Egypt: Enforced Disappearance of Prominent Rights Defender
Egyptian police have forcibly disappeared a prominent human rights defender and lawyer, Ezzat Ghoneim, Human Rights Watch said on October 03. Ghoneim has been in custody since March 2018, and his release was ordered by a court on September 4.
Lebanon: Discriminatory Nationality Law
Lebanon should amend an outdated nationality law to ensure that children and spouses of Lebanese women have the same right to citizenship as those of Lebanese men, Human Rights Watch said on October 03.
European Union and United Nations join forces to end femicide in Latin America under the Spotlight Initiative
With the €50 million investment, the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative will fund new and innovative programmes in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, to help women and girls live lives free from violence and to eradicate femicide in...
India: Top Court OK’s Biometric ID Program
India’s Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the biometric identification project, Aadhaar, on September 26, 2018, Human Rights Watch said on September 27, 2018.
Australia Needs to Guarantee Military Exports are Not Used in Unlawful Attacks in Yemen: Joint NGO Letter
The Australian government must ensure that its military exports are not contributing to violations of international law by the warring parties in Yemen, Save the Children, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch said in a joint letter to the...
UN hails Human Rights Declaration as tool for conflict and poverty prevention
Young children read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a playground.
Iraq: Secret Detention, No Recourse
Iraqi military and security forces have disappeared dozens of mostly Sunni Arab males since 2014, including children as young as 9, often in the context of counterterrorism operations, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on September 27, 2018...
France: Aid Worker Convicted for Tweet
A humanitarian worker’s defamation conviction on September 25, 2018, for an ironic tweet represents a dangerous escalation in official harassment of groups providing crucial aid to migrants, Human Rights Watch said on september 27, 2018. It is the...
Bangladesh: New Law Will Silence Critics
The Digital Security Act passed by the Bangladeshi parliament last week, despite vehement opposition from the country’s journalists, strikes a blow to freedom of speech in the country, Human Rights Watch said on September 24, 2018. The law, which...
US: Devastating Impact of Jailing Mothers
Mothers in jail are being torn from their families and losing contact with their children even before they have been convicted of a crime, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union said in a joint report released on September 26, 2018...
