UAE: Prisoners Held After Sentences Served
UAE authorities continue to hold at least five Emirati prisoners who completed their sentences between one and three years ago, Human Rights Watch said on July 09, 2019. Emirati activists said that the men remain behind bars for “counseling” without a...
Sudan: Put Justice Up Front
Sudanese leaders should facilitate the establishment and cooperate with the work of an effective international investigation into the killings of and abuses against protesters since December 2018, Human Rights Watch said on July 09, 2019.
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
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
The mediterranean sea.
Restrictions, unmet promises, unbridled violence in Sudan, a ‘recipe for disaster’, says Bachelet
Protesters demonstrate outside the Sudanese Armed Forces headquarters in the Sudanese capital...
Grievous violations continue against Myanmar civilians, Human Rights Council hears
Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to safety in Cox's Bazar.
