Vietnam: End “Evil Way” Persecution of Montagnard Christians
The Vietnamese government’s persecution of ethnic Montagnard Christians in Vietnam’s Central Highlands reflects broader rights violations against religious minorities in the country, Human Rights Watch said Friday in a new report. The head of Vietnam’...
Thailand/Burma: Sea Nomads Vulnerable to Abuse
The governments of Thailand and Burma should immediately end discrimination and other rights abuses against the Moken, sea nomads who are among the few remaining hunter-gatherer populations in Southeast Asia, Human Rights Watch said in a new report on...
China: Protect Lawyers From Beatings and Harassment
The June 18, 2015 beating of lawyer Wang Quanzhang by court police in Shandong province underscores the perilous environment in China for lawyers who vigorously represent clients or issues unpopular with authorities, Human Rights Watch said on June 25...
UN rights chief calls opening of office to monitor issues in DPR Korea a ‘breakthrough’
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein at the War and Women’s Human Rights...
Thousands of civilians fleeing ‘rule of fear’ in Eritrea, say UN experts, warning of gross rights abuses
Two young Eritreans wait to board a commercial ferry at Samos Island, Greece. Growing...
Germany: Investigate Detention of Egyptian Journalist
German authorities should urgently investigate the detention of the Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mansour in Berlin, Human Rights Watch said on June 24.
Colombia: Top Brass Linked to Extrajudicial Executions
Photocopy of a photograph of the dead bodies of two victims of alleged false positive killings committed in Meta department in...
Europe must uphold values of human rights, democracy, UN chief says in Strasbourg visit
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
US: Joint Appeal to Investigate Torture
Human Rights Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Amnesty International called on United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch in a June 23, 2015 letter to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate torture and other violations of US law in...
EU: Abuses Against Children Fuel Migration
Afghan youth rest at the Lesbos harbor after walking 30 hours from the point...
