Human Rights

Iraq/Kurdistan Region: Men, Boys Who Fled ISIS Detained

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The Khazir camp in northern Iraq housing thousands of people internally displaced by the fight against ISIS. Kurdistan...

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Chinese Netizens Attack Minority Uyghur Muslims

Within hours of the February 14 knife attack in Pishan county, Xinjiang, China’s state media released identical reports: Three assailants attacked people in a residential district, killing five while injuring another five, and the assailants were...

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Cambodia Project to Help Poor and Vulnerable Families in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on February 24 approved financing of $20.17 million for the Livelihood Enhancement and Association of the Poor Project (LEAP). The Project intends to help poor and vulnerable families in the Siem Reap...

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Philippines: Arrest of Duterte Critic Widens ‘Drug War’

The arrest of Philippine Senator Leila de Lima on politically motivated charges signifies the widening of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” to include critics and political foes, Human Rights Watch said on Feb 24. De Lima, a former justice...

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Israel: Human Rights Watch Denied Work Permit

Israeli authorities denied Human Rights Watch’s application for a work permit for its Israel and Palestine director on the grounds that it is not a real human rights group, the organization said on Feb 24.

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UN rights experts urge action to curb 'invisible threat' of toxic air

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Thailand: Quash Editor’s Conviction for ‘Insulting Monarchy’

Thai authorities should quash the conviction and release a prominent magazine editor imprisoned under Thailand’s draconian law on insulting the monarchy, Human Rights Watch said on Feb 24.

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Malawi Amends Constitution to Remove Child Marriage Loophole

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A 14-year-old girl holds her baby at her sister’s home in a village in...

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Uzbekistan: Political Prisoner Free After 19 Years

Rustam Usmanov, a peaceful political activist imprisoned arbitrarily in Uzbekistan for 19 years and brutally tortured, was finally freed on February 13, 2017, at the end of his prison term, Human Rights Watch said on Feb 22. Usmanov, 69, a founder of...

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Bahrain: Proposed Military Trials of Civilians

Bahrain’s Council of Representatives on February 21, 2017, approved an amendment to Bahrain’s Constitution that would enable military courts to try civilians, in violation of international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said on Feb 23. The...

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