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...
Malaysia: Little Progress on Rights Reforms
Malaysia’s government should speed up the pace of human rights reforms that the ruling coalition pledged in its election manifesto, Human Rights Watch said on May 07, 2019. On May 9, 2018, Malaysians voted into office the opposition Pakatan Harapan...
Côte d’Ivoire: UN Review Should Press Government on Justice
Countries participating in the United Nations review of Côte d’Ivoire’s human rights record should question the government’s failure to deliver justice to victims of 2010-11 post-election abuses, Human Rights Watch said on May 06, 2019. On May 7, 2019...
Saudi Arabia: Mobile App Keeps Women at Home
Saudi Arabia’s mobile app Absher is used to prevent Saudi women from leaving their country without a male relative’s permission. In a question-and-answer document, Human Rights Watch explains how male guardians use the mobile app to control women’s...
Venezuela: Violent Response to Demonstrators
Journalists assist fellow reporter Gregory Jaimes who was injured after...
Belarus: Use Europe Games to Spur Media Freedom
The European Olympic Committees (EOC) should establish a complaints hotline for journalists during the 2019 European Games, Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists said on May 03, 2019. Belarus will host the games, a multi-sport...
End ‘political opportunism’ that’s letting hate speech flourish, urges top UN genocide official
Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng briefs the press.
UN rights experts call on Philippines Government to halt ‘unacceptable attacks’ on Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, at a press...
US: New Satellite Imagery Shows Growth in Migrant Tent Jails
Satellite images taken on April 25, 2019 show rapid construction of migrant tent jails intended to house families and children at Border Patrol stations in El Paso and Donna, Texas.
