SADC: Recommit to Human Rights Protection
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) should use the opportunity of its 25th anniversary to reaffirm its commitment to improve respect for human rights among its member states, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 07. Heads of state of the SADC’...
Australia: Shelve Proposed Law to Weaken Encryption
The Australian government should not force technology companies to weaken the security of their products or to subvert encryption, Human Rights Watch said last week in a letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. That strategy would undermine...
South Korea: Supreme Court Affirms LGBT Rights
South Korea’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to allow a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights foundation to legally register as a charity, ending three years of the foundation’s leaders facing discriminatory rejection from...
Qatar: Residency Reform Doesn’t End Gender Bias
The Qatari cabinet has reportedly approved a draft law allowing children of Qatari women married to non-Qataris to acquire permanent residence but not full nationality, unlike children of Qatari men, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 04. Permanent...
DR Congo: UN report indicates Government participation in ethnic massacres in Kasai
A former site for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the...
UN: Myanmar’s Threat to Block Fact-Finding Mission
The United Nations needs to insist on its ability to carry out a mandated fact-finding mission on Myanmar, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 03, releasing a series of questions and answers on the topic.
Turkey: Investigate Ankara Abductions, Disappearances
Turkish authorities should urgently investigate the abduction and possible enforced disappearance of at least four men in Ankara since March 2017, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül on Aug 03.
ISIL's 'genocide' against Yazidis is ongoing, UN rights panel says, calling for international action
A Yazidi Kurd from Sinjar who was abducted by ISISL, pictured here in Mamilyan Camp for internally...
Italy: Navy Support for Libya May Endanger Migrants
Italy’s deployment of Navy ships to assist Libyan authorities intercept migrant boats in Libyan waters could implicate Italy in human rights abuses against migrants subsequently detained in Libya, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 02.
Australia/Thailand: Urge Junta To End Repression
Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop should press Thailand’s junta leader to end rights repression and ensure a rapid transition to democratic civilian rule during her visit to Bangkok from August 2 to 5, 2017, Human Rights Watch said on Aug 02....
