Indonesia: Anti-LGBT Crackdown Fuels Health Crisis
Indonesian authorities are fueling an HIV epidemic through complicity in discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The government’s failure to halt arbitrary and unlawful raids by police and militant Islamists on...
Myanmar: Free Reuters Journalists, Drop Case
Myanmar authorities should release two Reuters journalists detained for investigating a military massacre of Rohingya Muslims and drop the case against them, Human Rights Watch said on July 01, 2018. The day after, a Yangon court will hear final...
Myanmar: Prosecute Dismissed Officers for Atrocities
The Myanmar government should prosecute recently removed army officers for their role in atrocities against ethnic Rohingya, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 29, 2018. On June 25, 2018, in a statement posted on a Myanmar military Facebook page, the...
UN rights expert ‘strongly recommends’ probe by International Criminal Court into ‘decades of crimes’ in Myanmar
Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee.
UN: Dangerous Double Standard on Children in Conflict
The United Nations secretary-general’s new report on children and armed conflict sets a damaging precedent by ignoring or downplaying some countries’ abuses in his annual “list of shame,” Human Rights Watch said on Jun 27, 2018.
Cambodia: Hun Sen’s Abusive Generals
Cambodia’s increasingly dictatorial, one-party rule is underpinned by generals in the security forces who are responsible for serious and systematic human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said in a new report on Jun 28, 2018. Prime Minister Hun...
Torture is unacceptable and unjustified ‘at all times’ underscore top UN officials
Torture in any form, is absolutely unacceptable and can never be justified, top United Nations officials said on Tuesday, urging great support for victims worldwide.
EU: Decisive Moment for Migration Policy
An European Union summit in Brussels starting on June 28, 2018, is likely to be a critical moment for the development of EU migration policy, Human Rights Watch said.
Iran: People with Disabilities Face Discrimination and Abuse
People with disabilities in Iran face discrimination, abuse, and an inaccessible environment, Human Rights Watch and the Center for Human Rights in Iran said in a joint report released on Jun 26, 2018.
ODIHR Director marks International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, calls on states to make clear no form of ill-treatment is permitted
“Torture cannot be justified under any circumstances,” Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture,...
