Brunei: New Penal Code Imposes Maiming, Stoning
The Brunei government’s introduction of a new Sharia penal code poses grave threats to basic rights, especially for the country’s most vulnerable people, Human Rights Watch said April 03, 2019.
Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugee Students Expelled
The Bangladeshi government has expelled scores of Rohingya refugee children from schools in southeast Bangladesh since late January 2019, Human Rights Watch said on April 1,2019. Officials have ordered secondary schools near the refugee settlements in...
Ecuador: Decriminalize Abortion in Rape Cases
A green handkerchief with the hashtags #DéjameDecidir (let me decide) and #...
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Kyrgyzstan: Couple Detained for Anti-Putin Posters
Kyrgyzstan police detained a couple staging a peaceful protest in Bishkek on March 27, 2019, accusing them of “inciting national enmity,” Human Rights Watch said on March 29, 2019.
China: New Zealand’s Ardern Should Spotlight Xinjiang
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern should publicly express concern about mass abuses of Turkic Muslims in meetings with Chinese leaders, Human Rights Watch said on March 31, 2019 in a letter to the prime minister. Ardern will visit China, where...
UN’s Bachelet rejects Sri Lankan official’s ‘spin’ on Human Rights Council encounter, urges reforms
Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressing the Human Rights Council...
Kenya: Reverse Move to Close Refugee Camp
Refugees stand outside their tent at the Ifo Extension refugee camp in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia...
US: Massachusetts Should End Child Marriage
Massachusetts lawmakers and Governor Charlie Baker should back a proposed law to end child marriage in Massachusetts, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the governor that was released this week. Human Rights Watch also released a video in which...
Russia: Student Fined for Involving Children in Protest
Russian authorities should quash the convictions and sentences against Ivan Luzin, an 18-year-old law student punished for “organizing an unsanctioned protest” and for involving two 16-year-olds in the protest, Human Rights Watch said on March 27,...
