Kenya: Court Finds Forced Anal Exams Unconstitutional
A Court of Appeal in Mombasa, Kenya, ruled on March 22, 2018, that conducting forced anal examinations on people who are accused of same-sex relations is unconstitutional, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 22, 2018. It was a resounding victory for...
Chad: Government Fails Ex-Dictator’s Victims
The Chadian government has yet to provide court-ordered reparations to 7,000 victims of grave crimes under the rule of former dictator Hissène Habré, four human rights groups said on Mar 22, 2018. Chad’s lack of action is a failure of its obligations...
As millions remain exposed to racism, equality bodies must be strengthened, say heads of European human rights institutions on International Anti-Racism Day
Promoting equality and combating racism are essential to fortify social cohesion and democratic security, the heads of three European human rights institutions said in a joint statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial...
Turkey: Mass Deportations of Syrians
Turkish security forces have routinely intercepted hundreds, and at times thousands, of asylum seekers at the Turkey-Syria border since at least December 2017 and summarily deported them to the war-ravaged Idlib governorate in Syria, Human Rights...
Eastern Caribbean: LGBT People Face Bias, Violence
Discriminatory laws in Eastern Caribbean countries make lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people targets for discrimination, violence and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Mar 21, 2018.
Lebanon: Set Vote on Waste Management Law
Nabih Berri, Lebanon’s speaker of parliament, should schedule a vote on a draft waste management law before parliamentary elections on May 6, 2018, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 21, 2018. The law has been stuck in parliament since 2012, but came...
Libya: No Free Elections in Current Climate
The United Nations should urge the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and competing authorities in eastern Libya to create conditions conducive to a free and fair vote before rushing to hold general elections in 2018, Human Rights Watch said...
Turkey’s 18-month state of emergency has led to profound human rights violations – UN report
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
Promote tolerance, respect diversity, UN chief urges ahead of International Day against racial discrimination
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the commemorative meeting on the occasion of the...
Ukraine: Justice Needed for Former Secret Prison Detainees
Victims of arbitrary detention in government-controlled secret prisons in eastern Ukraine face new, serious obstacles to justice, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on Mar 19, 2018.
