Gambia: Arrests, Media Closures as Deadline Nears
The government of President Yahya Jammeh, defeated in Gambia’s December presidential election, has arbitrarily arrested opposition sympathizers and closed three independent radio stations in the past week, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International...
North Korea: Celebrations Hide Human Rights Violations
January 8 celebrations planned for the 33rd birthday of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un only spotlight the daily reality of terrible human rights abuses North Koreans face, Human Rights Watch said on Jan 05. The annual celebrations are filled with...
Israel/Palestine: Some Officials Backing ‘Shoot-to-Kill’
Some senior Israeli officials have been encouraging Israeli soldiers and police to kill Palestinians they suspect of attacking Israelis even when they are no longer a threat, Human Rights Watch said in an analysis of those statements. Other Israeli...
In December Alone, WFP Assists More Than One Million People In Northeast Nigeria
In barely a month since the beginning of December, WFP has delivered food or cash to more than a million Nigerians in conflict-affected zones in the Northeast. This means that over half of those in need of urgent humanitarian assistance have now been...
Israel/Palestine: Some Officials Backing ‘Shoot-to-Kill’
Some senior Israeli officials have been encouraging Israeli soldiers and police to kill Palestinians they suspect of attacking Israelis even when they are no longer a threat, Human Rights Watch said on January 2 in an analysis of those statements....
Tai Ji Men Speaks the Truth
15 civil groups including Tai Ji Men and the Alliances of Tax & Law Reform initiated the activity of “Conscience-driven fundamental reform of judicial and tax system to help Taiwan” on December 18th, and 19th. The event took placed on the...
UN experts applaud US decision to dismantle ‘discriminatory and ineffective’ counterterrorism programme
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism Mutuma Ruteere.
UN expert hails US move placing atheists on equal footing with faith groups
Religious leaders.
Turkey: Journalists, Writers Face Terrorism, Separatism Charges
The prosecution of writers and journalists charged with terrorism and separatism for their association with a newspaper raises serious concerns for freedom of expression in Turkey, Human Rights Watch said on Dec 28. The first trial hearing begins on...
UAE: Free Jordanian Journalist
UAE authorities have detained a Jordanian journalist without trial or access to a lawyer for over a year, Human Rights Watch said on Dec 28. Tayseer al-Najjar was apparently detained over three Facebook posts in which he criticized Egypt, Israel, and...
