OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative Cardin expresses deep concern over shooting of Walter Scott
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism and Intolerance, U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin, expressed deep concern over the fatal shooting of Walter Scott by a police officer on 4 April in the U.S. state of South...
US: Human Rights Watch Sues Over Surveillance
Human Rights Watch filed suit on April 7, 2015, against the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for illegally collecting records of the organization’s telephone calls to foreign countries.
The ‘Killer Robots’ Accountability Gap
The next generation of weapons in military arsenals could be...
International Roma Day: celebrating Europe's largest ethnic minority
International Roma Day is held every year on 8 April to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Roma people. Europe’s largest ethnic minority - an estimated 10 million Roma live in Europe and six million within the EU - is...
Tunisia: Flaws in Revised Counterterrorism Bill
The Tunisian government’s new draft counterterrorism law would permit extended incommunicado detention, weaken due process guarantees for people charged with terrorism offenses, and allow the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said on 8 April in a...
Reflecting on Rwanda, Ban urges courage ‘to counter the cruelty taking place before our eyes’
The UN family in Rwanda commemorates the 21st anniversary of the genocide.
Yemen: Houthis Use Deadly Force Against Protesters
Houthi forces apparently used unnecessary lethal force against demonstrators in Taizz and al-Turbba on March 24, 2015. Houthi authorities should immediately investigate the incidents, in which at least 7 people were killed and more than 83 others were...
France: Bill Opens Door to Surveillance Society
Draft legislation authorizing sweeping powers of digital surveillance is inconsistent with France’s international human rights commitments, Human Rights Watch said on April 7. The bill, which has already won approval of the National Assembly’s Law...
Azerbaijan: Free Prisoners Before Baku Games
Rights abuses may taint the first European Games unless the European Olympic Committees and key National Olympic Committees urge the Azerbaijani government to release unjustly imprisoned journalists and activists, the Sport and Rights Alliance said on...
Bangladesh: Suspend Death Sentence of War Crimes Accused
The Bangladesh Supreme Court’s rejection on April 6, 2015, of the death penalty review petition for Muhammed Kamaruzzaman permits his imminent execution despite a seriously flawed trial, Human Rights Watch said on 6 April. Kamaruzzaman, a leader of...
