New UN data tool shows 'mismatch' between government aid and places modern slavery exists
Delta 8.7, UN Interactive Data Visualization tool. Infographic of modern day slavery.
Jordan: End Child Marriage in Status Talks
Changes in Jordan’s personal status law under discussion in parliament should be expanded to include ending child marriage entirely and providing full equality for women in marriage, divorce, or inheritance, Human Rights Watch said on April 03, 2019....
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 #...
Sitting on pins and needles
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...
