‘We need to stand up now’ for the elderly: urges UN rights expert on World Day
An elder man talks to children according to the Mapoyo oral tradition.
Bangladesh: Halt Plans to Fence-In Rohingya Refugees
The Bangladesh government’s plans for barbed wire and guard towers around Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar violate refugees’ rights to freedom of movement, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 01, 2019. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan announced the plan...
Australia: Bring Home Children of Fighters in Syria
Al-Hawl camp in Syria
Australia: Bring Home Children of Fighters in Syria
Al-Hawl camp in Syria
Lebanon: Access to Information Law Stalled
Lebanese authorities have largely failed to comply with the country’s Right to Access to Information Law, and the government has not established the body designated to oversee its implementation nearly three years after its passage, Human Rights Watch...
Egypt: Hundreds Arrested in Nationwide Crackdown
Egyptian authorities have arrested nearly 2,000 people in a sweeping nationwide crackdown following anti-government protests that erupted on September 20, 2019. Authorities acknowledged only 1,000 arrests.
‘Milestone agreement’ paves the way for new UN Human Rights Office in Sudan
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (l) and Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Asma Mohamed Abdalla sign...
France: Press for Rights in Libya Talks
Global leaders should ensure that human rights concerns and accountability are integral to talks for a political settlement between warring factions in Libya, Human Rights Watch said on Sep 25, 2019 in a letter to the French foreign minister, Jean-...
Hate speech in the digital world a ‘critical obstacle for LGBTI people’: UN’s Bachelet
UN-GLOBE marches in the 2019 World Pride parade in celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions: UN rights expert
In Lagos, Nigeria, residents navigate the polluted waters of Makoko, a fishing community...
