Human Rights

Egypt: Renewed Detention of Scholar’s Daughter Unlawful

Egyptian authorities should release Ola al-Qaradawi, the daughter of a well-known Islamic scholar, who was rearrested on July 4, Human Rights Watch said on July 08, 2019. A prosecutor charged al-Qaradawi, 58, for membership and support of a terrorist...

ICC: Congo Warlord Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) conviction of the Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda sends a strong message that justice may await those responsible for grave crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said on July 08,...

Syria: At least seven children killed in yet another airstrike

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An injured boy rests on the ground of a makeshift camp in Syria's Aqrabat village, 45km north of...

In Britain, Leaders of Modern-Day Slavery Ring Sentenced

Members of what prosecutors have called one of Britain’s largest-ever modern-day slavery rings have been convicted and sentenced for their role in forcing around 400 Polish people to work and live under inhumane conditions.

Guinea: New Law Could Shield Police From Prosecution

Guinea’s president should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion to use firearms and could shield them from prosecution in case of unlawful killings, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on July 4, 2019....

UNHCR saddened by large loss of life in Tunisia shipwreck, calls for end to detention in Libya

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The mediterranean sea.

Restrictions, unmet promises, unbridled violence in Sudan, a ‘recipe for disaster’, says Bachelet

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Protesters demonstrate outside the Sudanese Armed Forces headquarters in the Sudanese capital...

Grievous violations continue against Myanmar civilians, Human Rights Council hears

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Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to safety in Cox's Bazar.

Iraq: Thousands Detained, Including Children, in Degrading Conditions

Nineveh’s extremely overcrowded detention facilities are holding thousands of prisoners in Iraq, most on terrorism charges, for extended periods in conditions so degrading that they amount to ill-treatment. The authorities should ensure that prisoners...

Guinea: New Law Could Shield Police From Prosecution

Guinea’s president should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion to use firearms and could shield them from prosecution in case of unlawful killings, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on July 04, 2019....