Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution
A company operating a gold mine in Ethiopia, Midroc Investment Group, and the Swiss refinery Argor-Heraeus that sourced its gold took no action over media reports about pollution from the mine for years, Human Rights Watch said on April 26, 2023. An...
Peru: Egregious Abuses by Security Forces
Peru’s military and police likely carried out extrajudicial or arbitrary killings and committed other egregious abuses against demonstrators and bystanders during protests from December 2022 through February 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report...
Iran: Security Forces Kill, Torture, Abuse Children
Iran’s security forces repressing widespread protests have unlawfully killed, tortured, sexually assaulted, and disappeared children as part of a pattern of serious violations, Human Rights Watch said on April 25, 2023.
First Person: Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet
Naw Ei Ei Min, Executive Council Member of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact.
EU: Major Step For ‘Deforestation-Free’ Trade
The European Union is adopting an important new law to require EU-based companies to ensure that their imports and exports are “deforestation-free” and uphold human rights, Human Rights Watch said on April 19, 2023. The law establishes the legal...
Australia: Press Vietnam on Poor Rights Record
The Australian government should press Vietnam’s leadership to end its systemic human rights violations at the upcoming dialogue between the two countries, Human Rights Watch said on April 20, 2023. The Australia-Vietnam 18th bilateral human rights...
Tai Ji Men Case Discussed at ANU Religion Conference 2023
During the conference on religion at the Australian National University, Tai Ji Men dizi (disciples) and...
Yemen: UN envoy welcomes mass prisoner release, urges push for political solution to war
The Al Gahmalyya neighbourhood in Taiz City, Yemen, has been severely damaged as...
Indonesia: Activists on Trial for Criminal Defamation
Indonesian authorities should drop the criminal defamation charges against two prominent human rights defenders in Jakarta, Human Rights Watch said on April 14, 2023. On April 3, 2023, the East Jakarta district court began the trial of Haris Azhar and...
Russia: Sentencing for Prominent Kremlin Critic
Moscow City Court is scheduled to deliver a verdict on April 17, 2023 in the criminal trial against the prominent Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, Human Rights Watch said on April 14, 2023. Russian authorities should immediately and...
