Central African Republic: Make Justice a Priority
Jean Baptiste Nguondija, a resident of Ngbada, by the grave of his 10 year-old daughter Nathana Poura. Nguondija has lost 5...
Turkey: Open Border to Displaced Syrians Shelled by Government
Syrian military attacks on armed opposition groups near the Turkish border hit two displaced persons camps on April 13 and 15, 2016, causing at least 3,000 people to flee, although they were unable to cross the border to safety, Human Rights Watch...
Thailand: Ex-Minister Detained for Rejecting Draft Charter
Thailand’s ruling junta should immediately release a former government minister in military custody for publicly opposing the draft constitution, Human Rights Watch said on April 20. National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) authorities arrested...
Turkey: Open Border to Displaced Syrians Shelled by Government
Syrian military attacks on armed opposition groups near the Turkish border hit two displaced persons camps on April 13 and 15, 2016, causing at least 3,000 people to flee, although they were unable to cross the border to safety, Human Rights Watch...
UN rights chief welcomes release of 83 prisoners in Myanmar
OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.
Maria Arena: Female poverty is the result of a lifetime of discrimination
Poverty has increased in Europe since the economic crisis, with women more likely to live in poverty than men. Parliament's women's rights committee adopted on Tuesday 19 April a report examining how their situation could be improved. We talked to...
Saudi Arabia: A Move to Curb Religious Police Abuses
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers issued a sweeping new regulation on April 13, 2016, curtailing the powers of the country’s religious police. The council removed the authority of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice...
Gambia: Investigate Death in Custody, Free Protesters
The suspicious death in custody of opposition political leader Solo Sandeng and the arrest of his party leader, Ousainu Darboe, and other party members in recent days underscore the repressive nature of the Gambia’s government, Human Rights Watch,...
Saudi Arabia: 3 Alleged Child Offenders Await Execution
Three Saudi men are awaiting execution for alleged, protest-related crimes committed while they were children. Saudi judges based the capital convictions primarily on confessions that the three defendants retracted in court and said had been coerced....
Gambia: Ban calls for release of detained protesters after death of opposition members
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
