International Review Committee on the ICCPR and the ICESCR Concerned about the Current Human Rights Situation in Taiwan
On May 11, in the fourth cluster of Review Meeting of the ROC’s Third Report under the ICCPR and ICESCR, the review...
Singapore: UN experts urge immediate end to death penalty
Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
Hong Kong: Prominent Democracy Advocates Arrested
The Hong Kong police should drop their baseless criminal investigations against five prominent pro-democracy advocates, Human Rights Watch said on May 13, 2022. The cases highlight the Hong Kong government's broadening crackdown on human rights.
Brazil: Attacks on Gender and Sexuality Education
Lawmakers and other public officials at the federal, state, and municipal levels in Brazil have used pernicious legal and political tactics to undermine and even prohibit gender and sexuality education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on...
UK: Afghan Women Evacuees in Limbo
The uncertainty and crowding in temporary housing is causing growing tensions for Afghan evacuees in the United Kingdom, especially women.
Ecuador: Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform
Quito, Ecuador's capital.
Ukraine: UN rights office probe spotlights harrowing plight of civilians
A woman retrieves possessions from her bombed house in the village of Novoselivka...
The International Review of the Two Covenants Debuts
People carrying banners that read, "Violation of the two Conventions-Executive power violence is as terrible as war."
Nicaragua: New law heralds damaging crackdown on civil society, UN warns
A new law in Nicaragua will prohibit NGOs from engaging in any political activity...
US-ASEAN: Promote Rights, Democracy at Summit
The United States-ASEAN Special Summit on May 12, 2022 will embolden autocratic leaders unless it directly confronts the region’s worsening environment for human rights and democracy, Human Rights Watch said on May 10, 2022 in a letter to the summit’s...
