Vietnam: Free Activist Jailed for Facebook Posts
A Vietnamese court will hear an appeal on November 7, 2019 of a six-year sentence for a Vietnamese environmental activist convicted of criticizing the government on Facebook, Human Rights Watch said on Nov 05, 2019. The prosecution and detention of...
Israel: Supreme Court Greenlights Deporting Human Rights Watch Official
The Israeli Supreme Court on November 5, 2019 upheld the Israeli government’s authority to deport Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine director of Human Rights Watch. The decision now shifts back to the Israeli government; if it proceeds with...
Australia: Royal Commission Finds Aged Care Horrors
A blister pack of pills.
Uganda: Security Forces Attack Students, Journalists
The campus of Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
Saudi Arabia: Change Comes with Punishing Cost
Important social reforms enacted under Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have been accompanied by deepening repression and abusive practices meant to silence dissidents and critics, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Nov 04, 2019.
France: Highlight China’s Rights Crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron should keep his pledges to press for key human rights improvements during his upcoming visit to China, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the president on Nov 01, 2019. Macron will visit China from November 4 to 6...
Myanmar: Actors Convicted of Criticizing Army
The Myanmar authorities should immediately quash the convictions of five theater performers for criticizing the military and drop all remaining charges against troupe members, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 31, 2019. The five had been arrested for...
Kyrgyzstan: Bill Threatens Workers’ Rights
Draft amendments to Kyrgyzstan’s trade union law would severely inhibit independent trade union organizing and violate international labor treaties to which Kyrgyzstan is a party, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 31, 2019. Parliament should reject the...
Afghanistan: CIA-Backed Forces Commit Atrocities
United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-backed Afghan forces have committed summary executions and other grave abuses without accountability, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Oct 31, 2019. These strike forces have unlawfully...
Mexico: Risks at Border for Those With Disabilities
Asylum seekers with disabilities waiting in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico for their United States asylum applications to be processed face obstacles to getting basic services, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 29, 2019. Mexico’s government should identify and...
