ICTY/Bosnia: Karadzic Convicted for Srebrenica Genocide
The conviction of Radovan Karadzic, the former president of the Republic of Srpska, for his role in the Srebrenica genocide and other grave crimes shows that persistence can deliver justice, Human Rights Watch said on March 24.
Iran: Detainees Denied Fair Legal Representation
Iran should remove restrictions on access to lawyers for people charged with national security crimes, Human Rights Watch said on March 24. Nine months after Iran’s new criminal procedure expanded detainees’ access to a lawyer during the investigative...
Chad: Court Order, But No Cash, for Ex-Dictator’s Victims
Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre is escorted by military officers after being heard by judge...
UN rights chief urges Egypt to halt 'clampdown' on civil society groups
Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein, recently appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, holds his first press conference...
UN welcomes 'historic' guilty verdict against Radovan Karadžić
Radovan Karadžic at his initial appearance in court, July 2008.
Sudan: Silencing Women Rights Defenders
Sudanese security forces have used sexual violence, intimidation, and other forms of abuse to silence female human rights defenders across the country, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on March 23, 2016. The government should investigate...
US: Transgender Women Abused in Immigration Detention
An illustration depicts a transgender woman housed in a men's immigration detention facility.
Côte d’Ivoire: 5 Years On, Awaiting Justice
Côte d’Ivoire has not yet delivered justice for victims of grave crimes by both sides in the country’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on March 22, 2016. President Alassane Ouattara and his new justice...
'Assault on one minority community is attack on all,' Ban says on Day to eliminate racism
Three children in Akko draw together and smile for the photographer's camera.
Yemen: Embargo Arms to Saudi Arabia
The United States, United Kingdom, France, and others should suspend all weapon sales to Saudi Arabia until it not only curtails its unlawful airstrikes in Yemen but also credibly investigates alleged violations.
