In Memory of Jean-Baptiste Bengehya Mwezi
Human Rights Watch deeply mourns the passing of Jean-Baptiste Bengehya Mwezi, our operations manager in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, who died of a sudden illness on May 6, 2014.
Vietnam: Arrests of Internet Activists Escalate
Vietnamese authorities should drop all charges and immediately release bloggers Nguyen Huu Vinh (also known as Ba Sam) and Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, Human Rights Watch said. The two were arrested on May 5, 2014, for publishing articles on the Internet,...
UN rights office warns Boko Haram over ‘sale’ of Nigerian schoolgirls, as new kidnappings reported
Since June 2013, attacks in northeastern Nigeria have resulted in school closures affecting...
Legendary players from Juventus FC and Real Madrid to contest UNESCO Cup match in Turin on 2 June
UNESCO and the Italian football club Juventus have joined forces to combat racism and discrimination in sport. The...
China: Free Activists Held for Marking Massacre
The Chinese government should immediately drop charges against prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, clarify the status of journalist Gao Yu, and release other activists who have been detained for commemorating the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre...
US: A Nation Behind Bars
Far too many US laws violate basic principles of justice by requiring disproportionately severe punishment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released.
Ukraine: Captives Describe Brutal Beatings
Aleksandr Vovk, member of Independent Trade Union of Ukrainian Miners from Novogradovka,...
Ethiopia: UN Review Should Condemn Crackdown
Iraq: Government Blocking Residents Fleeing Fighting
The Iraqi government is exacerbating a humanitarian crisis in Anbar Province by hindering residents from leaving areas where fighting is taking place and impeding aid from getting in. The government should immediately facilitate safe passage for...
UN officials urge Security Council to act before South Sudan plunges deeper into crisis
UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay (center) and UN Special Adviser for the Prevention of...
