Palestine: ICC Should Open Formal Probe
As the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza entered its 50th year, Human Rights Watch called on JUNE 5 on the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to open a formal investigation into serious international crimes committed in Palestine...
Ban ‘shocked’ at scale of grave violations against children detailed in latest report
Children at the protection of civilians (POC) site in Malakal town, South Sudan.
US: Stop Providing Cluster Munitions
A submunition or "skeet" from a BLU-108 canister from a CBU-105 Senor Fuzed Weapon found by the main road between Sanaa and...
Yemen: Free Captive Children
The parties to the conflict in Yemen should release captured children and make a commitment to not re-enlist child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said on June 2. Parties on all sides of the conflict have used child soldiers, who are an estimated one-...
China: Tell the Truth About Tiananmen on Anniversary
The Chinese government should cease its denial about the state’s role in the massacre of unarmed pro-democracy protesters and citizens around June 4, 1989, and acknowledge the government’s responsibility for the killings, detentions, and persecution...
Ukraine: 17 Russian Journalists Banned
Ukrainian authorities should immediately drop a ban on 17 Russian journalists and protect media freedom, Human Rights Watch said on 1 June. On May 27, 2016, President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree to implement a May 20 National Security and Defense...
Palestine: Hamas Should Halt Executions
The Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip should halt planned executions. Three men were put to death on the morning of May 31, 2016, as the first step in a declared plan to kill 13 convicted criminals. The executions came after a number of highly...
Sudan: Hundreds Deported to Likely Abuse
The Sudanese authorities deported at least 442 Eritreans, including six registered refugees, to Eritrea in May 2016, Human Rights Watch said on May 30. Sudan denied the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) access to identify those who...
Make Rules on Rights Binding for Businesses
Delegates at the 2016 International Labour Conference should initiate a process to develop a binding, international convention to protect human rights in global supply chains, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on May 30. Governments,...
UN rights chief welcomes 'hard-won' verdict in trial of former Chadian President Habré
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein.
