Tunisia: Let Constitution Herald Human Rights Era
The adoption of Tunisia’s new constitution should set in motion a wide-ranging overhaul of laws and public institutions, Al Bawsala, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch said. The constitution, which guarantees many fundamental rights and...
In EU law, the interpretation to be given to the concept of ‘internal armed conflict’ must be independent of the definition used in international humanitarian law
An EU Directive1 protects not only persons who can qualify for recognition as refugees, but also persons who do not qualify for this status but in respect of whom substantial grounds have been shown for believing that, if returned to their country of...
City of New York and Center for Constitutional Rights Announce Agreement in Landmark Stop and Frisk Case
After 14 years of litigation and decades of community action, plaintiffs’ counsel and Mayor Bill de Blasio reached an agreement which will result in the withdrawal of the City’s appeal of the landmark stop-and-frisk case, Floyd v. City of New York,...
International organisations must be accountable for human rights violations
In a resolution, PACE made a number of recommendations to increase international organisations’ accountability for human rights violations.
Protecting South Sudan’s internally displaced must be priority, says UN rights expert
UN Military Police checking for weapons from people seeking shelter in the UNMISS compound in Bor...
Canada: Violence Against Indigenous Women
The Tachie reserve in northern British Columbia. In Carrier, the indigenous language in Tachie and many...
Displaced by Boko Haram, Nigerians risk invisibility in Niger
Displaced and host families in Gasseré village wait for UNHCR to distribute blankets and kitchen kits.
Jordan: Deliver on Promises to Respect Free Expression
Jordanian lawmakers should undertake critical reforms in 2014 to remove or amend laws that place impermissible limits on free expression, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2014.
Getting away with sexual abuse in Jordan
Rape victims in Jordan say they get punished instead of the attacker.
Kuwait: Jail, Exile for Insulting Emir
A five-year prison sentence followed by permanent exile for a Kuwaiti activist over his Twitter comments violated the rights to free expression and movement. A Kuwait first instance court imposed the sentence on Abdullah Fairouz Abdullah Abd al-Kareem...
