Human Rights

Australia: Bring Home Children of Fighters in Syria

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Al-Hawl camp in Syria

Australia: Bring Home Children of Fighters in Syria

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Al-Hawl camp in Syria

Lebanon: Access to Information Law Stalled

Lebanese authorities have largely failed to comply with the country’s Right to Access to Information Law, and the government has not established the body designated to oversee its implementation nearly three years after its passage, Human Rights Watch...

Egypt: Hundreds Arrested in Nationwide Crackdown

Egyptian authorities have arrested nearly 2,000 people in a sweeping nationwide crackdown following anti-government protests that erupted on September 20, 2019. Authorities acknowledged only 1,000 arrests.

‘Milestone agreement’ paves the way for new UN Human Rights Office in Sudan

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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (l) and Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Asma Mohamed Abdalla sign...

France: Press for Rights in Libya Talks

Global leaders should ensure that human rights concerns and accountability are integral to talks for a political settlement between warring factions in Libya, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 25, 2019 in a letter to the French foreign minister, Jean-...

Hate speech in the digital world a ‘critical obstacle for LGBTI people’: UN’s Bachelet

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UN-GLOBE marches in the 2019 World Pride parade in celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual,...

Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions: UN rights expert

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In Lagos, Nigeria, residents navigate the polluted waters of Makoko, a fishing community...

US Move Puts More Asylum Seekers at Risk

The Trump administration has drastically expanded its “Remain in Mexico” program while undercutting the rights of asylum seekers at the United States southern border, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 25, 2019. Under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP...

Rwanda: Killing Is Latest Attack on Opponents

Rwanda’s international partners and the UN secretary-general should demand transparent and credible investigations into recent deaths and disappearances of opposition members when they meet with President Paul Kagame, Human Rights Watch said. Kagame...