Menstrual Hygiene a Human Rights Issue
The simple biological fact of menstruation shouldn’t be a barrier to gender equality or stymie women’s and girls’ realization of their human rights, Human Rights Watch and WASH United said on Aug 27. The organizations released a guide for aid and...
Kenya: Post-Election Killings, Abuse
Kenya’s presidential election on August 8, 2017 was marred by serious human rights violations, including unlawful killings and beatings by police during protests and house-to-house operations in western Kenya, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 27. At...
Azerbaijan: Independent News Director Jailed
Azerbaijani authorities have jailed Mehman Aliyev, the director of the country’s last remaining independent media outlet, filing charges on alleged tax and other offenses against him in retaliation for his journalism, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 25...
Italy: Police Beat Refugees During Eviction
Police used violence and water cannons to evict a group of squatters, predominantly refugees, in Rome on August 24, 2017, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 25. The Italian authorities should conduct a serious and transparent investigation into the use of...
Cambodia: Onslaught on Media, Rights Groups
The Cambodian government should end its escalating campaign of politically-motivated harassment, intimidation, and legal action against the media, nongovernmental groups, and human rights defenders, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 25.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges Interpol to carefully consider arrest warrant requests from Turkey
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir on August 23, urged Secretary General of Interpol Jürgen Stock that the international police organization carefully review recent international arrest warrants requested by Turkey.
US: Trump Should Reject Arpaio Pardon
A United States presidential pardon of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio would effectively endorse racial discrimination by law enforcement. President Donald Trump, speaking at a political rally in Phoenix on August 22, 2017, suggested that Arpaio,...
UN rights experts criticize US failure to unequivocally reject racist violent events
Wide view of the Human Rights Council.
On Day of Remembrance, UN says history of slave trade can help combat social injustice
Shackles used to bind slaves.
Guatemala: Don’t Seek Removal of UN Anti-Corruption Official
Reported plans by President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala to seek the removal of the head of a United Nations-supported anti-corruption commission in his country would be a major blow to accountability there, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 23.
