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...
Brazil: Veto Overbroad Counterterrorism Bill
President Dilma Rousseff should veto a counterterrorism bill whose overbroad and vague language could be used to undermine freedom of association and expression in Brazil, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the president on March 14.
Iran’s execution of juvenile offenders draws concern of UN rights expert
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed.
UN Commission on Status of Women opens with calls to ‘seize the day;’ ensure gender equality
Marching in New York City for gender equality.
Security Council endorses steps to combat sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers
Security Council members vote to adopt a resolution endorsing special measures presented by Secretary-...
Yemen: Houthis Ban Rights Advocate’s Travel
Houthi officials in Yemen confiscated the passport of a prominent human rights advocate on March 4, 2016. The Houthis should immediately end the travel ban on Abdulrasheed al-Faqih, executive director of the Mwatana Organization for Human Rights, the...
Egypt: Reverse Blasphemy Sentences Against Christian Children
Egyptian authorities should quash blasphemy sentences handed down to four Christian children and their teacher over a video mocking ISIS. They should also revoke the penal code article that authorities use to prosecute blasphemy.
Human rights: freedom of speech in Kazakhstan, Giulio Regeni, DRC
Parliament condemns the deteriorating climate for the media and free speech in Kazakhstan, the torture and assassination under suspicious circumstances of EU citizen Giulio Regeni in Egypt, and the worsening security and human rights situation in the...
Keep Up the Pressure on Rights in Burma
The new, civilian-led government in Burma under Aung San Suu Kyi’s leadership could herald a new era for human rights in Burma. But before euphoria breaks out, the United Nations Human Rights Council should take into account the many challenges Burma...
