Human Rights

Australia: Royal Commission Finds Aged Care Horrors

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A blister pack of pills.

Uganda: Security Forces Attack Students, Journalists

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The campus of Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

Saudi Arabia: Change Comes with Punishing Cost

Important social reforms enacted under Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have been accompanied by deepening repression and abusive practices meant to silence dissidents and critics, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Nov 04, 2019.

France: Highlight China’s Rights Crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron should keep his pledges to press for key human rights improvements during his upcoming visit to China, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the president on Nov 01, 2019. Macron will visit China from November 4 to 6...

Myanmar: Actors Convicted of Criticizing Army

The Myanmar authorities should immediately quash the convictions of five theater performers for criticizing the military and drop all remaining charges against troupe members, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 31, 2019. The five had been arrested for...

Kyrgyzstan: Bill Threatens Workers’ Rights

Draft amendments to Kyrgyzstan’s trade union law would severely inhibit independent trade union organizing and violate international labor treaties to which Kyrgyzstan is a party, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 31, 2019. Parliament should reject the...

Afghanistan: CIA-Backed Forces Commit Atrocities

United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-backed Afghan forces have committed summary executions and other grave abuses without accountability, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Oct 31, 2019. These strike forces have unlawfully...

Mexico: Risks at Border for Those With Disabilities

Asylum seekers with disabilities waiting in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico for their United States asylum applications to be processed face obstacles to getting basic services, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 29, 2019. Mexico’s government should identify and...

Tanzania: Asylum Seekers Coerced into Going Home

Tanzanian authorities unlawfully coerced more than 200 unregistered asylum seekers into returning to Burundi on October 15, 2019 by threatening to withhold their legal status in Tanzania, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 29, 2019. The United Nations...

India should ‘unlock’ freedom curbs in disputed Kashmir, urges UN human rights chief

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Children attend class in open at a government middle school, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir...