Supreme Court Upholds Use of Strict Voter ID Law in Texas Polls
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the state of Texas to enforce its strict new voter identification law in November polls, despite a lower court's ruling that it threatened to block many minorities from casting ballots.
New UN report reveals alarming rise in use of death penalty in Iraq
US: Migrants Returned to Danger
Returned migrants board a bus to Tegucigalpa in front the Center for Returned Migrants, San Pedro...
Western Sahara/Algeria: Refugees Face Curbs on Rights
A Sahrawi refugee camp near Tindouf, Algeria, Tindouf.
Indonesia: Free French Reporters Detained in Papua
The Indonesian government should dismiss charges against two French journalists in the easternmost province of Papua and end restrictions on foreign media there, Human Rights Watch said. Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat face trial on October 20,...
Saudi Arabia: Prominent Shia Cleric Sentenced to Death
Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court sentenced a prominent Shia cleric to death on October 15, 2014. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was convicted on a host of vague charges, based largely on his peaceful criticism of Saudi officials. Al-Nimr has a wide...
US: Migrants Returned to Danger
The US government’s rapid-fire screening of unauthorized migrants at the border is sending Central Americans back to the risk of serious harm, Human Rights Watch said in a report released.
Australia: Proposed Counterterror Laws Threaten Freedoms
A counterterrorism bill before the Australian parliament would introduce overly broad new criminal offenses that undermine rights to freedom of expression and movement, Human Rights Watch said in a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on...
Gender equality: MEPs work on strategy to offer men and women the same opportunities
Hearing (from left): Genoveva Tisheva and Claudia Menne
South Sudan: Abusive Security Bill
President Salva Kiir should veto a bill giving South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) sweeping powers, a group of national and international human rights organizations said. The bill would allow the security service virtually unfettered...
