Ethiopia: Exercise Restraint at Upcoming Festival
Ethiopian government and security officials should act with restraint and take concrete steps to prevent injuries and deaths at this year’s Irreecha festival on October 1, 2017, Human Rights Watch said in a report and video released on Sep 19. Many...
Over 40 million people caught in modern slavery, 152 million in child labour – UN
Workers on an irrigation construction site in Mawlamyaingyun, Myanmar, in May 2013.
OSCE/ODIHR-supported Warsaw event highlights the need to respect human rights in prisons to counter radicalization leading to terrorism
Azamat Shambilov, Regional Director of Penal Reform International in Central Asia, addresses participants in an OSCE/ODIHR-supported...
World leaders pledge to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse; UN chief outlines course of action
Secretary-General António Guterres (2nd right) delivers his remarks at the high-level meeting on the...
Greece: No School for Many Asylum-Seeking Kids
Greece’s Education Ministry should move quickly to implement positive new plans for the education of asylum-seeking children on the Aegean islands and make schools accessible to all of them, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 17. When the school year...
Burma: Targeted Sanctions, Arms Embargo Needed
The United Nations Security Council and concerned countries should impose targeted sanctions and an arms embargo on the Burmese military to end its ethnic cleansing campaign against Rohingya Muslims, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 17. Since August 25...
Afghanistan: Proposed Militia a Threat to Civilians
The Afghan government should reject proposals to create a new militia with inadequate training and oversight, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 15. Western diplomatic sources in Kabul told Human Rights Watch that President Ashraf Ghani is considering...
Ukraine: Woman Detained, Held Incommunicado, Tortured
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) arbitrarily detained a Ukrainian woman, held her incommunicado, and tortured her, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 15. The authorities charged the woman, Daria Mastikasheva, with treason, and a court in Dnipro has...
Role of military in implementing UN Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security 1325 debated in Forum for Security Co-operation
Participants of the Forum for Security Co-operation’s session on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women,...
Burma: Military Torches Homes Near Border
The Burmese military is deliberately burning ethnic Rohingya villages near the Bangladesh border, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 15. Such acts of arson, after forcing residents to leave their villages, appear central to the Burmese military’s ethnic...
