US/California: Thousands of Immigrant Parents Detained
New data analysis reveals that more than 10,000 parents of US citizen children are most likely detained every year in California by immigration authorities, Human Rights Watch said on May 15. In light of new Trump administration policies likely to...
Hong Kong Rejects Asylum for Snowden Helpers
Seven people who sheltered the whistleblower Edward Snowden in June 2013 are at risk of return to torture and persecution at home, Human Rights Watch said on May 15. On May 11, 2017, the Hong Kong Immigration Department rejected their asylum claim;...
Uzbekistan: UN Official Calls for Rights Reforms
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights called on President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan on May 10 and 11, 2017, to turn his government’s pledges for reform into concrete human rights improvements and fulfill its obligations under...
Russia: Pokemon Go Blogger Convicted
A Russian court on May 11, 2017, convicted a 22-year-old blogger on criminal charges of incitement of hatred and insult to the religious feelings of believers, Human Rights Watch said on May 12. The court gave the blogger, Ruslan Sokolovsky, a three-...
Bahrain Denies Entry to Human Rights Watch Representative
Bahraini authorities denied an entry visa this morning to a Human Rights Watch researcher.
Kyrgyzstan: New Domestic Violence Law
Young women in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Nearly one-third of women in Kyrgyzstan experience...
Saudi Arabia: ‘Unofficial’ Guardianship Rules Banned
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued an April 17, 2017 order to all government agencies that women should not be denied access to government services because they do not have a male guardian’s consent unless existing regulations require it, Human Rights...
South Korea: Moon Should Uphold Rights at Home and Abroad
South Korean President-elect Moon Jae-In should place human rights at the heart of his domestic and foreign policies, Human Rights Watch said on May 09. Moon replaces President Park Geun-Hye, who was impeached in December 2016 and formally removed...
UN experts 'strongly' condemn brutal murder of journalist and rights defender in Maldives
Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion, is one of the rights experts calling...
Burma: Two Islamic Schools Shuttered in Rangoon
Two police officers guard one of the closed madrasas in Thaketa Township, Rangoon, after...
