Venezuela: New Military Authority to Curb Protests
Venezuela has granted powers to the military to use force to control peaceful demonstrations, Human Rights Watch said on 12 February. On January 23, 2015, the Defense Ministry issued a resolution authorizing the Armed Forces to maintain “public order...
Sudan: Mass Rape by Army in Darfur
Sudanese army forces raped more than 200 women and girls in an organized attack on the north Darfur town of Tabit in October 2014, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on 11 February. The United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) should take...
Iran: Halt Execution of Child Offender
Iran’s judiciary immediately should halt plans to execute a man convicted at age 17 of terrorism-related crimes for an armed opposition group and vacate his death sentence.
UN rights report points to ‘increasing regularity’ of attacks on girls seeking education
A gathering to promote the rights of girls and education for all in Barrod village of Rajasthan’s Alwar...
UAE: Abuses at NYU, Louvre, Guggenheim Project
Serious concerns about workers’ rights have not been resolved for a high-profile project in Abu Dhabi that will host branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums and a campus of New York University (NYU), Human Rights Watch said in a report released...
Zero tolerance: EP to debate how to end female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation has affected some 140 million women and girls around the world and in Europe alone half a million of them live with the physical and psychological consequences of this practice. To raise awareness 6 February has been...
Cambodia: Blocking Vietnamese from Seeking Asylum
The Cambodian government should abide by its international obligations not to return Vietnamese and other asylum-seekers to countries where they face persecution. On February 4, 2015, a government official in Rattanakiri province announced that a...
Greening: Britain stands shoulder to shoulder with Jordan as UK pledges new support for Syria crisis
Justine Greening and The Prince of Wales at a WFP supermarket in...
Slovakia: Low Turnout Scuttles Discriminatory Referendum
A low turnout in a Slovakia referendum on February 7, 2015, scuttled a measure that would have set the scene for legalized discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) couples, Human Rights Watch said on February 8. The...
Thailand: Japan Should Urge End to Military Rule
Thailand's newly appointed Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives at the 2nd...
