Saudi Arabia: Free Blogger Publicly Flogged
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia should overturn the lashing and prison term for a blogger imprisoned for his views and immediately grant him a pardon. Saudi authorities lashed Raif Badawi 50 times on January 9, 2015, in front of a crowded mosque in...
Transfer LRA Commander to International Court
The United States, Uganda, and the Central African Republic should ensure the prompt transfer of a rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In 2005, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Dominic Ongwen for...
Upholding the inalienable right to freedom of expression at all costs
UN, educators applaud Paramount’s ‘Selma,’ chronicling Martin Luther King’s campaign for voting equality
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (seated in second row with his wife Yoo Soon-taek and Deputy...
France: An Attack on Free Expression
French authorities should bring to justice those responsible for the horrific attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015, Human Rights Watch said on January 8, 2015. The authorities should guard against backlash against French Muslims...
US: Act on Immigration Reform in 2015
President Barack Obama’s 2014 executive action on immigration protects millions of families in the US but leaves major rights concerns unaddressed, Human Rights Watch said on January 8. Obama and the Congress should act to end harsh treatment at the...
Tunisia: Blogger Convicted by Military Court
A Tunisian blogger has been imprisoned after the Tunis military court sentenced him to a three-year term for “defaming the army” and “insulting military high command” through Facebook posts.
North Korea: Nothing to Celebrate on Leader’s Birthday
Birthday celebrations planned on January 8 for North Korea’s dynastic supreme leader Kim Jong-Un contrast sharply with severe human rights violations throughout the country, Human Rights Watch said on January 6, 2015. During the three years of his...
Ukraine: Civilians Need Greater Protection
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should press Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk to ensure that Ukrainian forces take all feasible precautions to minimize harm to civilians. Merkel and Yatseniuk are scheduled to meet in Berlin on January 8,...
Sri Lanka: Violence, Intimidation Threaten Vote
Authorities in Sri Lanka should ensure that voters have safe and secure access to the polls to vote in presidential elections on January 8, 2015, and that state media is not misused in favor of the incumbent, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Local...
