Syria: Thousands of Displaced Confined to Camps
The de facto authorities of two areas of northeast Syria are unlawfully restricting the movement of people who escaped from Islamic State (also known as ISIS)-held areas in displacement camps, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 01, 2018.
Analysts Question Myanmar's 'Independent' Human Rights Commission
A new government commission investigating human rights abuses in Myanmar's Rakhine state is being criticized by skeptics a day after it was announced.
UN receives 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in three months
United Nations work with local communities in Kavumu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
Brazil: Decriminalize Abortion
Brazil’s abortion laws are incompatible with its human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 31, releasing a video about the issue. Human Rights Watch will speak at a public hearing on August 3 and 6, 2018, as part of a Supreme Court case...
India: Assam’s Citizen Identification Can Exclude 4 Million People
The Indian authorities should ensure that documenting and updating the names of citizens in the northeastern state of Assam is transparent and nondiscriminatory, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International India said. The potential exclusion of over...
China: Crackdown on Tibetan Social Groups
Chinese authorities are using an ostensible anti-mafia campaign to target suspected political dissidents and suppress civil society initiatives in Tibetan areas, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Jul 29, 2018. The authorities are now...
Children account for nearly one-third of identified trafficking victims globally
Approximately 28 per cent of identified victims of trafficking globally are children, UNICEF and the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking (ICAT) said on Jul 29 on the eve of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Across regions...
DR Congo: Threats Over Film Exposing Evictions
Two journalists and two human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone into hiding over threats following the release of a documentary about mass evictions from land claimed by the presidential family.
Bahrain: Hundreds Stripped of Citizenship
Bahraini authorities should restore citizenship to hundreds of nationals whose citizenship they revoked through executive orders or court decisions since 2012, rendering most of them stateless, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 27, 2018.
Cameroon violence needs urgent investigation, says UN rights chief Zeid
Families, fleeing unrest in English-speaking Cameroon, seek refuge in Utanga, Obanliku,...
