Hungary: Heed Calls for Reforms
The Hungarian government should heed and act on the clear message from the European Parliament on July 3, 2013, about the urgent need for rights reform, Human Rights Watch said.
Iran: Opposition Figure’s Health Raises Red Flags
The hospitalization of a detained opposition figure and the death of an imprisoned labor rights activist highlight the problems that prisoners in Iran face in accessing adequate medical care and regular visits, Human Rights Watch said.
Elections 2014: EU-wide campaign to choose who runs the EU for next five years
OSCE media freedom representative marks 10th anniversary of Russian journalist’s death with call for end to impunity
Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, addresses the Permanent Council, Vienna, 23 June 2011.
Policing of assemblies should be guided by respect for human rights, say participants of OSCE meeting
Police stand guard as protesters demonstrate outside the site of the US Democratic Party’s National Convention, Denver, 24 August...
Greece: Repeal Abusive Health Regulation
The Greek government should repeal a regulation that has been used to justify forced HIV testing.
Egypt: Judge Government on Respect for People’s Rights
Egypt’s new government should break decisively from a pattern of serious abuses that has prevailed since the January 2011 uprising, and make a commitment to respect the rights to free expression and peaceful assembly.Authorities should protect and...
Nigeria: Reject Amnesty for Atrocities
A committee set up by the Nigerian government to develop an amnesty framework for members of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram should exclude serious crimes that violate international human rights law, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the...
Tunisia: Hollande Should Raise Rights Concerns
UNICEF and MONUSCO condemn rapes in South Kivu
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in DRC, Mr. Roger Meece and the Country Representative of UNICEF, Ms. Barbara Bentein are deeply concerned about recent cases of rape of young girls, in Kavumu–Lwiro axis, in South...
