Burma: Ensure Freedoms for All in Arakan State
The Burmese government’s lifting of the state of emergency in Arakan State should promptly be followed by the end of abusive restrictions on ethnic Rohingya and other Muslims.
US: In Louisiana Jails, with HIV and No Help
An inmate receiving a voluntary HIV test at Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Nigeria: A Year On, No Word on 300 Abducted Children
The Nigerian government should take urgent steps to secure the release of about 400 women and children, including at least 300 elementary school students, abducted by Boko Haram from the town of Damasak in Borno State a year ago. It is unclear whether...
Indonesia: Persecution of Gafatar Religious Group
Indonesian officials and security forces have been complicit in the violent forced eviction of more than 7,000 members of the Gafatar religious community from their homes on Kalimantan island since January 2016, Human Rights Watch said on March 29,...
At Security Council, UN Women chief urges greater input, visibility of women in peacebuilding
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka address Security Council meeting 'The role of women in...
Colombia: FARC Pact Risks Impunity for ‘False-Positives’
The justice agreement between the Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) could allow members of the armed forces responsible for the systematic execution of civilians to escape justice, Human Rights Watch said on March...
UNHCR redefines role in Greece as EU-Turkey deal comes into effect
On March 20, the provisions agreed between the EU and Turkey to stem the large-scale arrival of refugees and migrants to Greece and beyond into Europe came into effect. Starting already on Saturday, the Greek authorities accelerated the transfer to...
Largest US Restaurant Company Targeted over Treatment of Workers, Animals, Environment
EFF and Partners Support Media Monitoring Service in Fight for Fair Use
A media monitoring service that creates a text-searchable database of television and radio content is defending its fair use rights before a federal appeals court. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), New York University’s Technology Law and...
Israel/Palestine: Summary Execution of Wounded Palestinian
The open and casual way that a soldier appears to execute a wounded, prone Palestinian, which was captured on video, suggests a dangerous climate of impunity for war crimes. The soldier fired an assault rifle at the head of a man identified as Abd al-...
