France: Abuses under State of Emergency
Halim A. says his reputation and business were ruined after police placed him under house arrest on November 15, 2015 during...
India: Supreme Court Revisits “Sodomy” Law
India’s Supreme Court agreed on February 2, 2016, to hear an appeal of its 2013 decision that upheld a discriminatory law criminalizing same-sex relations, Human Rights Watch said. The Indian government should file an affidavit with the court to set...
South Korea: Act to Promote Rights in North Korea
The South Korean parliament should pass legislation on human rights in North Korea that promotes human rights protections and accountability for the most serious international human rights crimes, Human Rights Watch said.
Senior UN humanitarian official deeply concerned at Israel’s administrative detention practices
Palestinian prisoners are being held in Israeli prisons similar to this one.
Yemen: Houthis Block Vital Goods into Taizz
Street corner in the Deluxe neighborhood in western Taizz that has been damaged by shelling since March 2015.
End the Abuse of Female Genital Mutilation
When Pion was 10 years old, her grandmother said it was time for her to get married and become a “real” woman. Pion was terrified; she knew what that meant – having her genitalia cut, a practice called female genital mutilation (FGM). In the...
Turkey: UN rights chief concerned by actions of security forces and clampdown on media
A busy street in in Istanbul, Turkey.
Iraq: Possible War Crimes by Shia Militia
Members of Shia militias, who the Iraqi government has included among its state forces, abducted and killed scores of Sunni residents in a central Iraq town and demolished Sunni homes, stores, and mosques following January 11, 2016 bombings claimed by...
Fighting in eastern DRC forces tens of thousands to flee homes
More than three years after a major rebel offensive was defeated by UN and government forces in Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province, the area remains extremely volatile and producing displacement.
Iraq: Possible War Crimes by Shia Militia
Members of Shia militias, who the Iraqi government has included among its state forces, abducted and killed scores of Sunni residents in a central Iraq town and demolished Sunni homes, stores, and mosques following January 11, 2016 bombings claimed by...
