Syria: Justice Essential for Durable Peace
Five human rights priorities should be central to the discussions between the Syrian government and opposition delegations ahead of the opening of the first direct negotiations between the warring parties in Syria. The priorities should be justice,...
Moraes on NSA reform: Obama speech may not suffice to restore EU citizens’ trust
"We need the US authorities to put an end to current discrimination whereby European citizens have lower levels of privacy rights than US citizens, including less privacy protection in US courts.
Ukraine: Repeal Repressive New Legislation
Peaceful protest at the Independence Square, in Kiev, Dec 2013.
Indonesia: EU Parliament Should Challenge Papua Abuses
The European Parliament’s hearing on human rights in Papua in Indonesia is an important opportunity to raise concerns and press for improvements in the area’s grave human rights situation, Human Rights Watch said. The hearing of the European...
Anti-Muslim Attacks Nearly Double in Britain
Ukraine: Repeal Repressive New Legislation
The Ukrainian parliament should immediately repeal new legislation that requires some independent groups to register as “foreign agents” and introduces numerous restrictions on public demonstrations, media, and the Internet. The legislation, which...
Myanmar: UN rights expert urges Government to probe reports of Muslim deaths in clashes
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tomás Ojea Quintana.
US: President Should End Sweeping Surveillance
The US government risks undermining important policy objectives unless it urgently reins in US electronic surveillance practices and stops violating the privacy rights of millions of people at home and abroad, Human Rights Watch said. In a letter to...
Mass executions in Syria may amount to war crimes, senior UN official warns
Syrian refugees queue to be registered on the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Arsal.
Bangladesh: Drop Charges, Stop Harassment of Odhikar
Bangladeshi authorities should immediately drop criminal charges against two senior members of the leading human rights organization Odhikar, and end the surveillance and harassment of its workers both in Dhaka and around the country, Amnesty...
