UN Forum on indigenous issues opens 2016 session with focus on conflict, peace and resolution
Participants and the 2016 session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous...
Egypt: UN experts report worsening crackdown on protest
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression David...
Cyprus pilot project to combat child sex abuse hailed as ‘a great example’ for Europe
PAKISTAN: live burning of a girl exposes the state of human rights in the country
In a harrowing incident of honor killing a 16-year girl, Miss Amber, from Makol village near the town of Dunga Gali, distrct Abbottabad Khyber Pakhtun Khuwa (KPK) province was burned alive on 29th April 2016 for helping her friend elope. Because of...
Nepal: Act Speedily on All Terai Abuses
The Nepal government should ensure that investigations into all deaths and injuries during the protests in the southern Terai region last fall are fast, transparent, and independent, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli...
North Korea: Forced Labor Underpins Party Congress
The leadership of the Worker’s Party of Korea selected at the upcoming party congress should urgently address the serious rights abuses committed by the government, including forced labor connected with the congress, Human Rights Watch said on May 5,...
World Press Freedom Day conference adopts Declaration on press freedom, access to information and cultural diversity
UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, in Helsinki on 3 May 2016 on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day
Burma: Rights Priorities for New Government
Burma’s new government led by the National League for Democracy (NLD) should signal human rights are a top priority by presenting a plan of action to begin long-needed reforms, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to new president Htin Kyaw on May 4....
Pakistan: Crackdown on Farmers’ Protest
In April, Pakistani authorities used draconian laws and excessive force to prevent tenant farmers in Punjab province from protesting for land rights, Human Rights Watch said on May 4. Farmers in Okara district had planned to convene on April 17, 2016...
Kenya: Court to Hear Forced Anal Testing Case
A Kenyan court will hear a constitutional petition challenging the use of forced anal examinations of men accused of homosexuality on May 4, 2016, Human Rights Watch said on May 3. Under international law, forced anal examinations are a form of cruel...
