US: Sessions’ Asylum Claims Baseless, Dangerous
The Trump administration’s proposals to fix the United States’ immigration system would make the broken system even worse, severely damaging the US capacity to offer refuge to people who desperately need protection, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 13,...
UN rights office 'deeply concerned' over arrests of LGBT people in Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesia
Brazil: Veto Military Trials in Homicide Cases
President Michel Temer of Brazil should veto a bill that would shield members of the armed forces accused of unlawful killings of civilians from prosecution in civilian courts, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 12, 2017.
Turkey: Renewed Torture in Police Custody, Abductions
People in Turkey accused of links with terrorism or with the 2016 military coup attempt have been tortured in police custody, while others have been abducted, amidst growing evidence of detention abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on...
UN Security Council: Protect Education from Attack
Naxalite fighters exploded two bombs in Belhara High School, Jharkhand, on the...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek facilitates creative workshops for teenage girls in marking International Day of the Girl Child
To mark the International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October, a “Successful Girl” leadership school was launched across three province of Kyrgyzstan by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek in partnership with the public foundation “Child’s Rights...
More than 20,000 Girls Married Illegally Every Day
More than 20,000 girls are married every day below the minimum age permitted by national law, according to new research from Save the Children and the World Bank marking the International Day of the Girl.
Participants at OSCE meeting in Warsaw stress need to ensure safety and human rights of children in situations of risk, and to address new challenges
ODIHR Director Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir speaks at the opening plenary session of the 2017 OSCE Human Dimension Seminar in Warsaw...
Attacks against Rohingya ‘a ploy’ to drive them away; prevent their return – UN rights chief
In September 2017, newly arrived Rohingya refugees from Myanmar walk through paddy fields...
California: New Laws Protect Children, Youth
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law three bills that recognize young people’s vulnerability to abuse and their capacity to grow and mature, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 11. The bills, signed on October 11, 2017, will protect children...
