ODIHR experts visit Serbia for consultations as part of Western Balkans election support project
ODIHR election experts meeting with representatives of Serbia’s parliamentary Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues...
New law on World War II crimes in Poland can threaten freedom of expression, says OSCE Representative Désir
Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media , speaking at the opening of the Internet Freedom Conference, 13 October...
OSCE PA human rights chair concerned about reversal of release of Amnesty head in Turkey
Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain), Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, on February 1st, expressed his concern over developments in the case of Taner Kiliç, Chair of Amnesty...
‘I feel guilty I survived;’ youngest Schindler’s list Holocaust survivor tells United Nations her story
Eva Lavi, Holocaust survivor, addresses the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Ceremony...
Libya: Displaced Benghazi Families Prevented From Return
Armed groups in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi are preventing thousands of internally displaced families from returning to their homes in that city, Human Rights Watch said on Feb 01, 2018. The armed groups, some loyal to Libyan National Army...
Philippines: Endorse UN Inquiry into ‘Drug War’ Killings
The Philippine government should urgently support the creation of a United Nations-led investigation into the thousands of killings linked to its “war on drugs,” Human Rights Watch said on Feb 01, 2018. A UN-led probe would both help clarify the...
Vietnam: Drop Charges, Release Democracy Activists
The Vietnamese government should immediately drop all charges and release rights activists Vu Quang Thuan, Nguyen Van Dien, and Tran Hoang Phuc, Human Rights Watch said on Jan 30, 2018. The first two were arrested in March and the latter in June 2017...
Kenya: Media Barred From Opposition Event
Kenyan authorities stopped news outlets from covering a planned public event by a political opposition leader on January 30, 2018, Human Rights Watch said. The Communications Authority of Kenya switched off three television stations and their...
Sudan: Stop Abuse of Peaceful Demonstrators
Sudan’s security forces have arrested scores of people in connection with protests against austerity measures imposed under the January 2018 budget, four Sudanese and international organizations, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Al...
Somalia: Thousands Homeless as Settlements Razed
Somali security forces using bulldozers have demolished dozens of informal settlements in Mogadishu since late December 2017, leaving thousands homeless. Human Rights Watch analyzed satellite imagery that shows that between December 29 and January 19...
