EU expresses strong support for Greenpeace activists and journalists detained following Arctic protest as Russia modifies charges
Greenpeace International responds to hooliganism charge
“The Arctic 30 are no more hooligans than they were pirates. This is still a wildly disproportionate charge that carries up to seven years in jail. It represents nothing less than an assault on the very principle of peaceful protest. Those brave men...
UN Rapporteur: Iran Violating Human Rights
The U.N. Special Rapporteur for assessing the human rights situation in Iran has warned of “the systemic and systematic violations” of a wide range of rights in that country.
EU: Improve Migrant Rescue, Offer Refuge
European Union heads of state meeting in Brussels on October 24 and 25, 2013, should urgently adopt measures to improve sea rescues of migrants and asylum seekers trying to reach Europe, Human Rights Watch said. The summit should also pledge more...
China: First Trial of Anti-Corruption Activists
The trial of three activists who publicly supported a tough anti-corruption measure will be a bellwether of the new Chinese leadership’s attitude toward peaceful activism, Human Rights Watch said.
Thailand: No Blanket Amnesty for Rights Abusers
The Thai government and parliament should reject a proposed blanket amnesty law that would prevent prosecutions of those responsible for serious human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said.
Jordan: Reform Agenda Falling Short
Other countries should use the upcoming periodic review of Jordan’s human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council to press for concrete reforms, Human Rights Watch said. In particular, country representatives gathering in Geneva for...
China: Make Concrete Progress at UN Rights Review
China’s government should use its appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Council to demonstrate its stated commitment to improving human rights by ending its systematic repression of human rights defenders, Human Rights Watch said. China...
Uganda: Free Pass on High-Level Corruption
The government of Uganda has failed to hold to account senior officials implicated in the theft and diversion of public funds, Human Rights Watch and Yale Law School’s Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic said in a joint report...
Netherlands pushes demand to release the Arctic 30 and ship – Greenpeace International welcomes move
The Dutch government has lodged a rare application at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), asking it to order the immediate release of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise and all those who were aboard for the peaceful protest...
