Russia: Rights Defender Attacked in Chechnya
Igot Kalyapin, Joint Mobile Group of Russian human rights defenders in Chechnya, and Tanya Lokshina...
Turkey: Academics Jailed For Signing Petition
The...
US/Cuba: Credibility of Obama Policy on the Line
United States President Barack Obama should call for concrete measures to end systematic repression in Cuba during his visit to Havana from March 20 to 22, 2016, Human Rights Watch said on March 16 ,2016.
On eve of migration summit, UN rights expert urges EU countries to revisit border controls
Syrian refugees on the border of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia They were among the...
On visit to Central African Republic, UN rights expert urges support for new Government
Polling station in Bangui for the second round of elections in Central African Republic,...
DR Congo: Free Youth Activists
Congolese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release two activists who were arrested one year ago during a pro-democracy youth workshop in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fred Bauma and Yves Makwambala face trumped-up charges in an...
EU: Turkey Mass-Return Deal Threatens Rights
The European Union’s proposed deal with Turkey, announced on March 8, 2016, represents “a disturbing disregard for international law covering the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants,” Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth...
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US: Children Face Deportation Without Lawyers
The failure of the United States government to appoint lawyers to represent migrant children facing deportation violates their basic rights under international law, Human Rights Watch said in an amicus (“friend-of-the-court”) brief filed in a federal...
Thailand: Insurgents Seize Hospital in South
Separatist insurgents took over and damaged a hospital in southern Thailand on March 13, 2016, in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said on the day after. The attack on the hospital occurred during a resurgence of separatist attacks on...
