Iran: 2 Child Offenders Executed
The execution of two children in southern Iran is an abhorrent violation of Iran’s human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said on May 01, 2019. On April 25, 2019, authorities in Adel Abad prison in Shiraz, Fars province executed two 17-year-old...
Acknowledging the Plight of Pain Patients in the US
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) took an important step last week toward acknowledging the suffering of chronic pain patients in the United States who face unnecessary barriers to accessing opioid medications.
Sri Lanka: Refugees Threatened, Attacked
The Sri Lankan government should take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of South Asian refugees and asylum seekers from violence. Since the April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday bombings by alleged Islamist militants on churches and hotels that killed...
Bolivia: Dozens of Judges Arbitrarily Dismissed
Bolivian authorities have arbitrarily dismissed almost 100 judges since 2017, seriously undermining judicial independence in the country, Human Rights Watch said on April 29, 2019. The Organization of American States (OAS) should convene a meeting of...
Myanmar: Surge in Arrests for Critical Speech
Myanmar’s authorities have in recent weeks engaged in a series of arrests of peaceful critics of the army and government, Human Rights Watch said on April 26, 2019. The parliament, which begins its new session on April 29, 2019, should repeal or amend...
India: Sexual Harassment Case Against SC Chief Justice
India’s Supreme Court should ensure that its examination of the sexual harassment complaint against the sitting Supreme Court chief justice protects the rights of the woman who filed the complaint, Human Rights Watch said on April 25, 2019. The court’...
Mozambique: Cyclone Victims Forced to Trade Sex for Food
The Mozambique authorities should urgently investigate and appropriately prosecute alleged sexual exploitation of Cyclone Idai victims by local officials, Human Rights Watch said on April 25, 2019. Hunger and destruction caused by the cyclone have...
Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 37 Men
Saudi Arabia’s government announced the mass execution of 37 men on April 23, 2019 in various parts of the country, Human Rights Watch said on April 24, 2019. At least 33 of the 37 were from the country’s minority Shia community and had been convicted...
Egypt: African Rights Session Amid Dire Abuses
Egypt is hosting an Africa human rights session beginning April 24, 2019, while its government is presiding over the worst human rights crisis in the country in recent decades, 15 African, Egyptian, and international organizations said on April 24,...
Protect women’s rights ‘before, during and after conflict’ UN chief tells high-level Security Council debate
A South Sudanese rape victim narrates her ordeal at an undisclosed location near Bentiu town...
