No country has yet achieved equality between men and women – UN human rights chief
Wide view of the Human Rights Council at its 30th regular session in Geneva on 15 September 2015...
Saudi Arabia: Child Offender at Risk of Execution
Saudi authorities may soon execute a Saudi man for crimes related to a 2011 protest movement, committed when he was only 17. His trial was marred by serious due process violations, and the court failed to investigate his allegations that he had been...
Yemen: Houthis ‘Disappear’ Political Opponent
Yemen’s Houthi authorities should immediately provide information about a prominent opposition party member who was arrested on April 4, 2015. The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, have yet to respond to inquiries from the family of Muhammad Qahtan...
UK: Human Rights Watch Challenges Surveillance
Human Rights Watch and three anonymous individuals filed a complaint over surveillance by the United Kingdom on September 14. The complaint by Human Rights Watch to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) charges its rights had been violated by the...
China: Government Should Account for Activist’s Detention, Death
On the second anniversary of Chinese activist Cao Shunli’s arbitrary detention in Beijing, United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member states should press China to account for its conduct in that event and her subsequent death, Human Rights Watch...
UN official welcomes proclamation of International Day to honour victims of genocide
Machetes and bullets in Gisenyi, Rwanda, 26 July 1994.
EFF Urges Appeals Court To Toughen Privacy Protections for Devices at the Border
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging a federal appeals court to rule that government agents need a warrant to search cell phones, computers, and other personal electronic devices at the border.
PACE Rapporteurs call for JHA Council meeting on 14 September to prioritise human rights
PACE rapporteurs, welcoming proposals to reform EU asylum policy, call for JHA Council meeting on 14 September to prioritise human rights
Attorneys for 74-Pound Cleared Guantánamo Hunger Striker Tariq Ba Odah Urge Court to Order Release Over DOJ Objections
Attorneys for a 74-pound Guantánamo prisoner who is “on the precipice of death” according to three medical experts urged a federal court to order his release despite the Obama administration’s opposition on September 11. Tariq Ba Odah, who is from...
European Refugee Crisis Highlights Lack of Funding for Iraq
The recent arrival of tens of thousands of refugees to Europe from across the region confirms the dire humanitarian conditions millions of Iraqis now face. “Tens of thousands of Iraqis have fled the conflict for the safety of Europe and hundreds of...
