steps to Tackle Refugee Crisis
The European Union and its 28 member states should act immediately to address the human rights crisis resulting from years of mismanaging migration and asylum, Human Rights Watch said on September 4. With a humanitarian crisis on the Greek islands, a...
Marietje Schaake: EU technology should not be used to violate human rights
Marietje Schaake
Cluster Munitions Used in 5 Countries in 2015
9N235 submunitions that failed to explode during a cluster munition attack collected and displayed in...
UN human rights chief deplores new allegation of sexual abuse in CAR
High Commissioner for Human Rights Ra’ad Zeid Al Hussein addresses a seminar on the fight against...
Civilians in Syria suffering ‘a living tragedy’ with no end in sight, UN human rights expert warns
In the Tishreen camp for displaced persons in Aleppo, Syria, residents go about their daily lives...
ICC: Trial of Bosco Ntaganda for Congo Crimes
The opening of the trial of Bosco Ntaganda on September 2, 2015, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) sends the message that elusive suspects in grave international crimes may someday be brought to justice, Human Rights Watch said on september 1...
Russia: Children With Disabilities Face Discrimination
Children with disabilities in Russia face serious obstacles to accessing quality education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on September 1. The Russian government should build on progress to date to make sure that children with...
Grim crisis within EU borders
Seventy-one decomposing bodies discovered in a truck on the side of an Austrian highway. Two hundred presumed drowned when their boat sunk off the Libyan coast. Fifty-two people found suffocated in the hold of another boat. This relentless catalogue...
Burma: Parties Ordered Not to Criticize Army
The Burmese election commission should immediately revoke new regulations that prohibit political parties and candidates from criticizing the Burmese military and the constitution on state media, Human Rights Watch said on August 31. Curtailing...
Israel: Drop City Ban on Released Eritreans, Sudanese
The Israeli authorities’ declared ban on recently released Eritrean and Sudanese nationals living and working in Tel Aviv and Eilat violates their right to freedom of movement, Human Rights Watch said on August 31. About 41,000 Eritrean and Sudanese...
