Human Rights

Bahrain: Release Rights Activist

Bahraini authorities should immediately release the human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, Human Rights Watch said on Dec 12. Rajab’s trial is scheduled to resume on December 15, 2016, on charges that inherently violate the right to free expression....

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EU/US: Sanction Senior DR Congo Officials

The European Union and United States should expand targeted sanctions against those most responsible for recent violent repression and other serious human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a coalition of 72 Congolese and 15...

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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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