Italy: Migrant Rescue Ship Impounded
Italy has impounded a rescue ship and threatened criminal charges against two members of its crew and the founder of the organization after they refused to turn migrants over to Libyan forces, fearing that they would be abused, Human Rights Watch said...
Russia Backs Syria in Unlawful Attacks on Eastern Ghouta
With Russia’s continued support, the Syrian government is using unlawful tactics in its assault on Eastern Ghouta, including what appears to be the use of internationally banned weapons, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 18, 2018. There are significant...
Algeria: Feminist Groups Arbitrarily Suspended
Algerian authorities sealed the premises of two women’s rights associations on February 27 on the grounds that they were not registered, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 19, 2018. The groups were allowed to reopen “temporarily” on March 5.
Mexico: UN report points to torture, cover-ups in probe into disappearance of 43 students
Brazil: Assassination of Rights Defender, Driver
Brazilian authorities should ensure a prompt, thorough, and independent investigation into the killing of a human rights defender and her driver in Rio de Janeiro, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 15, 2018.
Effectively combatting trafficking of women and girls means understanding it as a form of gender-based violence, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR event at UN
Trafficking of women and girls is a form of gender-based violence, based on inequality, on March 15th, said participants at an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the sidelines of the 62nd...
OSCE promotes voting rights of people with disabilities in Kazakhstan
A roundtable discussion and seminar dedicated to the promotion of electoral rights of people with disabilities took place on 15 March 2018 in Astana.
Human rights: the Maldives, Sudan and Uganda
MEPs call for respect of human rights in the Maldives, ending of torture practises on detainees in Sudan and of “mercy killings” in Uganda.
Iran: Crackdown on Dervish Minority
Iranian authorities arrested over 300 members of the minority Dervish Muslim community in late February 2018 after police forcibly tried to break up a protest, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 15, 2018. The events in February stemmed from what appears...
Algeria: Deported Migrants Robbed in Mali
Algerian authorities have arbitrarily deported in the beginning of March more than a hundred migrants of various African nationalities into a lawless zone of neighboring Mali, where armed groups have robbed some of them, Human Rights Watch said on Mar...
