China: New Bank’s Projects Should Respect Rights
The China-founded Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) should create a robust, independent accountability body to investigate right on June 24. The AIIB, established in June 2015, convenes its first annual general meeting in Beijing on June 25-...
Egypt: Free Satirical YouTube Group
Egyptian authorities should drop their investigation into six young men who posted satirical videos commenting on Egypt’s politics on YouTube and release four of them, who have been detained since May 10, 2016. The investigation appears to be based...
US: Supreme Court Ruling Endangers Immigrants
The United States Supreme Court’s split decision in United States v. Texas leaves millions of undocumented immigrants at continued risk of serious human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said on June 23.
Germany: HRW Wins Prestigious Theodore Wanner Award
The executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, accepted the 2016 Theodore Wanner Award in Berlin on June 21, 2016. The prize was awarded to Human Rights Watch for 38 years defending and advancing human rights around the world.
UN: Act on South Sudan Investigations
The United Nations should make public the findings of two UN investigations into the February 2016 attack on civilians in a UN camp in South Sudan and act on their recommendations.
Thailand: Junta Bans Referendum Monitoring
Thailand’s junta has forcibly blocked opposition efforts to monitor the nationwide referendum on a new constitution scheduled for August 7, 2016, Human Rights Watch said on June 21. Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha, who chairs the ruling National...
Singapore: Firms Told Not to Support LGBT Event
The government of Singapore should rescind its call for foreign corporations to cease sponsorship of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) diversity event, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the home affairs minister on June 21. The...
Kenya: Police Killings During Protests
At least 5 people died and 60 were wounded by gunfire as police tried to obstruct two recent protests in Nyanza region. Kenyan authorities should promptly investigate police use of excessive force during the demonstrations, on May 23 and June 6, 2016...
Turkey: Rights Defenders, Journalists Jailed
An academic and two journalists who have played a key role in Turkey’s human rights movement have been jailed pending investigation into spurious allegations of spreading terrorist propaganda. They should be released immediately and the investigation...
Myanmar must address ‘serious’ human rights violations against minorities – UN rights chief
An assessment team talks to displaced people in Pauktaw camp in rural Rakhine, Myanmar...
