Amid ‘extremely tense situation’ in Burundi, UN rights chief warns against reprisals in wake of failed coup
Burundians fleeing pre-election violence rest on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic...
Burma: Reject Discriminatory Population Bill
Burma’s parliament should vote down a draft population law that authorities could use to repress religious and ethnic minorities, Human Rights Watch said on 16 May, 2015. Burma’s donors and other concerned governments should publicly call on the...
US: Trauma in Family Immigration Detention
Indefinite detention of asylum-seeking mothers and their children in the United States takes a severe psychological toll, Human Rights Watch said on 15 May, 2015. Mothers from 25 detained families, including 10 who had been locked up for 8 to 10...
Azerbaijan: Olympic Officials Should Insist on Prisoner Releases
The leadership of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) should insist that the government of Azerbaijan release journalists and activists ahead of the European Games, Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists said on 14 May, 2015....
Southeast Asia: End Rohingya Boat Pushbacks
Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia should end their pushbacks of boats with Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants and asylum seekers, and instead bring them ashore and provide desperately needed aid, Human Rights Watch said on 14 May, 2015.
Yemen: Houthis Send Children Into Battle
The Houthi armed group in Yemen has intensified its recruitment, training, and deployment of children in violation of international law. Since September 2014, when the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, took control of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, they...
United States: Force Against Prisoners With Mental Illness
Jail and prison staff throughout the United States have used unnecessary, excessive, and even malicious force against prisoners with mental disabilities, Human Rights Watch charged in a report released on 12 May, 2015.
Turkey must put democracy and fundamental rights first, foreign affairs MEPs say
Turkey must do more to fight corruption and enforce respect for media freedom, free expression and judicial independence, said Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs on Monday. In a resolution on the progress of reform in Turkey in 2014, MEPs also urge the EU...
Paraguay: UN experts deplore Government’s failure to protect 10-yr-old rape survivor
The Government of Paraguay has failed in its responsibility to protect a 10-year old sexual abuse survivor and provide her with critical and timely treatments, including a “safe and therapeutic” abortion, a group of United Nations experts said on 11...
Indonesia: Free All Political Prisoners
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s move to grant clemency to five Papuan prisoners ignores the dozens of political prisoners who remain behind bars in Papua and the Moluccas islands, Human Rights Watch said on May 9.
