Human Rights
France: Children Face Abusive, Racist Police Stops
French police use overly broad stop-and-frisk powers to conduct discriminatory and abusive checks on Black and Arab boys and men, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on June 18, 2020. Curbing these powers is key to addressing biased policing, including racial or ethnic profiling, and repairing police-community relations.
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Cambodia: End Crackdown on Opposition
The Cambodian government should end its crackdown on the political opposition carried out since the outbreak of Covid-19, Human Rights Watch said on June 17, 2020.
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Rights experts call for global opposition to Israel’s annexation plans
Bethlehem: part of the barrier between Israel and the West Bank.
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New UNICEF, NBIM guidance to help businesses prioritize child rights in global supply chains
A new guidance released today by UNICEF and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) will help clothing and footwear companies better address children’s rights in their global supply chains.
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Children caught in conflict facing ‘brutality and fear while the world watches’
On 26 May 2020 in Juba, South Sudan, children released from armed forces are seated on the ground while negotiations for their reintegration take place.
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UN Chief’s ‘List of Shame’ Drops Saudi-Led Coalition
The United Nations secretary-general removed the Saudi-led coalition from his latest “list of shame” despite continued grave violations against children in Yemen, Human Rights Watch said on June 15, 2020. He also ignored violations by other powerful countries, including Russia, the United States, and Israel, by omitting them from his list.
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Human rights and democracy in the world: Council approves 2019 EU annual report
The report marks the final phase of implementation of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2015-2019) and confirms that in 2019 the EU demonstrated once more its commitment to protect, support and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms worldwide.
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Citing ‘weight of history’, senior UN officials of African descent issue call to ‘go beyond and do more’ to end racism
An impromptu memorial for George Floyd, who was killed after being restrained by police, has been set up in Harlem, New York City.
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Philippines: Rappler Verdict a Blow to Media Freedom
The conviction of a prominent journalist for criminal libel is a devastating blow to media freedom in the Philippines, Human Rights Watch said on June 15, 2020. On June 15, 2020, a Manila court issued a guilty verdict for Maria Ressa, the founder and executive editor of the news website Rappler, and a Rappler researcher, Reynaldo Santos Jr.
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Iraq: Urgent Need for Free Speech Protection
A spike in violations of the right to free expression during widespread protests at the end of the former government’s term in office and during the Covid-19 pandemic underscores the need for Iraq’s new government to reform its laws, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on June 15,2020. Iraqi authorities, including in the Kurdistan Region, have routinely used vaguely worded laws to bring criminal charges against people who express opinions they dislike.
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Human Rights
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The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
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