Human Rights

Spain: Excessive Force in Melilla

Spanish authorities should investigate the beating and pushback of a man by Guardia Civil officers in Melilla on October 15, 2014. Spain should immediately halt summary returns to Morocco from its enclaves.

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Jamaica: Unchecked Homophobic Violence

LGBT Jamaicans are vulnerable to both physical and sexual violence and many live in constant fear, Human Rights Watch said in a report released. They are taunted, threatened, fired from their jobs, thrown out of their homes, or worse: beaten, stoned,...

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Thailand: UN Body Requires Rights Commitment

Thailand’s credibility as a potential member of the United Nations Human Rights Council depends on the government’s addressing urgent human rights concerns at home, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, on...

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UN humanitarian chief urges ongoing assistance, political solution for war-torn Syria

Syrian Kurdish refugees cross the border into Turkey after fleeing fighting around the city of...

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Ukraine: Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions

Remnants of a misfired Uragan cluster munition rocket lying in a field in territory controlled by...

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Bangladesh: No Justice for Wounded Child

The Bangladeshi government should order an independent investigation and prosecute members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) responsible for a 2011 attack on a child (16) that caused him to lose a leg, Human Rights Watch said. The authorities...

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China: Use ‘Rule of Law’ Plenum to Reduce Abuses

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) should make its upcoming Plenum meeting meaningful by taking steps to address human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping. The Plenum, which is to focus on the “rule of...

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New UN report reveals alarming rise in use of death penalty in Iraq

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Kuwait: Government Critics Stripped of Citizenship

Kuwaiti authorities have announced the third batch of citizenship revocations this year, during a general crackdown on dissent, Human Rights Watch said. The group of 18 revocations announced on September 29, 2014, which the authorities said was based...

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Social rights are not second class rights, says PACE President

Speaking at the opening of the High-level Conference on the European Social Charter 'Europe restarts in Turin' PACE President Anne Brasseur recalled that social rights must be considered as fundamental human rights, indivisible, interdependent and...

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