OECD calls on countries to step up integration efforts for migrants and refugees
The number of humanitarian refugees arriving in OECD countries peaked in 2016 and governments continue to grapple with a humanitarian crisis. They should focus on helping refugees who are likely to stay in the host country settle and integrate in the...
Qatar/Saudi Arabia: Allow Man Trapped at Border to Enter
Qatar should admit a man trapped on the border with Saudi Arabia since June 17, 2017, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 01.
China: End Restrictions on Gravely Ill Nobel Laureate
The Chinese government should immediately lift all restrictions on Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife, Liu Xia, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 30. The couple should be able to go where they wish for medical treatment, and have unfettered...
Burma: Drop Charges Against 3 Journalists
Burmese authorities should immediately drop charges against three journalists for news gathering at a public event organized by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 30.
UN chief urges Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides to seize ‘historic’ chance for peace
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (centre) with Mustafa Akinci (right) Turkish Cypriot leader and Nicos Anastasiades (left...
Hong Kong: Chief Executive Should Defend Autonomy
Hong Kong’s incoming Chief Executive Carrie Lam should vigorously defend Hong Kong’s autonomy as guaranteed by the “one country, two systems” arrangement enshrined in the Basic Law, Human Rights Watch said in a public letter on Jun 28. Many in Hong...
EU: Rights Should Be on Egypt Meeting Agenda
The European Union and its member states should insist on including human rights concerns on the agenda for an upcoming EU-Egypt Association Council meeting and in EU public messaging about the meeting, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 29.
Uzbekistan: Forced Labor Linked to World Bank
The World Bank is funding half a billion dollars in agricultural projects linked to forced and child labor in Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch and the Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights said in a report released on Jun 27. Under the loan agreements,...
Philippines: Duterte’s First Year a Human Rights Calamity
President Rodrigo Duterte has unleashed a human rights calamity on the Philippines in his first year in office, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 28. The government’s murderous “war on drugs,” drug-related overcrowding of jails, and the harassment and...
How to Put a Stop to North Korea's Brazen Impunity
The death of Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old student from Ohio imprisoned in North Korea since last year, should be a wake-up call to the international community. Warmbier, who was arrested in January 2016 after attempting to remove a political banner...
