Bangladesh: Clampdown on Rohingya Refugees
The Bangladesh government should end restrictions on Rohingya refugees’ freedom of movement and access to the internet and online communications, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 07, 2019. Government restrictions have intensified following a failed...
UN: Act to Prevent Future Atrocities
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should act to prevent future UN failures in the face of atrocities, a coalition of 16 organizations said in a joint letter to the secretary-general that was released on Sep 05, 2019.
South Sudan: Missing File Blocks Justice for Rapes, Murder
A missing case file is blocking appeals in the sexual assault case stemming from the July 11, 2016 attack on the Terrain hotel in Juba, South Sudan, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Legal Action Worldwide said on Sep 06, 2019. The case...
Human rights are everyone’s business, amid relentless crises around world: UN’s Bachelet
The relentless outbreak of crises around the world – from the fires in the Amazon to “carnage” in Syria and demonstrations in Hong Kong, Russia, Indonesian Papua and elsewhere - risk pushing the world “further and further away from global solutions to...
France: Immigrant Children Being Denied Protection
Unaccompanied children arriving in France’s Alpine region undergo flawed age assessment procedures that deny many access to needed protection, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Sep 05, 2019.
UN experts decry torture of Rakhine men and boys held incommunicado by Myanmar’s military
A displaced man in his small grocery shop in Thet Kae Pyin camp for displaced people in...
Lebanon: End Systemic Violence Against Transgender Women
Transgender women in Lebanon face systemic violence and discrimination, Human Rights Watch, Helem, and MOSAIC said in a report and video released on Sep 03, 2019. Transgender women face discrimination in accessing basic services, including employment...
US: Meatpacking Workers’ Rights Under Threat
Trump administration policies threaten to worsen the already dangerous conditions for meatpacking workers in the United States, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Sep 04, 2019. The Trump administration is weakening oversight of chicken,...
US: Suit Over Indefinite Detention of Children
A Trump administration administrative rule could result in severe harm to migrant children detained in the United States, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 03, 2019 after filing with Amnesty International USA a friend-of-the-court brief on August 30,...
Syrians Deported by Lebanon Arrested at Home
At least three Syrians deported by Lebanon’s General Security back to Syria have been detained by the authorities upon their return, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 2, 2019. General Security said it deported 2,731 Syrians between May 21 and August 28,...
