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,...
‘Uphold human dignity’, dismantle ‘specious notion of racial superiority’ urges UN chief
Commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial...
India: Parties Should Pledge to Protect Rights
Candidates and political parties contesting India’s parliamentary elections, slated for April and May 2019, should commit to strengthening human rights protections, Human Rights Watch said on March 26, 2019 in an open letter. Human Rights Watch called...
Ukraine: Rights Agenda for the Next President
The winner of Ukraine’s upcoming presidential election will face a number of major human rights problems, Human Rights Watch said on March 26, 2018 in releasing a question and answer document about human rights issues.
UAE: Eight Lebanese Face Unfair Trial
Emirati authorities detained eight Lebanese nationals for more than a year without charge in an unknown location, ill-treating them and denying them their due process rights, Human Rights Watch said on March 25, 2019. Their trial, which began on...
Marking international day, UN experts call for urgent action to end racial discrimination, in wake of New Zealand anti-Muslim attack
Students watch a performance by their peers at Barros Barreto School, in Salvador, Brazil....
Burkina Faso: Atrocities by Armed Islamists, Security Forces
Atrocities by Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso’s northern Sahel Region and by security forces during counterterrorism operations have left scores dead and created widespread fear and displacement, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on...
Bahrain: Formula 1 Ignores Rights Commitments
The Formula One Group disregards its human rights commitments and overlooks grave rights abuses in Bahrain, Human Rights Watch said on March 22, 2019. Some of the abuses appear to be directly related to Formula One’s activities in the country.
Venezuela: ‘A worrying destabilizing factor in the region’, Bachelet tells Human Rights Council
Expressing deep concern at the “magnitude and gravity of the human rights impact” of Venezuela’s current crisis, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Wednesday that the country had become “a worrying destabilizing factor in the...
