Human Rights

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

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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

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Iraq: Women Suffer Under ISIS

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“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...

Two years of conflict leaves 1.5 million people hungry in eastern Ukraine - UN agency

The two-year long conflict in eastern Ukraine has left around 1.5 million people hungry, including almost 300,000 people who are severely food insecure and in need of immediate food assistance, the United Nations food relief agency said on 4 April.

DR Congo: Children Held in Remote Military Prison

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Angenga military prison in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, where alleged FDLR combatants are...