Brazil: Amazon Penalties Suspended Since October
Fines for illegal logging in the Amazon in Brazil have been effectively suspended since October 2019 under a Bolsonaro administration decree, Human Rights Watch said on May 20, 2020.
US: Abusive Transfers of Asylum Seekers to Guatemala
An agreement between the United States and Guatemala effectively compels Salvadoran and Honduran asylum seekers to abandon their claims, Refugees International and Human Rights Watch said on May 18, 2020.
Greece: Move Migrant Children to Safety
Greek authorities should free the 276 unaccompanied migrant children currently detained in police cells and detention centers in Greece, Human Rights Watch said on May 18, 2020 in a letter to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Releasing the children...
Egypt: No Pretense of Judicial Review for Hundreds
Egyptian authorities have been holding hundreds, and most likely thousands, of people in pretrial detention without a pretense of judicial review in a new low for the country’s justice system, Human Rights Watch said on May 15, 2020.
Development Finance for Covid-19 Crisis Should Uphold Human Rights
Human rights should guide the use of billions of dollars committed by development finance institutions to address the Covid-19 health and economic crisis, the Coalition for Human Rights in Development said on May 18, 2020.
Japan: Introduce LGBT Non-Discrimination Law
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should commit to introducing a law protecting against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, J-ALL, Athlete Ally, and Human Rights Watch said on May 14, 2020. Ninety-six human rights...
US: Lawsuit Over ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program Secrecy
The American Immigration Council, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Human Rights Watch, and the law firm Winston & Strawn LLP filed a lawsuit in the US Northern District of California on May 14, 2020 to compel the release of records...
Detained Children Left Out of Covid-19 Response
Many governments are not addressing the safety of detained children in their Covid-19 response, Human Rights Watch said on May 14, 2020. Available data indicates that the virus is spreading rapidly through closed facilities, including jails and...
Peru: Law Protects Abusive Policing
Peru recently enacted a law eliminating an explicit requirement that the use of force by police must be proportionate and granting police special protections against criminal prosecution, Human Rights Watch said on May 12, 2020. This creates a real...
Afghanistan: Attack on Hospital a War Crime
The attack by unidentified assailants on a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 12, 2020 shows blatant disregard for civilian life and is an apparent war crime, Human Rights Watch said on May 12, 2020. A suicide bombing attack and ensuing gun battles...
