Brazil: Wave of Killings in North
Brazilian authorities should ensure a prompt, thorough, and independent investigation into the killing of a military police officer in the northern state of Pará on January 20, 2017 and a subsequent wave of possibly retaliatory killings, Human Rights...
South Sudan: UN and regional partners call for immediate cessation of hostilities
Families displaced by ongoing fighting seek shelter in the UN Protection of Civilians...
US: Trump Delivers Blow to Refugees
United States President Donald Trump has announced several policies that will cause tremendous harm to refugees and do little to address terrorism and other national security threats, Human Rights Watch said on January 27.
Warning against rising intolerance, UN remembers Holocaust and condemns anti-Semitism
Secretary-General António Guterres (fifth right) poses for a group photo with participants of the UN Holocaust...
US: Trump Delivers Blow to Refugees
Asylum seekers and migrants descend from a large fishing vessel used to transport them from Turkey to the Greek...
Vietnam: New Wave of Arrests of Critics
Tran Thi Nga, rights activist, protests...
Kazakhstan: 2 Union Leaders Arrested
Police in western Kazakhstan arrested two trade union leaders on January 20, 2017, Human Rights Watch said on January 26. The men apparently face prosecution in connection with a hunger strike over the forced closure earlier in January of the...
Mauritania: Blogger Faces Execution for Apostasy
A Mauritanian blogger convicted of apostasy faces execution unless the Supreme Court cancels or commutes his death sentence in a ruling expected on January 31, 2017, Human Rights Watch said on Jan 26. The Mauritanian authorities should drop the...
Lebanon: Civilians Tried in Military Courts
Civilians in Lebanon, including children, face trial in military courts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Jan 26. Such trials do not respect due process rights and violate international law. In one prominent case scheduled for January...
Ukraine: Armed Conflict-Related Abuse in Detention
Both sides in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine have detained and abused people with complete impunity, Human Rights Watch said at a joint press conference with Amnesty International in Kyiv on Jan 25. In a statement released in Kyiv jointly with...
