Kazakhstan: Crackdown on Peaceful Protest
Law enforcement officers aggressively broke up efforts to hold planned peaceful protests across Kazakhstan on May 21, 2016, detaining hundreds of people, sometimes using force, Human Rights Watch said on 22 May. Police also rounded up journalists and...
Indonesia: Protect Mass Graves of 1965-66 Massacres
The Indonesian government should delay the exhumation of mass graves linked to the massacres of 1965-1966 until forensic experts are available to assist, Human Rights Watch said on 22 May. The government should also arrange security at known or...
OSCE Representative calls for immediate release of all members of the media detained in Kazakhstan
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović on May 21 criticized the recent mass detentions of members of the media in Kazakhstan.
EFF at Copyright Office Roundtables Tuesday and Wednesday in San Francisco
On Tuesday and Wednesday, May 24-25, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Staff Attorney Kit Walsh and Senior Staff Attorney Mitch Stoltz will participate in public roundtable discussions about the impact of U.S. copyright law on freedoms to...
UN: Press Turkey to Open Border
United Nations member states and UN agencies attending the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on May 23-24, 2016, should press the Turkish authorities to reopen Turkey’s border to Syrian asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said today. Partners...
US: Raped in Military – Then Punished
Thousands of United States service members who lost their military careers after reporting a sexual assault live with stigmatizing discharge papers that prevent them from getting jobs and benefits, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on May...
Venezuela: Revoke Emergency Decree
The Organization of American States should press President Nicolás Maduro to revoke an emergency decree that would limit the ability of the opposition-led National Assembly and Venezuelan nongovernmental organizations to challenge abuses of power by...
Thailand: Investigate Alleged Torture of Bombing Suspect
Thai authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the alleged torture of a suspect in the deadly bomb attack in Bangkok’s commercial district in August 2015, Human Rights Watch said on 19 May. Adem Karadag (also known as Bilal Mohammed) is...
Russia: Rights Activist Interrogated
Russia’s Investigative Committee has interrogated a human rights activist for allegedly failing to comply with the “foreign agents” law, Human Rights Watch said on 18 May. If an investigation is opened against the activist, Valentina Cherevatenko, it...
Libya: ISIS Executed Dozens in Newest Stronghold
The extremist armed group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has unlawfully executed at least 49 people in its Libyan stronghold of Sirte since February 2015, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on 18 May. Those killed, by means such as...
