Vietnam: Crackdown on Peaceful Environmental Protesters
Vietnam’s government should immediately stop all harassment, intimidation, and persecution of environmental activists, said Human Rights Watch on 18 May. The government should respect their right to peaceful protest and release anyone still wrongfully...
Hong Kong: Defend Rights Against China’s Encroachment
Hong Kong officials should challenge the chairman of China’s top legislative body to make concrete commitments to respect Hong Kong’s autonomy on human rights and democratic rule, Human Rights Watch said on 17 May. Zhang Dejiang, who chairs the...
US, Russia: Investigate Attacks on Civilians
The United States and Russia should act on their recent commitment to investigate attacks with significant civilian casualties in Syria. In particular, they should open investigations in the May 5, 2016 airstrike on a camp for displaced people and...
Jordan: Ease Travel for Gaza Palestinians
Jordan should facilitate travel for Palestinians seeking to travel from Gaza to third countries, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released to Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on May 16. A recent apparent tightening of criteria for transit has blocked...
Coastguard rescues some 1,000 refugees and migrants off Italy
Approximately 1,000 people of various nationalities, including refugee families and unaccompanied children, were rescued on 12 May in operations coordinated by Frontex. In one operation, some 500 people travelling in two fishing boats that had...
OSCE supports international conference on obstacles in prosecuting war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
UAE: Free Two Jailed for Criticizing Egypt
UAE authorities should immediately drop all charges against an Emirati academic and a Jordanian journalist that relate to peaceful criticism of Emirati and Egyptian authorities.
Marking 'Day of Families,' Ban urges support during 'heavy toll' of crisis situations
A family in Cap Haïtien, Haiti, loads supplies onto a boat during the flooding in 2014.
Azerbaijan: Activists Face Bogus Drug Charges
Azerbaijani authorities are using spurious drug charges to pursue long prison sentences against two youth activists, Human Rights Watch said on May 13. The charges apparently are in retaliation for painting graffiti on a monument. The authorities...
UN Security Council demands Boko Haram ‘immediately’ end all violence in Lake Chad Basin
A group of people displaced from Blargui village on Lake Chad, found refuge in the Kafia site, hosting...
