Iran: Opposition Figures Denied Health Care
The families of two former opposition presidential candidates in Iran who have been under house arrest since 2011 say that they are being denied adequate care despite deteriorating health, Human Right Watch said today.
Venezuela: UN rights chief 'deeply concerned' by detention of opposition leaders
Protesters in La Castellana, a neighborhood in eastern Caracas, Venezuela.
South Sudan: Top Leaders Fail to End Abuses
South Sudanese government and opposition leaders have failed to halt atrocity crimes, including killings, rape, and forced displacement, or to hold those responsible to account, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Aug 01.
Sudan: Drop all charges and release activists detained for exercising their rights
Sudanese authorities should drop all charges against 10 activists affiliated with Tracks for Training and Development (TRACKs), a Khartoum-based training organisation, and immediately and unconditionally release three men who have been detained since...
Nicaragua: Abortion Ban Threatens Health and Lives
Nicaragua’s total ban on abortion is putting women and girls’ health and lives at risk, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 31. The country’s 2006 law punishing abortion – without any exceptions, even if pregnancies are life-threatening or resulted from...
Kenya: Investigate Electoral Official’s Killing
Kenyan authorities should urgently investigate the abduction and killing of a high-level official of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Human Rights Watch said on Jul 31. A family member said police had taken the body of...
Philippines: UN experts urge Government to address spiralling rights violations
Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial summary or arbitrary Executions.
Armenia: Limited Justice for Police Violence
The Armenian government has failed to ensure full accountability for police violence against largely peaceful protesters and journalists a year ago, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 30. At the same time the authorities have indicted at least 32...
Tanzania: Attacks on persons with albinism decline; local attitudes must change, UN expert finds
Children with albinism are often abused in Africa.
Tunisia: Landmark Step to Shield Women from Violence
A Tunisian woman holds up a flag during a march to celebrate International Women's...
