Human Rights
Sudan: New Deadly Attacks in West Darfur
New attacks by armed Arab assailants on civilians in west Darfur since April 2022 have left hundreds dead, thousands displaced, and hundreds of civilian homes scorched, and property looted, Human Rights Watch said on June 22, 2022.
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Landmines: US Moves Closer Toward Global Ban
The Biden administration’s pledge not to use antipersonnel landmines anywhere in the world except on the Korean peninsula is a major step forward but does not go far enough to prohibit this indiscriminate weapon, Human Rights Watch said on June 21, 2022.
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EU job-seeking aid worth €1.5 million for dismissed workers in Greece
On Tuesday, the Committee on Budgets approved Greece’s request for funding from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). In their decision, MEPs acknowledge that “expenditure for new household appliances in Greece was strongly impacted first by the economic crisis from 2008 to 2016 and second by the COVID-19 pandemic”.
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Nearly 37 million children displaced worldwide – highest number ever recorded
Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes at the end of 2021, UNICEF estimates – the highest number recorded since the Second World War. This figure includes 13.7 million refugee and asylum-seeking children† and nearly 22.8 million children who are internally displaced due to conflict and violence.
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‘Militarised approach’ to policing peaceful protests, only increases risk of violence: UN human rights expert
Protests against racism and police violence were held in New York City after the death of George Floyd on 25 May 2020.
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China: US Law Against Uyghur Forced Labor Takes Effect
The United States government should vigorously enforce a new law that aims to prevent imports linked to forced labor by Uyghurs and other persecuted groups in China, Human Rights Watch said on June 20, 2022. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which goes into effect on June 21, 2022, gives US authorities increased powers to block the import of goods linked to forced labor in China.
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Rights experts alarmed by violent civil society crackdown in Iran
A view of a neighborhood in Tehran, Iran.
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Afghanistan facing ‘the darkest moments’ in a generation
Women and children wait for alms in front of a Mosque in Herat City, Afghanistan .
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Australia: Prioritize Rights at Home, Abroad
Australia’s new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, should adopt an ambitious human rights-centered foreign policy agenda and initiate urgent domestic rights reforms, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Prime Minister Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong on June 16, 2022.
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Disabilities convention supports ‘inclusive, accessible, and sustainable world’
Many challenges faced by persons with disabilities compared with persons without when it comes to the world of work.
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