Pakistan: Poor Conditions Rife in Women’s Prisons
Pakistan’s Human Rights Ministry has issued a report finding that women in prison face poor conditions and receive inadequate medical care, Human Rights Watch said on September 07, 2020. The government should immediately carry out the ministry’s...
Indonesia: Investigate Police Raid on ‘Gay Party’
The Indonesian government should urgently investigate a police raid on a private gathering of 56 men in Jakarta that highlights the threat to the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the country, Human Rights Watch said...
Egypt: Man Dies in Unjust Detention
A 64-year-old Egyptian man whose United States-based family pleaded several times for his release because of his medical condition died in Tora Maximum-Security Prison II in Cairo on September 2, 2020, after nearly two years in detention without trial...
China: Mongolian Mother-Tongue Classes Curtailed
The Chinese government should reverse its new policy of increasingly replacing Mongolian with Mandarin Chinese as the language of instruction in Inner Mongolia schools, Human Rights Watch said on September 04, 2020. Chinese authorities should also...
Nepal: Punish Rights Abusers; Protect Independent NHRC
The Nepal government should act on the National Human Rights Commission’s findings to ensure accountability for grave human rights abuses by security forces, Human Rights Watch said on September 02, 2020. The government should stop reversing the...
Syria: Health Workers Lack Protection in Pandemic
Syrian authorities are failing to protect health workers at the front line of the Covid-19 pandemic in government-held territory, Human Rights Watch said on September 02, 2020.
Enforced disappearances ‘rife across the world’ – UN chief
Relatives of the missing demonstrating silently outside UN headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo,...
Myanmar: End Harassment of Rakhine Media Outlets
Myanmar authorities should stop using criminal laws, website blocks, and licensing delays to severely restrict the two ethnic Rakhine media outlets in Rakhine State.
Argentina: Legalize Abortion
The life and health of anyone who is pregnant in Argentina will be at risk as long as access to abortion and post-abortion care remains heavily restricted, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on August 31, 2020. Congress should legalize...
Deliberate silencing of peaceful voices in Iraq ‘unacceptable’, says UN human rights chief
Protesters in Liberation Square, Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
