Saudi Arabia: Prosecution for Forming Human Rights Group
Saudi prosecutors filed criminal charges against two activists in late October 2016, for “forming an unlicensed organization” and other vague charges relating to a short-lived human rights organization they set up in 2013, Human Rights Watch said on...
UN experts back call to halt pipeline construction in North Dakota, citing rights abuses of protestors
Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peacful assembly and of association Maina Kiai.
Universal Children’s Day: Two hundred world renowned writers come together for children’s rights
EU/US: Obama Should Remind Europe to Defend Rights
A dorm in the Vathi hotspot, on Samos island, Greece. At the time of Human Rights Watch’s visit, the facility was severely...
Saudi Arabia: Prosecution for Forming Human Rights Group
Saudi prosecutors filed criminal charges against two activists in late October 2016, for “forming an unlicensed organization” and other vague charges relating to a short-lived human rights organization they set up in 2013, Human Rights Watch said on...
Families fleeing Mosul offensive celebrate new-found freedoms
Father of six, Mahmoud Ahmad, 35, had a huge smile on his face as he clambered out of the crowded truck packed with other families, holding his two month-old baby daughter, Farah, in his hands.
Myanmar: Media workers detained over corruption article must be released
Two media workers who were arrested and detained on 11 November on suspicion of “online defamation” over an article that made reference to allegations of government corruption must be released immediately, Amnesty International said.
Burma: Massive Destruction in Rohingya Villages
High-definition satellite imagery shows widespread fire-related destruction in ethnic Rohing on November 13. The Burmese government should immediately invite the United Nations to assist in investigating reported destruction of villages in the area....
Pneumonia and diarrhoea kill 1.4 million children each year, more than all other childhood illnesses combined – UNICEF
Pneumonia and diarrhoea together kill 1.4 million children each year, the overwhelming majority of whom live in lower and middle-income countries. These childhood deaths occur despite the fact that both illnesses are largely preventable through...
Iraqi Kurdistan: Arab Homes Destroyed After ISIS Battles
Security forces of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government have unlawfully destroyed large numbers of Arab homes, and sometimes entire villages, in areas retaken from the Islamic State, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on November 13.
