Central Asia: UN Leader Should Feature Rights on Regional Visit
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres’ trip to Central Asia, beginning June 8, 2017, is a major opportunity for the UN to mark its concern at the highest level over the worrying state of human rights in the region, Human Rights Watch said...
Armenia: Death Threats Against Rights Defender
A prominent human rights defender in Armenia has received death threats, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 07. The authorities should immediately investigate the threats, made on the rights defender’s Facebook page, and ensure that he gets the protection...
Gender-based killings, domestic violence forms of 'arbitrary execution' – UN rights expert
A woman stands in a shelter for girls and women who have endured sexual and gender-based violence, in...
Thailand: Drop Defamation Charges Against Burmese Workers
Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against 14 Burmese migrant workers who alleged that their employer violated their labor rights, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 06. Proceedings in the case will begin in Don Muang Magistrates...
UAE: Domestic Workers’ Rights Bill A Step Forward
The United Arab Emirates’ moves to adopt a new law that will guarantee domestic workers a weekly rest day and paid leave is long overdue, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 07. After the bill becomes law, the Human Resources and Emiratization Ministry...
Iraq: Dozens Found Handcuffed, Executed in, around Mosul
At least 26 bodies of blindfolded and handcuffed men have been found in government held areas in and around Mosul since the operation to retake the city began in October 2016, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 04.
Russia: Rights Activist Facing Charges
A Russian human rights activist is facing criminal charges for allegedly failing to comply with the “foreign agents” law, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 05. On June 27, 2016, Russian authorities notified Valentina Cherevatenko, a prominent rights...
Israel: 50 Years of Occupation Abuses
Fifty years after Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it controls these areas through repression, institutionalized discrimination, and systematic abuses of the Palestinian population’s rights, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 04.
Kurdistan Region of Iraq: New Detentions of Fleeing Men, Boys
New cases have emerged of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities detaining men and boys fleeing Mosul on suspicion of affiliation with the Islamic State (also known as ISIS), Human Rights Watch said on Jun 03.
Thailand: Investigate Death in Immigration Lockup
The government of Thailand should immediately investigate the death of a Pakistani man in immigration detention, Human Rights Watch said on Jun 02. The case points to the need for Thailand to urgently end the indefinite detention of refugees and...
