Lebanon: School Staff Beating Children
Children in Lebanon described being slapped, hit and beaten at school with...
UN: Shine Spotlight on Brutality in Cameroon
The United Nations Security Council’s decision to hold an informal meeting on Cameroon on May 13, 2019 gives momentum to international efforts to address the human rights crisis in the country’s Anglophone regions.
Qatar: Families Arbitrarily Stripped of Citizenship
Qatar’s decision to arbitrarily strip families from the Ghufran clan of their citizenship has left some members still stateless 20 years later and deprived of key human rights, Human Rights Watch said on May 12, 2019.
Colombia: ‘Terrible trend’ of rights defenders killed, harassed; UN calls for ‘significant effort’ to tackle impunity
Mural, which reads "Reconciliation with the victims", symbolizes the cultural manifestation...
Zimbabwe: Add Key Protections to Education Bill
Zimbabwe’s parliament should strengthen the Education Amendment Bill of 2019 to fully adhere to every child’s right to a quality primary and secondary education, Human Rights Watch said on May 10,2019 in an open letter to Priscilla Misihairabwi-...
Thailand: Critics Feared ‘Disappeared’
The Thai government should immediately disclose the whereabouts of three activists who were reportedly extradited from Hanoi to Bangkok, Human Rights Watch said on May 09, 2019. Thai authorities have not acknowledged their arrest and detention,...
Yemen: Warehouse Blast Kills Schoolchildren
A Houthi-controlled warehouse that stored volatile material near homes and schools caught fire and detonated in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on April 7, 2019, causing the deaths of at least 15 children, Human Rights Watch and Mwatana for Human Rights said...
Ecuador: Uphold Rights of Fleeing Venezuelans
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador should uphold the rights of...
Release of prize-winning Reuters journalists in Myanmar welcomed by UN
Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (...
Poland: Arrest Over Virgin Mary’s Rainbow Halo
The arrest of a woman over a picture of a religious icon with a rainbow halo on May 6, 2019 is the latest attempt by Polish authorities to target LGBT and gender equality activists. Government officials allege the work is blasphemous and object to its...
