In report on Nepal conflict, UN human rights chief voices concern over pace and extent of justice efforts
Memorial event of a candlelit vigil at the Mandala organized by citizens’ peace group Himsa Birodh...
Bangladesh: Tanneries Harm Workers, Poison Communities
Human Rights Watch interviewed 10 children, some as young as 11, working in tanneries. Many...
Bahrain: King Should Quash Convictions
France: Respect Hollande’s Commitment on ID Checks
Police officers perform an identity check and body pat-down of a young man in Paris,...
Nepal: Promotion of War Crimes Suspect Affront to Justice
The Nepali cabinet’s decision on October 4, 2012, to promote a colonel suspected of involvement in war crimes to the rank of brigadier general is a slap in the face for the victims of Nepal’s protracted civil war, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty...
INDIA: Betrayed and threatened, but success wrenched out
Kyrgyzstan: Film Ban Violates Free Speech
Kyrgyz law enforcement in the capital, Bishkek, prevent showing of the movie "I am Gay and Muslim," which was arbitrarily banned by...
OSCE media freedom representative, in Moscow, discusses co-operation, media freedom
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, during an official visit to Moscow, 3 October 2012.
Russia: Dangerous Climate for Human Rights Work
Human Rights Watch, along with two of Russia's top human rights defenders,...
UAE: Investigate Attacks on Rights Defender
Human rights activist and a member of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East advisory committee Ahmed Mansoor...
