Sudan: Prioritize Justice, Accountability
Sudan’s new transitional government should take concrete steps to ensure accountability for past rights abuses, including the attacks on protesters since the ouster of former president Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 23,...
Zambia: Lead Contamination Imperils Children
Three girls play the game isolo on the ground in the lead-affected township of Waya in Kabwe. Soil...
Australia: Retain Emergency Medical Care for Refugees
An Australian bill to change the current system of medical transfers would risk the health of refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, Human Rights Watch said on August 22. On August 16, 2019, Human Rights Watch made a submission to...
US: New Rules Allow Indefinite Detention of Children
A Trump administration final regulation announced could result in severe harm to migrant children who may be held in immigration detention indefinitely in the United States on Aug 21, 2019. The rule seeks to replace the longstanding Flores court...
Georgia: Worker Rights, Safety at Risk
The safety of workers in Georgia’s mines is at serious risk due to insufficient government regulation and resulting mining practices that prioritize production quotas and put workers’ safety in jeopardy, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on...
Turkey: 3 Kurdish Mayors Removed from Office
The Turkish Interior Ministry’s removal of three democratically elected mayors in the major municipalities of the Kurdish southeast and eastern regions blatantly violates the rights of voters and suspends local democracy, Human Rights Watch said on...
Myanmar/Bangladesh: Halt Rohingya Returns
The Myanmar and Bangladesh governments should suspend plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees until returns are safe, voluntary, and dignified, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 20, 2019. With new repatriations set to start on August 22, 2019, Rohingya...
Australia: Inquiry into Rule Putting Older People at Risk
Australia’s parliament should scrap a new rule that allows nursing homes to overmedicate and restrain older people, a group of organizations working for older people’s rights in Australia said on Aug 19, 2019. On August 20, 2019 in Sydney, the...
Thailand: Investigate Activist’s Abduction in Phatthalung
Thai authorities should carry out an effective investigation, open to public scrutiny, into the abduction and intimidation of Eakachai Itsaratha, a community rights activist in Phatthalung province, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 15,2019.
Rwanda: Disappearances Require Credible Investigations
A journalist and an opposition member from Rwanda are still missing one month after disappearing in separate incidents. Their loved ones have not heard from them, and the authorities have revealed nothing about investigations.
