Iraq: Investigate Abuses in Hawija Operation
Two elderly men from Sayhat Othman village show researchers the blisters on their wrists caused...
Government officials and civil society discuss ways to advance the human dimension of security in Ukraine at OSCE/ODIHR event in Kyiv
Valeriya Lutkovska, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, delivering opening remarks at a conference on the human...
Hanging of 42 prisoners in Iraq raises concern over flawed due process – UN rights chief
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
‘Time to stamp out human trafficking,’ says Guterres; UN pledges action to eradicate ‘heinous crime’
Trafficked sex worker in Cambodia.
Crimea: Crimean Tatar Leader Convicted on Spurious Charges
A Russian court in Crimea on September 27, 2017, convicted a prominent Crimean Tatar leader on bogus separatism charges following an unfair trial, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 27.
Saudi Arabia: As Women’s Driving Ban Ends, Provide Parity
Saudi authorities, in ending the ban on women driving, should not impose any additional restrictions that it does not impose on men, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 27. Saudi authorities announced on September 26, 2017, that the government would end...
Cameroon: Mass Forced Return of Nigerian Refugees
Cameroon’s military has carried out a mass forced return of 100,000 Nigerian asylum seekers in an effort to stem the spread of Boko Haram, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Sep 27. The deportations defy the UN refugee agency’s plea not...
Guinea: 8 Years Later, Justice for Massacre Needed
Guinea should move ahead to deliver justice, truth, and reparation for the grave crimes committed on September 28, 2009, at a Conakry stadium, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the Association of Victims, Parents and Friends of the...
New UN report details grave human rights violations in Crimea
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
DR Congo: Free Rights Activists
Democratic Republic of Congo authorities should immediately and unconditionally release nine Congolese human rights and pro-democracy activists wrongfully detained for their participation in peaceful activities, 45 Congolese and international human...
