Bangladesh: Free Prominent Rights Activist
Bangladeshi authorities should immediately release prominent rights activist Adilur Rahman Khan, who was arrested without warrant at his Dhaka home late on August 10, 2013, Human Rights Watch said. Bangladesh’s donors should press the government to...
Resumption of death penalty ‘major setback’ for human rights in Viet Nam – UN
Sri Lanka: Investigate ‘Clean Water’ Protest Deaths
The Sri Lankan government should stop issuing misleading information and promptly create an independent and transparent inquiry into the deaths of protesters at Weliweriya on August 1, 2013, Human Rights Watch said. At least three people were killed...
OSCE Special Representative calls for stronger criminal justice response to human trafficking, including through confiscation
Upholding trafficked people’s legal rights in court was a theme of an international seminar for judges in Israel in August 2013, where the...
Iraq: Attacks Amount to Crimes Against Humanity
Militants who carried out a series of bomb attacks in Iraq on July 29, 2013, deliberately killing more than 60 people committed crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said. Crimes against humanity are some of the most serious crimes under...
Russia: Mass Detention of Migrants
Moscow police have detained thousands of suspected irregular migrants since late July 2013, for alleged violation of migration and employment regulations. Hundreds are in custody, including in a makeshift tent camp in inhuman conditions. Russia should...
Getting it right in post-conflict Mali
Long-term support needed to reinvigorate northerners' businesses.
Syria: Ballistic Missiles Killing Civilians, Many Children
Houses in Kafr Hamreh, a town in northern Aleppo governorate, that were destroyed during an...
Brazil: Seize Opportunity to Curb Widespread Torture
Brazil should ensure that qualified, independent experts are appointed to a new federal body created to combat and prevent torture, Human Rights Watch said. The body should have sufficient resources and political support to carry out its mandate...
Sixty-eight more children and young people released by Myanmar armed forces
The United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNICEF welcomed the release of a further 68 children and young people from the Myanmar armed forces, or Tatmadaw, bringing the total number of children and young people released by the armed forces to 110 in...
