UAE: Stop Policing Gender Expression
The United Arab Emirates should stop arbitrarily arresting transgender, gay, and gender non-conforming people on the grounds of a law that criminalizes men “disguising” as women, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 07.
India: Ensure Full Inquiry into Journalist’s Murder
Indian authorities should promptly act on the announced investigation into the killing of an outspoken journalist by unidentified gunmen in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 06. Gauri Lankesh, 55, campaigned for democracy...
Cambodia: Drop Case Against Opposition Leader
The Cambodian government should end its politically motivated prosecution of the opposition party leader and release him unconditionally, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 06. Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) President Kem Sokha faces up to 30 years...
Syria: UN probe documents use of chemical weapons and other crimes against civilians
Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria Paulo Pinheiro.
US: Trump Threatening to Expel ‘Dreamers’
US President Donald Trump’s repeal on Sep 05 of a program protecting from deportation immigrants who arrived in the United States as children will harm hundreds of thousands of people with strong ties to the US, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 05....
Egypt: Torture Epidemic May Be Crime Against Humanity
Under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s regular police and National Security officers routinely torture political detainees with techniques including beatings, electric shocks, stress positions, and sometimes rape, Human Rights Watch said in a...
Yemen: UN report urges probe into rights violations amid 'entirely man-made catastrophe'
The city of Sa’ada in the Sa’ada Governorate has been heavily hit by airstrikes during the...
UN Secretary-General condemns DPR Korea's underground nuclear test
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (file).
China: Redoubling Crackdowns on Fleeing North Koreans
China appears to be intensifying its crackdowns on North Korean escapees attempting to transit through China to seek protection, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 03. According to activists and North Koreans living South Korea who are in contact with...
Cambodia: Leading Paper Threatened with Closure
The Cambodian government should end its politically motivated threats and legal action to close the independent Cambodia Daily, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 02. The newspaper faces closure and confiscation of its assets on September 4, 2017, if it...
