Marking International Day, UN urges full inclusion of Roma people in decision-making in Europe
Young forcibly-displaced Roma from south-east Europe. Many have no citizenship which affects their daily...
Sri Lanka: Asset Freeze Threatens Peaceful Dissent
The Sri Lankan government’s decision to label 16 overseas Tamil organizations as financers of terrorism is so broad that it appears aimed at restricting peaceful activism by the country’s Tamil minority, Human Rights Watch said. The government should...
China: Investigate Lawyers’ Torture Claims, Close Black Jails
The Chinese government should investigate four prominent human rights lawyers’ claims that they were tortured by police officers while in detention, Human Rights Watch said.
Bread for the World Analysis Seeks to Recognize Dr. King’s Legacy
Forty-six years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., hunger and poverty continues to disproportionately affect the African-American community. A recent analysis by Bread for the World takes a look at how employment issues, such as...
Egypt: Failure to Meet US Aid Conditions
The US should acknowledge in its certification review for resuming certain military aid that Egypt has made no progress on developing basic freedoms or on its democratic transition, Human Rights Watch said in a letter it delivered on March 31, 2014,...
UN officials cite ‘race against time’ to prevent humanitarian catastrophe in South Sudan
With the rainy season looming, UN agencies are racing against time to deliver emergency aid to South...
OSCE anti-trafficking Co-ordinator sees positive developments during official visit to Kazakhstan
OSCE Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, the Deputy Head of OSCE Centre in Astana, Jeannette...
Thailand: Southern Separatists Target Women
Separatist groups in Thailand’s southern border provinces have killed at least five Thai Buddhist women, mutilating three of their bodies, since February 2014, Human Rights Watch said.
Uganda: End Delay in Death-in-Custody Case
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions should complete investigations into the August 2010 killing of a suspect in police custody and ensure that a trial begins expeditiously, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to...
Bangladesh: Find Killers of Labor Activist
The Bangladeshi government should publicly explain what efforts have been made to investigate the abduction, torture, and killing of the labor rights activist Aminul Islam two years ago, including alleged links to state officials, Human Rights Watch...
