All States have ‘primary responsibility’ to protect against hate attacks
A group of people advocate against hate and discrimination based on ethnicity and religion in...
Turkey: Concerns for Disappeared Men Now in Police Custody
The Turkish authorities’ decision to deny lawyers access to four men, who were forcibly disappeared in February 2019, but are now confirmed to be in police custody in Ankara raises concerns that the men may be being put under pressure to conceal...
Russia: Over 1,000 Detained at Weekend Protest
The detention of at least 1,001 people at a Moscow protest on August 3, 2019 and use of excessive force against peaceful protesters represent further evidence of Russian authorities’ preference for repression over rights, Human Rights Watch said on...
Myanmar companies bankroll ‘brutal operations’ of military, independent UN experts claim in new report
Rohingya refugees fleeing conflict and persecution in Myanmar
India: Basic Freedoms at Risk in Kashmir
Indian authorities have adopted measures in anticipation of unrest in Jammu and Kashmir state that raise serious human rights concerns, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 05. The government announced on August 5, 2019 that it was altering the special...
Iran: Jailed Environmentalists on Hunger Strike
A campaign poster showing environmental activists, Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar Bayani, Amirhossein...
Equatorial Guinea: Coup Trial Travesty of Justice
An Equatorial Guinea court’s conviction of 112 defendants on May 31, 2019, in a trial rife with due process violations, including confessions extracted through torture, represents a gross miscarriage of justice, Human Rights Watch said in releasing a...
Saudi Arabia: Important Advances for Saudi Women
The sweeping advances for Saudi women announced by Saudi Arabia will start to dismantle the country’s discriminatory male guardianship system, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 02, 2019. The changes were announced while many of the women activists who...
Sri Lanka: No Progress in Prosecuting Aid Worker Massacre
Sri Lankan authorities have failed to bring to justice those responsible for the execution-style killing of 17 aid workers 13 years ago, Human Right Watch said on Aug 01, 2019. On August 4, 2006, alleged Sri Lankan security forces murdered local staff...
Conflict, climate change among factors that increase ‘desperation that enables human trafficking to flourish’, says UN chief
Refugee women show their support for UNHCR's anti-trafficking campaign at Wad Sharife camp in...
