Brazil: Approve Critical Justice Reform
A judge holds a custody hearing for a detainee in São Paulo on May...
Bangladesh: Stop Promoting Self-Censorship
Bangladesh authorities should unequivocally declare their commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship, Human Rights Watch said on August 12. The killing of secular blogger Niladri Chakrabarti on August 7, 2015, is a harrowing...
Reports of sexual abuse of children in Kasur, Pakistan
“Recent reports of children being sexually abused over a period of several years in the Kasur district of Pakistan are appalling. UNICEF is in contact with the Government authorities to understand the full dimension of this crime. Our sympathies are...
DR Congo: Ethnic Militias Attack Civilians in Katanga
Several thousand ethnic Batwa, or Pygmy, sought refuge in an abandoned factory...
Saudi Arabia: Prominent Writer Detained
Saudi authorities detained Zuhair Kutbi, a prominent writer and commentator, on July 15, 2015, following a TV interview in which he discussed his ideas for peaceful reform. Authorities apparently questioned him about his television appearance, which...
Looking for safety and a better life in Calais' jungle
Yacine, a 22-year old asylum seeker from Sudan washes tea cups in a makeshift shelter in the "jungle" in Calais before his...
UNICEF calls for $9.2 million USD for children affected by Myanmar floods, as supplies arrive
A house in Rakhine State, Myanmar destroyed by the flooding.
Killing of Bangladeshi blogger Niloy Neel draws UN condemnation
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
UN urges halt to attacks on Afghan civilians after day of record casualties
Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom.
Brazil: Radio Host Slain
Brazilian authorities should ensure a prompt, thorough, and independent investigation into the killing of the radio host Gleydson Carvalho at the radio station where he worked on August 6, 2015, Human Rights Watch said on August 7.
