FBI Reaching Out About Female Genital Mutilation
More than 500,000 women and girls across the country—most of them living in metropolitan areas—are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation, a procedure that has long been practiced in many African and Middle Eastern countries as a cultural...
Nepal: 9-Point Deal Undermines Transitional Justice
Nepal’s leading political parties should not bargain away justice for victims of serious human rights abuses as part of an agreement to form a new coalition government, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty...
Uzbekistan: Massacre’s Abusive Aftermath
The United States, European Union, and other international actors should renew their calls for accountability by the Uzbek government 11 years after the Andijan massacre, Human Rights Watch said on May 12, 2016. Uzbek government forces killed hundreds...
Human trafficking: MEPs call on EU member states to protect victims better
EU member states should do more to protect victims of human trafficking, especially women, and take gender-specific prevention, assistance and support measures to help them, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. The text points out that EU...
Maria Arena: Providing parental leave is an investment, not a cost
Fathers don't take nearly as much parental leave as mothers do, which can lead to women having to sacrifice their career prospects in order to look after their children. EU rules are meant to help with this, but results have proved mixed. Belgian...
Canada supports UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Pakistan: Investigate Killing of Rights Activist
Pakistani authorities should conduct a prompt and impartial investigation into the killing of human rights activist Khurram Zaki and appropriately prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch said on May 10. Zaki, 40, had been publicly critical of...
Afghanistan: Halt Further Executions
Afghanistan’s government should immediately halt further executions and impose a moratorium on the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said on May 10. The executions by hanging of six Taliban prisoners on May 8, 2016, were the first capital sentences...
Thailand: 8 Charged for Mocking Junta Leader on Facebook
Thai authorities charged eight Facebook users with sedition and computer crimes for...
US: Court Weighs Border Killing of Child
A United States Border Patrol Agent who shot an unarmed Mexican child in the back across the border should not escape justice if the shooting was unlawful, Human Rights Watch said in a friend-of-the-court brief.
