Thailand: Release Dozens of Asylum Seekers
Thai authorities should release 64 asylum seekers detained in a recent raid who are being held in immigration detention, Human Rights Watch said on September 16. The asylum seekers – including 7 children – are from Pakistan and Somalia, and possess “...
UN urges creation of special court in Sri Lanka after new report confirms ‘horrific’ abuses
Relatives of missing persons from Sri Lanka’s 26-year long civil war hold their pictures during a...
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
