UK urges global action to end modern slavery
Karen Bradley has used a speech at the United Nations to press global representatives for greater action to end modern slavery and free tens of millions of victims worldwide.
UN officials urge boost in development action to meet humanitarian challenges in Africa
A group of refugees from South Sudan at a settlement in Uganda.
EU: Asylum Proposals Go in Wrong Direction
The European Commission proposals on European Union asylum policy overwhelmingly reflect the negative political climate in Europe and the trend toward curtailing refugee rights, Human Rights Watch said on April 8.
Greece: UN agency urges full hearings for stranded refugee and migrant children
Child refugees in Idomeni, Greece,
Iraq: Fallujah Siege Starving Population
Residents of the besieged city of Fallujah are starving. Iraqi government forces should urgently allow aid to enter the city, and the extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, which captured the city in early 2014, should allow civilians to...
EU: Asylum Proposals Go in Wrong Direction
The European Commission proposals on European Union asylum policy overwhelmingly reflect the negative political climate in Europe and the trend toward curtailing refugee rights, Human Rights Watch said on April 8, 2016.
Bangladesh: 20 Million Drink Arsenic-Laced Water
Iraq: Women Suffer Under ISIS
“Noor,”16, said an ISIS fighter raped her multiple times during two months in captivity. Deeply traumatized, she is one of...
France: Inadequate Mental Health Care in Prisons
Thousands of men and women with psychosocial disabilities in French prisons are at risk of suicide or harming themselves because of the neglect of their physical and mental health, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on April 5.
Venezuela: Police Raids Hit Poor Areas
Police and military raids in low-income and immigrant communities in Venezuela have led to widespread allegations of abuse, the Venezuelan Human Rights Education-Action Program (PROVEA) and Human Rights Watch said in a joint report released today. The...
