Syria: Civilian Deaths Rising as Attacks Resume
Apparently unlawful attacks by government and armed groups around Aleppo in Syria have killed at least 89 civilians since April 22, 2016. Despite the rising casualties, Western leaders meeting in Hannover, Germany, on April 25 missed an opportunity to...
Egypt: Fearing Protests, Police Arrest Hundreds
Egyptian security forces arrested at least 382 people in the days leading up to and during the dispersal of mostly peaceful protests on April 25, 2016. The protests followed a rare mass demonstration against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on...
Austria: Drastic, Unjustified Measures against Asylum Seekers
The law approved by the National Council of the Austrian parliament is a blow to the rights of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said on April 27. The law, which is expected to pass quickly and unchallenged in the parliament’s upper chamber, allows...
Burma: Drop Charges Against Former Activist Monk
Burmese authorities should dismiss politically motivated immigration charges against a prominent former activist monk and release him from detention, Human Rights Watch said on April 26. U Gambira, also known by his lay name Nyi Nyi Lwin, faces up...
Israel/Palestine: Hamas Bus Bombing Targets Civilians
The bombing of a bus in West Jerusalem on April 18, 2016, apparently by a member of the militant Palestinian group Hamas, is a grave breach of the laws of armed conflict that prohibit targeting civilians.
US: 20 Years of Immigrant Abuses
The United States Congress should repeal provisions in two 1996 immigration laws that have subjected hundreds of thousands of people to arbitrary detention, fast-track deportations, and family separation, Human Rights Watch said on April 25.
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Iraq: Protecting Civilians Key to Mosul Battle
Iraqi government forces gearing up to drive Islamic State fighters from Mosul should prioritize protection of civilians. Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, which the extremist group Islamic State, also...
PAKISTAN: Military farms in the 21st century, Orwellian
Uganda: 5 Years On, No Justice for ‘Walk to Work’ Killings
