Iran: Flawed Convictions for Journalists
An Iranian court convicted three journalists and a family member of another journalist on April 25, 2016 on vague national security charges. The four, along with a fifth journalist, have been detained since November, 2015. The authorities should quash...
On World Day, UN highlights link between press freedom and development
Journalists wait for the arrival of official delegations at the Geneva II Conference on Syria...
Flint Michigan crisis ‘not just about water,’ UN rights experts say ahead of President Obama’s visit
Bottled water.
Iraq: Al Jazeera Closure a Blow to Free Speech
The closure of Al Jazeera’s Baghdad bureau by the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission is nothing but an effort to clamp down on freedom of expression. The commission should promptly reverse its decision and allow the bureau to operate freely in...
Somalia: Journalists Under Attack
Both the Somali government and the Islamist armed group Al-Shabab are using abusive tactics to sway media coverage, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on May 2, on World Press Freedom Day. The government should act decisively to end...
Asian Development Bank: Heed Local Voices
Child picking cotton in September 2012, Suyima Pakhtakor, Jizzakh.
PAKISTAN: Labour Day meaningless for country’s working class
Labour Day in Pakistan is oxymoronic, because the day is just another holiday for the nation’s better off population, while the labour class toils under the blazing sun. Perhaps on no other day does the class difference between the haves and have nots...
Kids’ best interests must come first in cross-border custody cases, urge MEPs
It is children who pay the price when EU member states fail to cooperate and protect children’s best interests in legal proceedings such as cross-border parental custody disputes and adoption decisions, Parliament points out in a non-binding...
China: New Law Escalates Repression of Groups
A newly adopted law in China gives police unprecedented power to restrict the work of foreign groups in the country, Human Rights Watch said on April 28. The law will also limit domestic groups’ ability to obtain foreign funding and work with foreign...
Tunisia: Uphold Rights While Fighting Terrorism
Fighting terrorism and respecting human rights are two sides of the same coin, 46 national and international human rights organizations said in an open letter addressed to all Tunisians and titled “No to Terrorism, Yes to Human Rights” on April 28....
