Human Rights

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)...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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Cameroon violence needs urgent investigation, says UN rights chief Zeid

Families, fleeing unrest in English-speaking Cameroon, seek refuge in Utanga, Obanliku,...

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Australia: Modern Slavery Bill Falls Short

Australia’s proposed modern slavery law needs revisions to be effective in preventing and ending labor rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a submission on Jul 25, 2018 to Australia’s Parliamentary Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee.

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Cambodia: July 29 Elections Not Genuine

Cambodia’s fundamentally flawed national elections on July 29, 2018, deny the Cambodian people their internationally protected right to choose their government, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 25, 2018. The European Union, United States, Japan, and...

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