India: Marginalized Children Denied Education
School authorities in India persistently discriminate against children from marginalized communities, denying them their right to education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released. Four years after an ambitious education law went into effect in...
Thailand: Prominent Activist Feared ‘Disappeared’
The Thai authorities should urgently provide information about a prominent ethnic Karen activist who is believed to have been forcibly disappeared, Human Rights Watch said. Por Cha Lee Rakcharoen, known as “Billy,” was reportedly arrested on April 17...
Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan condemn violence against civilians - Press release by the Humanitarian Country Team
Country representatives of key non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies and donors in South Sudan unite in condemning recent days’ attacks against civilians in Bentiu, Bor, and other parts of the country. Humanitarian partners are...
Spanish Court Refuses to Close Guantánamo Torture Investigation
Spain’s Audiencia Nacional is continuing its investigation into the alleged torture of men formerly detained at Guantánamo prison by U.S. officials, despite recent legislative restrictions stating that Spanish courts can only investigate human rights...
Better enforcing posted workers’ rights
New rules will prevent exploitation of workers temporarily posted to another EU country.
Children killed in brutal South Sudan fighting
A number of children have been killed in this week’s fighting in South Sudan - some in an attack on displaced civilians while others have been caught in the crossfire or died as a result of being recruited by armed groups and forces, UNICEF said.
Tribute to Osman Hummaida, Sudanese Human Rights Defender
Human Rights Watch mourns the loss of Osman Hummaida, a prominent Sudanese human rights activist, who died on April 17, 2014, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Human rights: North Korea; persecution in Pakistan; vulnerable groups in Syria
The EP passed three resolutions on Thursday, supporting the recommendations of the UN Commission of Inquiry into human rights violations in North Korea; expressing deep concern at the increase in sectarian violence and religious intolerance in...
Saudi Arabia: Free Prominent Rights Activist
Waleed Abu al-Khair, prominent lawyer and human rights activist, speaks to Human Rights...
Nepal: Reject Draft Truth and Reconciliation Bill
Nepali legislators should reject problematic provisions of the proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) bill introduced in parliament on April 9, 2014, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists...
