Human Rights

UN rights office warns Boko Haram over ‘sale’ of Nigerian schoolgirls, as new kidnappings reported

Since June 2013, attacks in northeastern Nigeria have resulted in school closures affecting...

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Legendary players from Juventus FC and Real Madrid to contest UNESCO Cup match in Turin on 2 June

UNESCO and the Italian football club Juventus have joined forces to combat racism and discrimination in sport. The...

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China: Free Activists Held for Marking Massacre

The Chinese government should immediately drop charges against prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, clarify the status of journalist Gao Yu, and release other activists who have been detained for commemorating the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre...

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US: A Nation Behind Bars

Far too many US laws violate basic principles of justice by requiring disproportionately severe punishment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released.

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Ukraine: Captives Describe Brutal Beatings

Aleksandr Vovk, member of Independent Trade Union of Ukrainian Miners from Novogradovka,...

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Ethiopia: UN Review Should Condemn Crackdown

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Iraq: Government Blocking Residents Fleeing Fighting

The Iraqi government is exacerbating a humanitarian crisis in Anbar Province by hindering residents from leaving areas where fighting is taking place and impeding aid from getting in. The government should immediately facilitate safe passage for...

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UN officials urge Security Council to act before South Sudan plunges deeper into crisis

UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay (center) and UN Special Adviser for the Prevention of...

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UN rights office calls on US to impose death penalty moratorium after botched execution

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Burma: Repression Marks Press Freedom Day

Burma’s government should immediately end arbitrary arrests of journalists and ensure that media laws promote a free press, Human Rights Watch said on May 3, 2014, World Press Freedom Day.

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