China: Credibly Investigate Xinjiang Blast
Chinese authorities should credibly and impartially investigate an explosion in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and ensure due process rights for suspects, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 22. On September 10, 2016, a local police chief was...
Greater focus on women’s empowerment can help achieve Global Goals – UN chief
Participants in the International Women's Day March for Gender Equality and Women's Rights, including Secretary-...
Malaysia: Drop Criminal Case for Showing Film
The Malaysian authorities should end their relentless prosecution of rights activist Lena Hendry for her role in showing a documentary film without censorship board approval, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 21. On September 21, 2016, the High Court...
Tajikistan: Video Spotlights Crackdown
Governments and intergovernmental organizations should denounce the worsening human rights crisis in Tajikistan, Human Rights Watch and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee said in a video released during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the...
Syria: Investigate Attack on UN Aid Convoy
An attack on a United Nations aid convoy and on a Red Crescent warehouse in Aleppo should be investigated as possible war crimes. The apparent airstrikes on September 19, 2016, hit the convoy and building for over three hours with no military targets...
Hungary: Failing to Protect Vulnerable Refugees
Hungary is keeping many of the most vulnerable asylum seekers stranded on its border in poor conditions for weeks while they wait to enter the country and file their claims. Some said that border officials had used excessive force against them.
Pakistan: Don’t Execute Man with Mental Disability
Pakistani authorities should halt the execution of Imdad Ali, which is scheduled for September 20, 2016, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 19. Imdad Ali has a mental disability.
Philippines: Committee Chair Ousted for Death Squad Inquiry
The Philippine Senate has ousted the chair of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights in an apparent reprisal for her inquiry into the surge in killings linked to President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs,” Human Rights Watch said on Sep 19....
Refugees fleeing South Sudan pass one million mark
The number of South Sudanese refugees sheltering in neighbouring countries has this week passed the 1 million mark, including more than 185,000 people who have fled since fresh violence erupted in the country in Juba on July 8, UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
UNHCR, OSCE welcome decision to form Co-ordination Team to monitor implementation of refugees and displaced persons rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Regional Representation for South-Eastern Europe (UNHCR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to BiH welcome the decision of the...
