Australia: East Asia Visit Should Highlight Rights
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop should ensure that human rights are a part of her discussions with leaders in Indonesia, China, and the Philippines Human Rights Watch said. She will visit those countries from December 5 to 8, 2013. The new...
‘Mixed picture’ of women’s progress shows need to better harness synergies – UN official
Deputy Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)...
Greece: Strengthen Anti-Racism Bill
“I went to the police station two days later.... The only thing they asked me is where are you from, what happened...
Ukraine: Excessive Force Against Protesters
Riot police have used excessive force during the current demonstrations in Ukraine, based on accounts from witnesses. Witnesses described police attacks on people who were not using violence, including journalists and the elderly, during the protests...
Cambodia: Investigate Politician In Hit-and-Run Death
Political considerations should not be allowed to obstruct a full investigation and possible prosecution of a senior ruling party politician by Cambodian authorities in connection with a fatal hit-and-run traffic accident.
UN officials urge concerted action to eradicate modern forms of slavery
There are still over 11 million women in slavery around the world. We need to take action and...
Taking stock, UN official delivers ‘mixed report’ on human rights progress worldwide
Torture victims undergo rehabilitation at the African Centre for the Prevention and Resolution of...
Indonesian Fishermen Claim Sea Slavery
Dozens of Indonesian fishermen whose vessels were impounded by South African authorities for alleged illegal fishing say they were forced to work in slave-like conditions.
Afghanistan: ICC Prosecutor Finds Grave Crimes
The prosecutor’s office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should expedite its preliminary inquiry on grave international crimes committed in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said. In its November 2013 Report on Preliminary Examination...
Iraq: Wave of Journalist Killings
Four journalists have been assassinated in Mosul, the capital of Iraq’s Ninewa Province, since early October 2013. Iraqi security officials have said they were investigating the killings, the most recent on November 24, but have not arrested or...
