UN rights experts hail Zambia’s move away from death penalty, flag ‘areas of concern’ elsewhere in Africa
Cambodia: Exonerate 11 Wrongly Convicted Activists
Cambodian authorities should immediately exonerate and unconditionally release 11 opposition activists convicted after an unfair trial, Human Rights Watch said on July 21. The three judges at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court took just 15 minutes after...
South Sudan: Widespread Atrocities in Government Offensive
Problems with overcrowding and poor sanitation at the UNMISS camp...
UN human rights experts renew calls to visit US to advance criminal justice reforms
China: Secretly Detained Lawyers at Risk of Torture
Thirteen people who were detained in the course of an unprecedented nationwide attack on human rights lawyers remain in police custody incommunicado, leaving them vulnerable to torture and other abuses, Human Rights Watch said on July 20. Police have...
Israel: Effectively Investigate Boy’s Killing by Colonel
The evidence in an Israeli colonel’s fatal shooting of a Palestinian boy on July 3, 2015, indicates that the shooting violated international standards on the use of lethal force in policing, and possibly also Israel’s own open-fire regulations. A...
Thailand: End Case Against Migrant Worker Activist
Thai authorities should drop charges against a prominent migrant worker rights activist, Human Rights Watch said on July 19. The charges violate the free expression rights of the activist, Andy Hall, and undermine his research into labor rights abuses...
War crimes trial for former Chadian leader ‘a milestone for justice in Africa’ – UN rights chief
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
On Mandela Day, UN joins call to promote community service and inspire change
Nelson Mandela, then Deputy President of the African National Congress of South Africa, raises his fist in the air...
Brazil: Homicides of children and teenagers double in 20 years – UNICEF report
The number of children and teenagers murdered in Brazil has more than doubled in 20 years, according to a new UNICEF report marking 25 years since the introduction of the Child and Adolescent Statute.
