Syria: A Year On, Chemical Weapons Attacks Persist
International efforts to deter chemical attacks in Syria in the year since the devastating sarin attack on Khan Sheikhoun on April 4, 2017, have been ineffective, Human Rights Watch said on 4 April, 2018. Human Rights Watch has collated and analyzed...
India: Remove Hurdles to Justice for Women with Disabilities
Women and girls with disabilities in India who survive sexual violence face high barriers to access the justice system, Human Rights Watch said in a new report on Apr 03, 2018. Five years ago, the government adopted significant legal reforms for...
Bahrain: Official Threatens Online Crackdown
Portraits of activists in Bahrain.
Malaysia: Drop Proposed ‘Fake News’ Law
The government of Malaysia’s proposed law criminalizing “fake news” is a frontal attack on free expression and should be withdrawn, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 29, 2018.
Brazil: Armed Forces Set Wide Leeway on Lethal Force
The members of the Brazilian Armed Forces deployed in public security operations in Rio de Janeiro operate under rules that allow unacceptably broad leeway for the use of lethal force, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 29, 2018.
Thailand: Verdict Threatens Labor Abuse Reporting
A Bangkok court’s libel verdict against a prominent labor rights campaigner will have serious chilling effects on activists who investigate and report on abuses in Thailand’s agri-business, Human Rights Watch said on May 28, 2018. On March 26, 2018,...
Uzbekistan: Journalists Prosecuted, Harassed
A Facebook user in Uzbekistan uses mobile internet to access information about an ongoing...
Ecuador: Judicial Harassment of Amazonian Defenders
The government of former President Rafael Correa abused the criminal justice system to target indigenous leaders and environmentalists who protested mining and oil exploration in the Amazon, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Mar 26, 2018...
Jordan: Step Forward, Step Back for Urban Refugees
Syrian children attend class in a school in the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan, October 20, 2015. The...
Remember Slavery: UN chief calls for continued struggle to ensure dignity and justice for all
Graciela Dixon, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Panama, addresses the...
