Human Rights

Formalize ‘Killer Robots’ Talks; Aim for Ban

Governments should agree at the upcoming multilateral disarmament meeting in Geneva to formalize their talks on fully autonomous weapons, with an eye toward negotiating a preemptive ban, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Dec 09.

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Bangladesh: Improve Protections for Migrant Domestic Workers

A migrant domestic worker watches over a child playing in the Magic...

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in Ukraine since the conflict started close to 10,000.

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Yemen: US-Made Bombs Used in Unlawful Airstrikes

Remnant of a wing assembly that is mounted on a US-made GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided 500-pound bomb found at the Arhab water...

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Philippines: Policy Failures Fuel HIV Epidemic

The Philippine government is fueling a rising human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic among men who have sex with men through policies that restrict interventions proven to prevent transmission of the virus, Human Rights Watch said in a report...

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New UN report urges action to end 'unimaginable suffering' for separated families on Korean peninsula

OHCHR examines the issue of involuntary separation of Korean families from a human rights perspective.

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UN rights expert urges Australians to stand up against country's 'alarming' hate speech and racism

Special Rapporteur on racism Mutuma Ruteere.

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Kazakhstan: Move to Shut Down Trade Unions

Kazakhstan should immediately end legal moves to liquidate an independent trade union confederation, Human Rights Watch said on Dec 06. An economic court in Shymkent, in southern Kazakhstan, on December 5, 2016, began reviewing a case brought by the...

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Qatar: Independent News Website Blocked

Qatari authorities have blocked Doha News, the country’s only independent news website, in a move that undermines Qatar’s attempts to present itself as a center for media freedom in the Gulf region, Human Rights Watch said on Dec 06. Doha News has...

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Valuable resources to fight gender-based violence released

In the framework of the 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence campaign, UN Women has published a ‘Package of essentials for addressing violence against women’ aimed at advocates, programmers and policy makers.

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